Specifications include, but are not limited to: A. Contractor must provide counseling services based on a family-centered approach and are intended to strengthen family functioning and are intended for families whose children are at risk of an out-of-home placement or have experienced an out-of-home placement and reunification is planned. Counseling must be directed toward improving the client’s ability to function effectively within the family. B. Counseling Services are designed to be a brief intervention model that encourages families to build upon their existing strengths, to develop capacities to meet their needs, and to acquire new skills. Services may include but are not limited to problem identification and resolution; identification of feasible goals; emotional support and guidance; provision of basic skills for functioning in the community; exploration of possible alternative behavior patterns; and developing and strengthening the capacity for personal and social functioning improve parenting skills, anger management, conflict resolution, generational issues, domestic violence, substance abuse, and other issues. Contractors shall provide one (1) or more of the following counseling services: • Individual • Family • Group • Medication Management
