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2107 FAMILY FAMILY PRESERVATION PRESERVATION PROGRAMS Introdut!on Earl Early y Inte Interv rven enti tion on/P /Pre reve vent ntiv ive e Serv Servic ices es,, Pare Parent nt Aide ide Serv Servic ices es,, Prev Preven enti tion on of Unnecessary Placement (PUP), and Homestead ro!rams are "eor!ia #eartment of H$man %eso$rces %eso$rces initiatives to rovide rovide family services to families &ith children in need of service, at ris' for foster foster care lacement, lacement, or ready for re$nification re$nification It is critical that &e estalish artnershis &ith comm$nity*ased reso$rces so that to!ether &e can assist families in need of early intervention as &ell as those in need of more intensive services +hese are $rchased services thro$!h comm$nity ased or!aniations, vendors and service roviders roviders +hese ro!rams ro!rams are desi!ned desi!ned to hel ens$re ens$re a child-s rotection, rotection, safety and est interest +hese services can e $tilied on a contin$$m or in tandem as art of a family-s safety and/or case lan to mana!e and red$ce the ris' factors contri$ contri$tin! tin! to child child a$se and ne!lec ne!lect t Provide Providers rs of these these services services are mandated mandated reorters and m$st reort to the #eartment s$sected cases of child a$se or ne!lect
EARLY INTERVENTION"PREVENTIVE SERVICES +he !oal of Early Intervention/Preventive Services is to rovide vol$ntary family s$ort services and information ao$t comm$nity services to revent rolematic family iss$es from escalatin! escalatin! to the oint of re.$ired CPS CPS intervention intervention Families elieved elieved to e in need of early intervention services are referred to comm$nity ased reso$rces y the co$nty deartment deartment Early Intervention Intervention/Preven /Preventive tive Services Services are $rchased $rchased services services thro$!h a vendor vendor Early Intervention Intervention services services are availale availale for CPS r#$#rr%&' t(%t %r# 'u)' 'u)'t%n t%nt! t!%t# %t#d d %nd %nd &o' &o'#d #d *!t( *!t( d!'+ d!'+o' o'!t !t!o !on' n' o$ &o* &o* r!', r!',-- r#$#r r#$#rr%& r%&' ' t(%t t(%t %r# un'u)' un'u)'t%nt t%nt!%t !%t#d #d %nd &o'#d &o'#d-- r#$#rr% r#$#rr%&' &' t(%t %r# 'r##n# 'r##n#d.o d.out ut %nd o+#n o+#n %'#' %'#' 0120)) r#%''#''#d %' &o* r!', %nd 'u)'#/u#nt& &o'#d (See 0120 Early Intervention/Preventive Services are o&unt%r and are offered at no cost to the family I$ % (!&d !' )#!n3 '#r!ou'& or d#&!)#r%t#& 4%&tr#%t#d or +('!%& &!!n3 ond!t!on' %r# (%5%rdou'- %n out.o$.(o4# +&%#4#nt !' r#/u!r#d to %''ur# '%$#t E%r& Int#r#nt!on Int#r#nt!on *!&& not )# u'#d to ,##+ (!&dr#n (!&dr#n !n un'%$# #n!ron4#n #n!ron4#nt' t' or %t r!', o$ $urt(#r 4%&tr#%t4#nt A family &ith an oen CPS case is not eli!ile to receive Early Intervention/Prevent Intervention/Preventive ive Services Services $t may e eli!ile for Parent Parent Aide Services Services Early Intervention/Pr Intervention/Preventiv eventive e Services en!a!e ararofessional staff to rovide arentin! ed$cation and s$ort to famil families ies thro$ thro$!h !h !ro$ !ro$ class classes, es, in*ho in*home me visit visitat ation ion and rov rovide ide infor informat mation ion ao$ ao$tt Social Services 3an$al Setemer 111
Child Protective Chater 011, Se Section 4II Pa!e 0
