Regarding the 'Service Plan'. Apparently, since they are not listed as a RTC, they do not provide a service plan, but should if they are receiving money for 'medical' expenses.
How would their 'blanket' policies such as- all participants stay the same length of time; and one size fits all discipline/BM- qualify as any sort of service plan?
http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/complete/BCB77.pdf290-2-5-.10 Assessment and Planning.
An institution shall complete a full written assessment of each child admitted for care and
of each child?s family within thirty days of admission and develop an individual written
service plan for each child based on the assessments within thirty days of admission. If an assessment is not completed within thirty days, the reasons for the delay shall be
documented in the child?s case record and such documentation shall include statements
indicating when the assessment is expected to be completed.
(a) The assessment shall be completed by the child?s designated Human Services
Professional. The assessment shall assess the needs of the child in the areas of health
care, education, family relationships, personal and social development, psychological and
personal development, and vocational development. This assessment is intended to
expand upon the initial intake evaluation required by Rule .09(2)(a)1.
1. The institution shall obtain the child?s school records from the last school attended in
order to complete the education needs component of the assessment.
(b) A service plan shall be developed by the child?s Human Services Professional in
concert with the child?s primary Child Care Worker, meaning the worker who has
responsibility for supervision of the child in the living unit where the child resides. The
plan shall contain the following data:
1. The results of the assessment and identified needs;
2. Statements of time-limited goals and objectives for the child and family and methods
of achieving them and evaluating them;
3. Statements of activities to be followed by the child and staff members in pursuit of the
stated goals and objectives;
4. Statements of any special care and services that will be arranged for or provided
directly;
5. Statements of goals and preliminary plans for discharge;
6. Statements about the types of discipline that should be employed when necessary; and
7. Statements about any restrictions of communications or visitations with any persons;
such statements shall clearly show that the health, safety, and welfare of the child would
be adversely affected by such communications or visits.
(c) The child, and the parent(s) or guardian(s), or child placing agency representative
shall be involved in the development of the service plan, and its periodic updates as
described below.
(d) The service plan shall be updated by the Human Services Professional at a minimum
of every six months and pertinent progress notes and data shall be incorporated in the
plan to measure attainment of stated goals and objectives. The child?s primary Child Care
Worker shall participate in the updating.
Authority O.C.G.A. Secs. 49-5-8, 49-5-12. History. Original Rule entitled "Assessment and Planning"
adopted. F. Jun. 30, 1994; eff. Aug. 1, 1994, as specified by the Agency.