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Q. We currently provide TLR services as a CASA but would like to add visitation. Do both advocacy and visitation fit the definition of a single service model since both are TLR, i.e., can I write one proposal to handle both services? Or would they require separate proposals?
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A. Generally speaking, a “service model” has very specific objectives and/or serves a specific population with specific presenting issues. If you plan to propose both supervised visitation services and CASA services you will need to submit two separate proposals.
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Q. We provide service is pregnant and parenting support and education. We hold support groups in the schools. There are times that we are asked to assess and provide initial crisis support services to students who recently discover they are pregnant. While most of these students choose to participate in future support groups there are some who chose not to or are relocated to an area we do not serve. In the past we have not reported these students we only serve upon initial crisis to PSSF. Is there service that would allow us to report these numbers?
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A. In addition to meeting all the required core services, your proposal needs to be responsive to the child welfare objectives described in the RFP for this target population. Resources should be focused on families you can effectively engage to achieve the outcomes you expect.
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Q. We are an advocacy center and we conduct interviews with children who have alleged abuse and provide crisis intervention to the entire family. Could the time spent with families and children be counted as an ancillary service under the Crisis Intervention Category? We understand the other 4 core components would also have to be implemented. Is therapy considered an ancillary service under any category?
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A. Generally, advocacy centers fit into the FP Placement Prevention service model, as the FP Crisis Intervention service model tends to be more “home-based” and therapeutic in nature addressing behavioral issues in families to help maintain children in the home. CAC’s often engage with families prior to or as CPS is becoming involved and their core services are more closely aligned with the Placement Prevention model.
You are not limited by the services listed in terms of ancillary services. Ancillary services should address the unique needs of the target population. In your case, yes, therapeutic counseling could be considered an acceptable and appropriate ancillary service.
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Q. We are a supervised visitation program. We have been looking at online and cd-rom type courses to make available to our clients here in our offices. Would this satisfy the parent education component for supervised visitation?
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A. The parent education component of a supervised visitation program is meant to provide an opportunity for parents with children in foster care to address the parenting challenges that were a factor in the removal of their children. It is not about completing a certain number of hours of parenting in a classroom setting. The parenting component of a visitation program could consist of a pre- and/or post- visit consultation on specific parenting issues (parenting challenges and how to address them during the visit, de-brief on the practice worked, how to be more effective on the next visit, etc., all tied into specific case plan goals and best practices)
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