Welcome to Unifying Hope

Child Welfare Services

 

• Family Support - Family Support Services promote child and family well-being, enhances the protective factors
  through increased knowledge of parenting and child development, builds personal resilience by
  helping parent(s) and/or family members overcome obstacles, promotes meaningful social
  connections, provides concrete supports, and encourages social and emotional competence.

• Parenting Time / Supervised Visitation -Parenting Time/Supervised Visitation Service is provided in the family home whenever possible;
  or in the least restrictive, most home-like community-based setting that meets the safety needs
  and that improves the stability of family members and the family unit.
  When possible, the contractor will collaborate with the assigned DHHS Case Manager and the
  family in accordance with the court order to develop a Parenting Time and Visitation plan prior
  to initiating services that:
  • Occurs in a homelike environment when possible
  • Accommodates for family culture and traditions
  • Scheduled to promote successful attendance
  • Supports family connections both immediate and extended kin
  • Provides opportunities to demonstrate knowledge of parenting and child development
  • Provides opportunities for feedback on parenting knowledge and child development
  • Review of Parent time Behavioral Expectations and other case-specific information
  pertinent to the delivery of the service, including expectations for those participating in
  the service and contracted staff.

• Transitional Living and Life Skills Instruction - Transitional Living and Life Skills Instruction Service is defined as providing the necessary services and
  supports to assist youth with a successful transition to independent living.
  Transitional Living Service is defined as delivering direct life skills instruction, including mentoring, coaching,
  support, and supervision to youth who reside in independent housing, or who are in the process of moving into
  independent housing, that is supervised and supported by the Contractor. Payment for Transitional Living
  includes Life Skills Instruction to address the youth’s goals in each of the following areas:
  • Education
  • Vocation / Employment
  • Household Management
  • Connections to Formal and Informal Supports
  • Knowledge of Accessing Community Resources

• Drug Screening & Testing - A drug test specimen collection is defined as the point of collection during a face-to-face contact with a client
  by a trained employee. At the point of collection, a single specimen or multiple specimens such as urine,
  saliva, sweat, breath, hair, and nails are collected and screened using multiple devices if necessary to detect
  the presence or absence of alcohol or an illicit substance. Collection of a urine specimen must be conducted
  through line of sight observation of the client by a trained employee of the same gender. During a specimen collection, the Contractor shall take every opportunity to engage the client in conversation
  about the importance of maintaining abstinence to meet case plan goals and outcomes, and offer the client
  encouragement, positive reinforcement, and continued support.

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