La. Admin. Code tit. 67 § III-6939

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section III-6939 - Individual Service Planning

A. Guiding Principles. These standards require that family violence programs establish common quality intervention services. Participation in intervention services shall be voluntary.

B. Minimum Standards

1. Standard 13.1. In collaboration with survivors, the program must develop an individualized service plan for the purpose of assessing needs, identifying priorities, setting goals, implementing progress toward goals, and locating resources.

2. Standard 13.2. Individual service planning must be provided by qualified, trained staff members or volunteers who are required to be trained in the practice and dynamics of trauma informed care.

3. Standard 13.3. An advocate providing individual service planning must have access to and be familiar with a complete list of community resources. They should also be expected to establish working relationships with other service providers.

4. Standard 13.4. An advocate must provide individual service planning and should assist the person with identifying the persons own needs, available resources and services, and provide assistance in obtaining those services. Individual planning services shall be survivor driven.

5. Standard 13.5. An advocate providing individual service planning must assume a coordinating role using a voluntary services approach and facilitate the provision of services provided by other organizations and professionals in a coordinated and collaborative manner while complying with federal laws regarding confidentiality.

6. Standard 13.6. An advocate must facilitate service delivery and referrals and encourage ongoing communication with the providers of additional services that includes:

a. ongoing and long-term safety planning;

b. medical, nutritional, and health services;

c. counseling for individuals, children, and family;

d. law enforcement assistance;

e. civil legal remedies and services;

f. public assistance services, including job training and support services;

g. short-term, transitional, and permanent housing;

h. child care services and parenting education;

i. child protection services;

j. alcohol and drug evaluation and education;

k. alcohol and substance abuse treatment services;

l. services for persons with disabilities;

m. transportation assistance;

n. education, continuing education, high school equivalency test (HiSET), and literacy services;

o. lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered support services;

p. interpreter and translation services and immigration assistance;

q. financial planning and consumer rights information and services; and

r. other related services as needed.

7. Standard 13.7. Advocacy contacts made on behalf of survivors to individuals or groups outside of the family violence program must not be initiated without the survivors direct permission. A release of confidential information form must be used to document the survivors approval.

8. Standard 13.8. Programs must provide individual service planning to shelter residents and nonresidents.

La. Admin. Code tit. 67, § III-6939

Promulgated by the Department of Children and Family Services, Economic Stability Section, LR 4434 (1/1/2018).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 46:2121-2128.