Child Protective Services: Family Preservation comm$nity services services +hese services services are desi!ned desi!ned to stren!then stren!then v$lnerale v$lnerale families families and revent revent child a$se a$se and ne!lect ne!lect Early Early Interventi Intervention on staff &or' &ith families families to reve revent nt ro rolem lemat atic ic famil family y iss$es iss$es from from esca escalat latin! in! to the oint oint of re.$i re.$iri rin! n! CPS CPS intervention Early Early Interve Interventio ntion/P n/Preve reventiv ntive e Services Services may !ive !ive a family family the hel it needs needs efore efore rolems rolems ecome ecome serio$s serio$s eno$!h for CPS If a family family re.$ires re.$ires more than 5rief6 5rief6 or early intervention, the case may need need to e oened and additional services rovided If a case is oened, oened, Early Early Interventi Intervention on services services are closed closed If the case is oened oened,, the case case mana! mana!er er assess assesses es the the sit$at sit$ation ion and dete determi rmines nes &hat &hat servic services es are are neede needed d Additionally Additionally,, Early Intervention Intervention services services may e $sed for oen CPS cases that have een reassessed as lo& ris' and closed For For a detai detailed led desc descri ritio tion n of Early Early Inter Interve venti ntion on/P /Prev revent entive ive Serv Service ices, s, eli!i eli!iil ility ity re.$irements, and roced$re/ractice !$idelines, '## 0120 t(rou3( 0122 7Ad$lt Protective Services cases are not eli!ile for Early Intervention/Preventive Services
PARENT AIDE +he +he !oal !oal of the the Pare Parent nt Aide Pro!ram Pro!ram is to stail stailie ie and and hel hel famil families ies in need need of intervention y rovidin! in*home and !ro$ arentin! ed$cation and referrin! these families to comm$nity ased reso$rces Parent Aide Services are a ararofessional family family s$ort s$ort and reventio revention n ro!ram ro!ram availale availale to any family &ith an o+#n Social Services7 Services7 case +he Parent Parent Aide Pro!ram Pro!ram en!a!es ararofess ararofessional ional staff to rovide rovide arentin! ed$cation, trainin! and s$ort to families thro$!h !ro$ classes and in*home visitation visitation Parent Aides Aides &or' as a team memer &ith case&or' case&or' staff, &ith the !oal of ens$rin! ens$rin! the safety safety and rotecti rotection on of childre children n y imrovi imrovin! n! arentin arentin! ! cometen cometency cy 89ectives are to stren!then the arent*child ond, red$ce social isolation, $ild tr$st, hel arents identify their children-s needs and &ays to resond to those needs, and aroriate aroriate disciline 8ther resonsiilities resonsiilities may incl$de emer!ency emer!ency resite care, food and and n$tr n$trit itio ion n ed$c ed$cat atio ion n (ie (ie meal meal lan lanni nin! n!,, advi advice ce on !roc !rocer ery y sho shoi in! n!,, meal meal rea reara ratio tion, n, safe safe food food handli handlin! n! and and sani sanitat tation ion), ), infor informat matio ion n on homem homema' a'in! in! and and $d!etin! toics, and assistance in accessin! comm$nity reso$rces +he +he Pare Parent nt Aide Pro! Pro!ra ram m is a ara araro rofes fessi siona onall s$ s$ort ort ro!r ro!ram, am, as oos oosed ed to therae$tic therae$tic intervention intervention Parent Aide Aide services are most $sef$l $sef$l for cooerative arents arents &ho are eeriencin! stress and are oen to learnin! ne& aroaches to arentin! +hese services are not desi!ned to address iss$es that re.$ire clinical intervention Parents &ho have chronically ne!lected, serio$sly in9$red, se$ally a$sed, aandoned a child or have a mental illness or disaility often need more str$ct$red intervention than is availale thro$!h arent aides
Social Services 3an$al Setemer 111
Child Protective Chater 011, Se Section 4II Pa!e
For For a deta detaile iled d descr descri itio tion n of Paren Parentt Aide serv service ices, s, eli!i eli!ii ilit lity y re.$ir re.$ireme ement nts, s, and roced$re/ractice !$idelines, '## 012; t(rou3( 0120< 0120< 7Ad$lt Protective Services cases are not eli!ile
