I. Research
   a. Current efforts to standardize risk assessment
      i. Structured decision making tools
      ii. Evaluation and improvement

II. Effect of subconscious bias on risk assessment decisions
   a. Types of bias
      i. socioeconomic bias
      ii. cultural bias
   b.Origins of bias
   c.Utility of bias in cognitive processes
   d.Unintended consequences

III. Implications for practice
   a. Effects of biased decisions
      i. Added trauma to children
      ii. Poor utilization of agency resources
      iii. Difficulty meeting Program Improvement objectives
   b. Developing training to increase attentional focus
      i. Facilitating interpretation and utilization of structured decision tools
      ii. Information to raise awareness of subconscious bias
      iii. Identifying bias
      iv. Reducing bias in decision making