Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-5-50-.09

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

Section 660-5-50-.09 - Visiting Supports And Services

(1) The Department of Human Resources will provide services to encourage and support, as needed, the child's visits with the parent(s), other family members and friends. A list of possible services are, but not limited to:

(a) Transportation or payment of transportation expenses for the child, family or friends;

(b) Helping to promote and/or coordinate visits when the family or child needs or requests assistance;

(c) Assisting with child or adult care, housing, or meals;

(d) Education of the foster care provider regarding the needs of the child and family for visiting, the importance of reunification, feelings provoked by visits, and practices relating to supervision of visits;

(e) Supportive involvement of the therapist, social worker, or foster care provider;

(f) Coaching to enable the child and family or friends to acknowledge and talk about needs and feelings;

(g) Using neighbors and other family members to support visits (e.g., providing transportation to the visiting site, providing own home for visiting, or negotiating or arranging visits convenient to the parent's location and schedules);

(h) Crisis services to support visiting such as giving the foster care provider crisis intervention training or access to crisis intervention services; and

(i) Conflict resolution and mediation services related to visiting.

(2) Foster care and service providers can be reimbursed for the cost of travel that eliminates the necessity for worker travel. Payment reimbursements for other providers can be made from local or flexible funds.

Author: Jerome Webb

Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-5-50-.09

New Rule: Filed October 7, 2003; effective November 11, 2003.

Statutory Authority: R. C. v. Fuller, No. 88-H-1170-N, Consent Decree (M. D. Ala. Approved December 18, 1991).