PREVENTION OF 6NNECESSARY 6NNECESSARY PLACEMENT P6P8 +he !oal of PUP services is to red$ce ris' factors contri$tin! to child maltreatment to ens$r ens$re e the the rot rotect ection ion and and safety safety of child childre ren n PUP PUP serv service ices s incl$d incl$de: e: emer! emer!enc ency y ho$sin!/ ho$sin!/fina financia nciall assistan assistance, ce, temorar temorary y child child care servic services, es, co$nsel co$nselin!, in!, emer!enc emer!ency y transortation needs, emer!ency medical/dental needs and sychiatric/sycholo!ical testin!, f$ndin! for dr$! screens, and s$stance a$se assessments A family m$st have an oen Social Services case to receive PUP services +he PUP Pro!ram offers an array of s$ort and intervention services +hro$!h PUP, sych sycholo olo!ic !ical al or syc sychia hiatr tric ic asses assessme sment nts, s, s$s s$stan tance ce a$se a$se asse assess ssmen ments, ts, dr$! dr$! screens, and co$nselin! may e otained thro$!h vendors &ho have the necessary s'ills and trainin! to address more serio$s rolems PUP may e $sed to hel a family thro$!h a financial crisis &ith emer!ency rent, $tilities or child care +he most ineffective $se of PUP is to ay for rent or $tilities &itho$t assessin! ho& the family !ot into this diffic$lty If the family=s crisis is eca$se of some $navoidale emer!ency, PUP can e helf$l If the family=s diffic$lties are chronic and reflectin! a lifestyle of crisis, PUP sho$ld not e $sed For a detail taile ed descri critio tion n of PUP service ices, eli! eli!i iil ilit ity y roced$re/ractice !$idelines, '## 0120> t(rou3( 012> 012>
re. re.$ire iremen ments,
and
7Ad$lt Protective Services cases are not eli!ile
9OMESTEAD +he !oal of Homestead Services is to stailie and hel families in need of intensive thera therae e$ti $tic c inter interve venti ntion on to ins$r ins$re e a safe safe and and healt healthy hy envir environ onmen mentt for for the famil family y Homestead Services rovide short*term, intensive, crisis*oriented, in*home co$nselin! ro!ram in order to stailie the family and ins$re a safe and healthy environment for the children children +his ro!ram ro!ram attemts to meet the the immediate /crisis*orient /crisis*oriented ed needs of families &hile also e!innin! to address the root ca$ses of family dysf$nction &ith therae$tic therae$tic intervention intervention strate!ies +he Homestead Homestead ro!ram rovides comrehensive comrehensive assessme assessment, nt, family family s$ort s$ort,, co$nsel co$nselin! in! and crisis crisis interve interventio ntion n to mana!e mana!e the ris' factors factors contri$t contri$tin! in! to child child a$se a$se and ne!lect ne!lect A family family m$st have an oen oen Social Social Services7 case to receive Homestead services
Homeste Homestead ad is the most intensive intensive of the Family Preserv Preservatio ation n ro!rams ro!rams Homestea Homestead d services are est matched to families in crisis and &ho re.$ire therae$tic or clinically oriented interventio intervention n Homestead Homestead has een s$ccessf$l s$ccessf$l &ith a variety of families families &ith si!nificant si!nificant rolems Several Several common factors &ith these families families incl$de a desire and motivat motivation ion to chan!e chan!e and the emotiona emotionall and intellec intellect$al t$al reso$rc reso$rces es to enefit enefit from co$nselin! co$nselin! Homestead Homestead Services can can and sho$ld e $sed for cases that that have een eval$ated eval$ated and fo$nd to e hi!h*ris' hi!h*ris' cases Additionally Additionally,, Homestead Services Services can e $sed for children at imminent ris' of f lacement and re$nification re$nification &hen a child is ein! ret$rned to his/her family Homestead Services can e art art of the re$nification lan For For a detai detaile led d descr descrit ition ion of Homes Homestea tead d servic services es,, eli!i eli!iil ility ity re.$i re.$ire remen ments ts,, and roced$re/ractice !$idelines, '## 012? t(rou3( 012@ 012@ 7Ad$lt Protective Services cases are not eli!ile
