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title: Assessment Overrides
description: "Assessment Overrides typically occur when the results of a standardized assessment (such as a risk or needs assessment) are manually adjusted by staff due to professional judgment, policy exceptions, or contextual factors that aren't captured by the tool. Youth Center…"
url: "https://docs.youthcenter.net/docs/assessment-overrides/"
updated: "2026-09-24"
category: Administration
tags:
  - Administration
  - Assessments
---

# Assessment Overrides

Assessment Overrides typically occur when the results of a standardized assessment (such as a risk or needs assessment) are manually adjusted by staff due to professional judgment, policy exceptions, or contextual factors that aren't captured by the tool. Youth Center allows for this in applicable assessments and can track these overrides in the system.

If you'd like to view a webinar on this topic, please see **[Assessment Overrides and Reporting](https://www.youthcenter.net/2024/09/webinar-recording-assessment-overrides-reporting/)**.

### **How to Use Overrides**

***Please note* you CANNOT override an assessment after it has been submitted!**

Click the "Edit" button in the upper right-hand corner in a completed assessment that is not yet submitted for approval.

![Assessments panel showing the MJJAS-DET Detention Tool Criminogenic Risk assessment ready to submit, with a red box graphic highlighting the edit (pencil) icon.](https://docs.youthcenter.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/image-32-1024x448.png)

Select "Professional Override" on the left-hand side of the screen.

![Assessment sidebar showing the Prior Offenses question, with a red box graphic highlighting the Professional Override link.](https://docs.youthcenter.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/image-33.png)

Change the Level/Score as needed and add a note for the reasoning behind this override.

![Professional Override section showing the Overall Score, an override level dropdown, and an Override Notes field, with red box graphics highlighting the dropdown arrow and the notes field.](https://docs.youthcenter.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/image-34.png)

Click Save in order to save changes and submit the assessment.

![Save confirmation dialog with Cancel, Save, and Save but keep editing options, with a red box graphic highlighting the Save button.](https://docs.youthcenter.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/image-35.png)

Once you have submitted the assessment for approval, the score will appear with a note as shown below, under Assessments.

![Overall Score card showing a score of 3 out of 7 with the risk level overridden from Medium to Low, and an Override Notes section below it.](https://docs.youthcenter.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/image-36.png)

### **Reporting on Overrides**

Choose the "Reports" application from your menu items:

![Left navigation menu with a red box graphic highlighting the Reports option.](https://docs.youthcenter.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/image-71.png)

Select the green bar titled "New Report."

![Reports page showing the My Reports and Recent Reports lists, including a Client: Assessment Response - Detail report.](https://docs.youthcenter.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/image-74-1024x362.png)

Below is a sample of how to build a report using a "Data Source" and "Data Fields" that would showcase Assessment overrides. Feel free to explore and add additional data fields to match your needs.

![New Report form for an Override Sample report using the Client: Assessment Response - Detail data source, with columns configured for Client Number, Was Overridden, Override Notes, Primary Caseworker, Created On, and Count.](https://docs.youthcenter.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/image-78-1024x696.png)

Once complete, select "Save & View" to proceed to the Report view page. Add in your date range and display options:

![Override Sample report page showing the Search Criteria and Display and Filter Options panels, with a red box graphic highlighting those search and filter settings.](https://docs.youthcenter.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/image-77-1024x605.png)

Select "Run Report" to view results and enjoy the data provided.

![Override Sample report results table showing sample client override records with columns for Client Number, Was Overridden, Override Notes, Primary Caseworker, Created On, and Count.](https://docs.youthcenter.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/image-76-1024x605.png)

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