Specifications include, but are not limited to: In coordination with the Team, the Contractor shall provide intensive, individualized, person-centered clinical and non-clinical services that support both immediate and long-term outcomes related to the best interest of the Person. To support person-centered services, the Contractor shall: a. Tailor services unique to each Person’s needs and strengths; b. Use a trauma-informed treatment model. If the model requires certification, the contractor must show proof of certification and notify DHS of the model being used. c. Target services to address criminogenic risk; d. Coordinate closely with other service providers, the Case Manager, and other Team members; e. Engage parents, family members, and caregivers, as appropriate and pre-approved by the Case Manager; f. In coordination with the Team, ensure services are family-driven and Person-guided, with the parent and the Person making decisions regarding their services and service planning; g. Promote permanency in a family setting, including developing the skills, relationships, and natural supports necessary for parents and family members, as well as the Person, to be safe and successful together at home; h. Engage other family members, community members, and positive natural supports in the Person’s services, especially when a parent is unable to participate in services; i. Seek ways to increase the involvement of natural supports in the Person’s life and decrease dependence on formal supports; j. Evaluate the effectiveness of services on an on-going basis, adjust services in collaboration with the Team, as needed, to improve effectiveness, and make recommendations on service changes if the Person is not progressing, desired outcomes aren’t being achieved, or there is an approach that may be a better fit for the needs of the Person; and k. Deliver services and supports within the least restrictive, most normative environments that are clinically appropriate.