F%4!& Pr#'#r%t!on Pro3r%4' Early Intervention/Preventive Services can hel families efore they reach the oint of needin! CPS intervention intervention 8nce a case is oened for services, Parent Aide, Aide, PUP and Homestead Homestead Pro!ram can &or' to!ether rovidin! s$ort, ed$cation ed$cation and co$nselin! co$nselin! to families to form a contin$$m contin$$m of services services Each ro!ram ro!ram offers distinct distinct stren!ths stren!ths and services services #FCS case mana!ers mana!ers assess &hich &hich services are most aroriate aroriate for each each family family +he follo&in! follo&in! is a !eneral comarison comarison of the ro!rams ro!rams and the families they they est serve Several Several tenets tenets of family family reserva reservation tion services services $nderlie $nderlie the hiloso hilosohy hy of the Early Early Intervention/Preventive Services, Parent Aide, PUP, and Homestead ro!rams: 0+he !oal of family reservation services is to ens$re the rotection and safety of a child at ris' of maltreatment +he #ivision of Family and Children Services sho$ld invest at least, as m$ch time, ener!y and reso$rces into reservin! and stren!thenin! a child=s nat$ral family as it &o$ld send send in rovidin! rovidin! o$t*of*home care care for that child child o child in the State State of "eor!ia sho$ld e laced into foster care for $rely or chiefly temorary financial rolems in the family @Family @Family res reserv ervati ation on servi services ces hel hel famili families es hel hel themse themselv lves es y rese reserv rvin! in! and and stren stren!th !then enin! in! a child child=s =s o&n o&n family family and and romo romotin tin! ! a family family=s =s self*s$ self*s$ff ffici icien ency cy,, self*determination and indeendence
<Fami <Family ly Pres Preser erva vati tion on Pro! Pro!ra rams ms are are 'ey 'ey elem elemen ents ts in "eor "eor!i !ia= a=s s fami family ly reserv reservatio ation n services services and ermane ermanency ncy lannin lannin! ! re.$ired re.$ired y P$lic P$lic Ba& ?*2, the Adotion Assistance and Child Delfare Act of 0;1 >Family >Family Prese Preserv rvati ation on Pro! Pro!ra rams ms are s$ s$ort orted ed y PB 01@* 01@*?? ??,, the the Famil Family y Preservation and S$ort Services 8mni$s $d!et %econciliation Act of 0@ Several factors s$!!est that family reservation services may not e effective in certain cases cases 8$t*of*home 8$t*of*home lacement lacement of children into foster foster care is necessary necessary &hen &henev ever er a chil childd-s s safe safety ty cann cannot ot e ens$ ens$re red d thro thro$! $!h h cont contro roll llin in! ! safe safety ty interv intervent ention ions, s, or &hen &hen ris' ris' cann cannot ot e effe effecti ctive vely ly mana!e mana!ed d in the the home home A C9ILD:S RIG9T TO PROTECTION AND SAFETY O6TWEIG9S A PARENT:S RIG9T TO T9E C9ILD AND IS ALWA ALWAYS T9E PRIMARY CONSIDERATION CONSIDERATION IN CPS +herefore, family reservation may not e an aroriate !oal in the follo&in! sit$ations: Σ
chronic, cr$el or life*threatenin! a$se
* se$al a$se a$se &here &here the offender offender is li'ely li'ely to have have access to the child, child, or &here &here the non*offendin! arent is $n&illin! or $nale to e rotective of the child Σ
families &ith a death of a silin! as a res$lt of maltreatment
* families families &ith &ith reeated reeated foster foster care care lacemen lacements ts Σ
arents that have aandoned the child
* children that ref$se to !o home or arents arents that that do not &ant &ant their children children home Σ
arents &ith dr$! or alcohol addiction that is ein! denied or $ntreated
* arents &ith reeated or serio$s serio$s criminal criminal activity Σ
arents arents denyin! denyin! the maltreat maltreatment ment or $n&illin $n&illin! ! to artici articiate ate in necessa necessary ry services
