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Interactive Learning Experience
Seeing the Warning Signs
What happens when everyone sees a piece of the story—but no one sees the whole picture?
Jayden is 12 years old. Different people and systems hold different pieces of information about his life. No one begins with the whole picture.
Your Challenge
- Notice what you know.
- Notice what you do not know.
- Ask what information may exist elsewhere.
- Connect the pattern.
- Decide how the team should respond.
About 10–15 minutes. Nothing you enter leaves your device.
Step 1 · Choose a Perspective
Choose where you enter Jayden’s story.
Each person below holds a real, legitimate piece of the situation. You will begin with only what your chosen perspective can see.
Step 2 · What You Can See
What you can see
Step 3 · Notice the Signal
What stands out to you?
Select anything that catches your attention. There is no score and no hidden “right answer.” A signal is something worth noticing—not a conclusion.
Step 4 · Connect the Pattern
Connect another perspective
Right now, you only hold one piece. Choose who you would reach out to. Each connection reveals what that person or system can see. You do not need to connect everyone.
- Your starting perspective
- Connected (solid)
- Not yet connected (dashed, “?”)
What connected perspectives can see
Step 5 · Trigger Team Review
Trigger team review
When information begins forming a pattern across people or systems, the next step is not necessarily to make an individual conclusion. It may be time to bring the right people together.
The cross-system framework
Notice the Signal
Recognize a concern or warning sign.
Connect the Pattern
Link information across people and systems.
Trigger Team Review
Engage the right people to review and assess.
Clarify Roles
Confirm who does what and how the team will work together.
Communicate with Structure
Use shared language and tools.
Assign Next Steps
Agree on actions, leads, and timelines.
Document Follow-Up
Record decisions, actions, and outcomes.
Close the Loop
Confirm follow-through and adjust the plan as needed.
Step 6 · Communication Challenge
Communicate with structure
Two shared tools help professionals from different systems talk clearly, briefly, and respectfully.
Ask – Clarify – Link
- Ask
- Ask to understand.
- Clarify
- Clarify key details.
- Link
- Link to next steps and people.
SBAR
- S
- Situation
- B
- Background
- A
- Assessment
- R
- Recommendation
Your challenge
Before the team review, you () need to reach out to another member of the team.
Build your own message with SBAR and Ask–Clarify–Link (optional)
Message preview
Sharing information across systems must follow applicable privacy laws, consent, tribal law, agency policy, and mandatory reporting requirements. When there is an immediate safety concern, follow emergency and reporting procedures first.
Step 7 · Who Owns the Next Step?
Who is responsible for what happens next?
For each action, name who leads it, when it should happen, how the team will follow up—and who confirms that it actually happened.
Loop check
Step 8 · Hear Jayden
Hear Jayden
“I’m trying my best…
I just need the adults in my life to talk to each other.”
Children and families are partners in understanding what is happening—not only subjects of professional decisions.
Step 9 · Close the Loop
Close the loop
Perspectives you connected
You started with one piece.You ended with a pattern.
The goal is not for every professional to know everything.
The goal is for systems to recognize when information needs to be connected, communicate responsibly, clarify ownership, and follow through.
Children do not fall through the cracks because no one saw.
They fall when no one is responsible for closing the gap.
Reflection
Your responses are saved only in this browser on this device. They are not sent to or stored by Oklahoma Child Wellbeing.
“Try another perspective” clears your current responses on this device and returns you to Step 1.