Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-5-2-.08

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 660-5-2-.08 - General Types Of Services

(1) Direct Services. Direct services are those services provided by department staff (social service workers, homemakers, etc.) or volunteers recruited and supervised by department staff. Direct services include service management as well as other "facilitating" and "linking" activities. In support of direct services, training is designed to further social service components of the Department's mission, goals and objectives by:

(a) Training new social service workers and supervisors in the knowledge and job skills essential to the provision of effective services;

(b) Retraining existing staff in the new policies, procedures and program areas; and

(c) Providing refresher and corrective action training for experienced staff.

(2) Purchased Services. Some services are purchased from public and private agencies and/or individuals. The formal purchase agreement usually is a signed contract. Further information about the Department's "purchase of services" program may be obtained from the Office of Social Service Contracts, State Department of Human Resources, 50 Ripley Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1801.

(3) Volunteer Services. Volunteer Services provide essential support non-professional assistance to the Department's staff to better enable them to fulfill professional and agency responsibilities. Volunteers enhance and help maintain the quality of social services. As unpaid staff members they work directly with clients as requested by Department staff.

Author: Kay Pilgreen

Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-5-2-.08

Effective June 28, 1983. Amended: Filed February 18, 1999; effective March 25, 1999.

Statutory Authority: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, P.L. 97-35, 42 U.S.C. 1397; Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 38-2-6, 38-7-1 through -17, 38-9-1 through -11.