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2107 FAMILY FAMILY PRESERVATION PRESERVATION PROGRAMS Introdut!on Earl Early y Inte Interv rven enti tion on/P /Pre reve vent ntiv ive e Serv Servic ices es,, Pare Parent nt Aide ide Serv Servic ices es,, Prev Preven enti tion on of Unnecessary Placement (PUP), and Homestead ro!rams are "eor!ia #eartment of H$man %eso$rces %eso$rces initiatives to rovide rovide family services to families &ith children in need of service, at ris' for foster foster care lacement, lacement, or ready for re$nification re$nification It is critical that &e estalish artnershis &ith comm$nity*ased reso$rces so that to!ether &e can assist families in need of early intervention as &ell as those in need of more intensive services +hese are $rchased services thro$!h comm$nity ased or!aniations, vendors and service roviders roviders +hese ro!rams ro!rams are desi!ned desi!ned to hel ens$re ens$re a child-s rotection, rotection, safety and est interest +hese services can e $tilied on a contin$$m or in tandem as art of a family-s safety and/or case lan to mana!e and red$ce the ris' factors contri$ contri$tin! tin! to child child a$se and ne!lec ne!lect t Provide Providers rs of these these services services are mandated mandated reorters and m$st reort to the #eartment s$sected cases of child a$se or ne!lect
EARLY INTERVENTION"PREVENTIVE SERVICES +he !oal of Early Intervention/Preventive Services is to rovide vol$ntary family s$ort services and information ao$t comm$nity services to revent rolematic family iss$es from escalatin! escalatin! to the oint of re.$ired CPS CPS intervention intervention Families elieved elieved to e in need of early intervention services are referred to comm$nity ased reso$rces y the co$nty deartment deartment Early Intervention Intervention/Preven /Preventive tive Services Services are $rchased $rchased services services thro$!h a vendor vendor Early Intervention Intervention services services are availale availale for CPS r#$#rr%&' t(%t %r# 'u)' 'u)'t%n t%nt! t!%t# %t#d d %nd %nd &o' &o'#d #d *!t( *!t( d!'+ d!'+o' o'!t !t!o !on' n' o$ &o* &o* r!', r!',-- r#$#r r#$#rr%& r%&' ' t(%t t(%t %r# un'u)' un'u)'t%nt t%nt!%t !%t#d #d %nd &o'#d &o'#d-- r#$#rr% r#$#rr%&' &' t(%t %r# 'r##n# 'r##n#d.o d.out ut %nd o+#n o+#n %'#' %'#' 0120)) r#%''#''#d %' &o* r!', %nd 'u)'#/u#nt& &o'#d (See 0120 Early Intervention/Preventive Services are o&unt%r and are offered at no cost to the family I$ % (!&d !' )#!n3 '#r!ou'& or d#&!)#r%t#& 4%&tr#%t#d or +('!%& &!!n3 ond!t!on' %r# (%5%rdou'- %n out.o$.(o4# +&%#4#nt !' r#/u!r#d to %''ur# '%$#t E%r& Int#r#nt!on Int#r#nt!on *!&& not )# u'#d to ,##+ (!&dr#n (!&dr#n !n un'%$# #n!ron4#n #n!ron4#nt' t' or %t r!', o$ $urt(#r 4%&tr#%t4#nt A family &ith an oen CPS case is not eli!ile to receive Early Intervention/Prevent Intervention/Preventive ive Services Services $t may e eli!ile for Parent Parent Aide Services Services Early Intervention/Pr Intervention/Preventiv eventive e Services en!a!e ararofessional staff to rovide arentin! ed$cation and s$ort to famil families ies thro$ thro$!h !h !ro$ !ro$ class classes, es, in*ho in*home me visit visitat ation ion and rov rovide ide infor informat mation ion ao$ ao$tt Social Services 3an$al Setemer 111
Child Protective Chater 011, Se Section 4II Pa!e 0
