Mark R. Marquez, LCSW, MSW, EdD Fayetteville State University eSocialWorker LLC.

Rapid SAFT Map

Rapid Situational Assessment of Functioning and Triage Map:

A Crisis/Disaster Behavioral Health Decision-making Tool

Mark R. Marquez, LCSW, MSW, EdDFayetteville State University

eSocialWorker LLC

During crises, such as disaster, the luxury of an overabundance of time, resources, or

personnel generally does not exist. Additionally, communication within and

between responders and response systems can be confusing.

Why Rapid SAFT Map?

It is under such circumstances when a rapidly implemented behavioral health

assessment and triage tool could be helpful to crisis responders and systems in making

and communicating informed decisions about how to best utilize time and available

resources.

Why = What?

It is the product of 25+ years of professional clinical experience combined with the

synthesis of functional tools and scholarly concepts.

How?

While the model has proven effective for the author it has yet to be field tested and

thusly requires further study through use to determine if it is a reliable tool.

Limitations and Further Study

Global Assessment of Functioning Scale is one of, if not the primary

behavioral health assessment of functioning scale used by behavioral health clinicians.

Key Terms and Concepts

Situational Fluidity is described as the ability to be used by a wide variety of

responders in a wide variety of situations with a wide variety of individuals WITHOUT

modification of the tool or instrument.

Key Terms and Concepts

Color does influence an individual’s response (Fortmann-Roe 2011) including level of attentiveness (Camgoz et al. 2004).

Shah et al. (2003) indicates, that in stressful situations complicated by significant time constraints, the use of color-coding to be beneficial

Key Terms and Concepts

Rapid SAFT Map

Rapid SAFT Map

RSAFT Map Process: Step 1

RSAFT Map Process: Step 2

RSAFT Map Process: Step 3

RSAFT Map Process: Step 4

RSAFT Map Process: Step 5

RSAFT Map Process: GAF

RSAFT Map Process: Other Uses

Mark R. Marquez, LCSW, MSW, EdD

Fayetteville State UniversityDepartment of Social Work

eSocialWorker LLC

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