Child Protective Services: Family Preservation comm$nity services services +hese services services are desi!ned desi!ned to stren!then stren!then v$lnerale v$lnerale families families and revent revent child a$se a$se and ne!lect ne!lect Early Early Interventi Intervention on staff &or' &ith families families to reve revent nt ro rolem lemat atic ic famil family y iss$es iss$es from from esca escalat latin! in! to the oint oint of re.$i re.$iri rin! n! CPS CPS intervention Early Early Interve Interventio ntion/P n/Preve reventiv ntive e Services Services may !ive !ive a family family the hel it needs needs efore efore rolems rolems ecome ecome serio$s serio$s eno$!h for CPS If a family family re.$ires re.$ires more than 5rief6 5rief6 or early intervention, the case may need need to e oened and additional services rovided If a case is oened, oened, Early Early Interventi Intervention on services services are closed closed If the case is oened oened,, the case case mana! mana!er er assess assesses es the the sit$at sit$ation ion and dete determi rmines nes &hat &hat servic services es are are neede needed d Additionally Additionally,, Early Intervention Intervention services services may e $sed for oen CPS cases that have een reassessed as lo& ris' and closed For For a detai detailed led desc descri ritio tion n of Early Early Inter Interve venti ntion on/P /Prev revent entive ive Serv Service ices, s, eli!i eli!iil ility ity re.$irements, and roced$re/ractice !$idelines, '## 0120 t(rou3( 0122 7Ad$lt Protective Services cases are not eli!ile for Early Intervention/Preventive Services
PARENT AIDE +he +he !oal !oal of the the Pare Parent nt Aide Pro!ram Pro!ram is to stail stailie ie and and hel hel famil families ies in need need of intervention y rovidin! in*home and !ro$ arentin! ed$cation and referrin! these families to comm$nity ased reso$rces Parent Aide Services are a ararofessional family family s$ort s$ort and reventio revention n ro!ram ro!ram availale availale to any family &ith an o+#n Social Services7 Services7 case +he Parent Parent Aide Pro!ram Pro!ram en!a!es ararofess ararofessional ional staff to rovide rovide arentin! ed$cation, trainin! and s$ort to families thro$!h !ro$ classes and in*home visitation visitation Parent Aides Aides &or' as a team memer &ith case&or' case&or' staff, &ith the !oal of ens$rin! ens$rin! the safety safety and rotecti rotection on of childre children n y imrovi imrovin! n! arentin arentin! ! cometen cometency cy 89ectives are to stren!then the arent*child ond, red$ce social isolation, $ild tr$st, hel arents identify their children-s needs and &ays to resond to those needs, and aroriate aroriate disciline 8ther resonsiilities resonsiilities may incl$de emer!ency emer!ency resite care, food and and n$tr n$trit itio ion n ed$c ed$cat atio ion n (ie (ie meal meal lan lanni nin! n!,, advi advice ce on !roc !rocer ery y sho shoi in! n!,, meal meal rea reara ratio tion, n, safe safe food food handli handlin! n! and and sani sanitat tation ion), ), infor informat matio ion n on homem homema' a'in! in! and and $d!etin! toics, and assistance in accessin! comm$nity reso$rces +he +he Pare Parent nt Aide Pro! Pro!ra ram m is a ara araro rofes fessi siona onall s$ s$ort ort ro!r ro!ram, am, as oos oosed ed to therae$tic therae$tic intervention intervention Parent Aide Aide services are most $sef$l $sef$l for cooerative arents arents &ho are eeriencin! stress and are oen to learnin! ne& aroaches to arentin! +hese services are not desi!ned to address iss$es that re.$ire clinical intervention Parents &ho have chronically ne!lected, serio$sly in9$red, se$ally a$sed, aandoned a child or have a mental illness or disaility often need more str$ct$red intervention than is availale thro$!h arent aides
Social Services 3an$al Setemer 111
Child Protective Chater 011, Se Section 4II Pa!e
For For a deta detaile iled d descr descri itio tion n of Paren Parentt Aide serv service ices, s, eli!i eli!ii ilit lity y re.$ir re.$ireme ement nts, s, and roced$re/ractice !$idelines, '## 012; t(rou3( 0120< 0120< 7Ad$lt Protective Services cases are not eli!ile
PREVENTION OF 6NNECESSARY 6NNECESSARY PLACEMENT P6P8 +he !oal of PUP services is to red$ce ris' factors contri$tin! to child maltreatment to ens$r ens$re e the the rot rotect ection ion and and safety safety of child childre ren n PUP PUP serv service ices s incl$d incl$de: e: emer! emer!enc ency y ho$sin!/ ho$sin!/fina financia nciall assistan assistance, ce, temorar temorary y child child care servic services, es, co$nsel co$nselin!, in!, emer!enc emer!ency y transortation needs, emer!ency medical/dental needs and sychiatric/sycholo!ical testin!, f$ndin! for dr$! screens, and s$stance a$se assessments A family m$st have an oen Social Services case to receive PUP services +he PUP Pro!ram offers an array of s$ort and intervention services +hro$!h PUP, sych sycholo olo!ic !ical al or syc sychia hiatr tric ic asses assessme sment nts, s, s$s s$stan tance ce a$se a$se asse assess ssmen ments, ts, dr$! dr$! screens, and co$nselin! may e otained thro$!h vendors &ho have the necessary s'ills and trainin! to address more serio$s rolems PUP may e $sed to hel a family thro$!h a financial crisis &ith emer!ency rent, $tilities or child care +he most ineffective $se of PUP is to ay for rent or $tilities &itho$t assessin! ho& the family !ot into this diffic$lty If the family=s crisis is eca$se of some $navoidale emer!ency, PUP can e helf$l If the family=s diffic$lties are chronic and reflectin! a lifestyle of crisis, PUP sho$ld not e $sed For a detail taile ed descri critio tion n of PUP service ices, eli! eli!i iil ilit ity y roced$re/ractice !$idelines, '## 0120> t(rou3( 012> 012>
re. re.$ire iremen ments,
and
7Ad$lt Protective Services cases are not eli!ile
9OMESTEAD +he !oal of Homestead Services is to stailie and hel families in need of intensive thera therae e$ti $tic c inter interve venti ntion on to ins$r ins$re e a safe safe and and healt healthy hy envir environ onmen mentt for for the famil family y Homestead Services rovide short*term, intensive, crisis*oriented, in*home co$nselin! ro!ram in order to stailie the family and ins$re a safe and healthy environment for the children children +his ro!ram ro!ram attemts to meet the the immediate /crisis*orient /crisis*oriented ed needs of families &hile also e!innin! to address the root ca$ses of family dysf$nction &ith therae$tic therae$tic intervention intervention strate!ies +he Homestead Homestead ro!ram rovides comrehensive comrehensive assessme assessment, nt, family family s$ort s$ort,, co$nsel co$nselin! in! and crisis crisis interve interventio ntion n to mana!e mana!e the ris' factors factors contri$t contri$tin! in! to child child a$se a$se and ne!lect ne!lect A family family m$st have an oen oen Social Social Services7 case to receive Homestead services
Homeste Homestead ad is the most intensive intensive of the Family Preserv Preservatio ation n ro!rams ro!rams Homestea Homestead d services are est matched to families in crisis and &ho re.$ire therae$tic or clinically oriented interventio intervention n Homestead Homestead has een s$ccessf$l s$ccessf$l &ith a variety of families families &ith si!nificant si!nificant rolems Several Several common factors &ith these families families incl$de a desire and motivat motivation ion to chan!e chan!e and the emotiona emotionall and intellec intellect$al t$al reso$rc reso$rces es to enefit enefit from co$nselin! co$nselin! Homestead Homestead Services can can and sho$ld e $sed for cases that that have een eval$ated eval$ated and fo$nd to e hi!h*ris' hi!h*ris' cases Additionally Additionally,, Homestead Services Services can e $sed for children at imminent ris' of f lacement and re$nification re$nification &hen a child is ein! ret$rned to his/her family Homestead Services can e art art of the re$nification lan For For a detai detaile led d descr descrit ition ion of Homes Homestea tead d servic services es,, eli!i eli!iil ility ity re.$i re.$ire remen ments ts,, and roced$re/ractice !$idelines, '## 012? t(rou3( 012@ 012@ 7Ad$lt Protective Services cases are not eli!ile
F%4!& Pr#'#r%t!on Pro3r%4' Early Intervention/Preventive Services can hel families efore they reach the oint of needin! CPS intervention intervention 8nce a case is oened for services, Parent Aide, Aide, PUP and Homestead Homestead Pro!ram can &or' to!ether rovidin! s$ort, ed$cation ed$cation and co$nselin! co$nselin! to families to form a contin$$m contin$$m of services services Each ro!ram ro!ram offers distinct distinct stren!ths stren!ths and services services #FCS case mana!ers mana!ers assess &hich &hich services are most aroriate aroriate for each each family family +he follo&in! follo&in! is a !eneral comarison comarison of the ro!rams ro!rams and the families they they est serve Several Several tenets tenets of family family reserva reservation tion services services $nderlie $nderlie the hiloso hilosohy hy of the Early Early Intervention/Preventive Services, Parent Aide, PUP, and Homestead ro!rams: 0+he !oal of family reservation services is to ens$re the rotection and safety of a child at ris' of maltreatment +he #ivision of Family and Children Services sho$ld invest at least, as m$ch time, ener!y and reso$rces into reservin! and stren!thenin! a child=s nat$ral family as it &o$ld send send in rovidin! rovidin! o$t*of*home care care for that child child o child in the State State of "eor!ia sho$ld e laced into foster care for $rely or chiefly temorary financial rolems in the family @Family @Family res reserv ervati ation on servi services ces hel hel famili families es hel hel themse themselv lves es y rese reserv rvin! in! and and stren stren!th !then enin! in! a child child=s =s o&n o&n family family and and romo romotin tin! ! a family family=s =s self*s$ self*s$ff ffici icien ency cy,, self*determination and indeendence
<Fami <Family ly Pres Preser erva vati tion on Pro! Pro!ra rams ms are are 'ey 'ey elem elemen ents ts in "eor "eor!i !ia= a=s s fami family ly reserv reservatio ation n services services and ermane ermanency ncy lannin lannin! ! re.$ired re.$ired y P$lic P$lic Ba& ?*2, the Adotion Assistance and Child Delfare Act of 0;1 >Family >Family Prese Preserv rvati ation on Pro! Pro!ra rams ms are s$ s$ort orted ed y PB 01@* 01@*?? ??,, the the Famil Family y Preservation and S$ort Services 8mni$s $d!et %econciliation Act of 0@ Several factors s$!!est that family reservation services may not e effective in certain cases cases 8$t*of*home 8$t*of*home lacement lacement of children into foster foster care is necessary necessary &hen &henev ever er a chil childd-s s safe safety ty cann cannot ot e ens$ ens$re red d thro thro$! $!h h cont contro roll llin in! ! safe safety ty interv intervent ention ions, s, or &hen &hen ris' ris' cann cannot ot e effe effecti ctive vely ly mana!e mana!ed d in the the home home A C9ILD:S RIG9T TO PROTECTION AND SAFETY O6TWEIG9S A PARENT:S RIG9T TO T9E C9ILD AND IS ALWA ALWAYS T9E PRIMARY CONSIDERATION CONSIDERATION IN CPS +herefore, family reservation may not e an aroriate !oal in the follo&in! sit$ations: Σ
chronic, cr$el or life*threatenin! a$se
* se$al a$se a$se &here &here the offender offender is li'ely li'ely to have have access to the child, child, or &here &here the non*offendin! arent is $n&illin! or $nale to e rotective of the child Σ
families &ith a death of a silin! as a res$lt of maltreatment
* families families &ith &ith reeated reeated foster foster care care lacemen lacements ts Σ
arents that have aandoned the child
* children that ref$se to !o home or arents arents that that do not &ant &ant their children children home Σ
arents &ith dr$! or alcohol addiction that is ein! denied or $ntreated
* arents &ith reeated or serio$s serio$s criminal criminal activity Σ
arents arents denyin! denyin! the maltreat maltreatment ment or $n&illin $n&illin! ! to artici articiate ate in necessa necessary ry services
