2.1.1 The contractor shall provide the following services, as identified in the SDA544 issued by the Department for the resource providers serving children: a. Foster care and adoption resource services for resource providers shall include, but not be limited to: 1) Pre-service training and assessments; and 2) In-service training and reassessments. b. Foster care training services for resource providers serving children who the Department identifies as having elevated behavioral and emotional needs. Training shall include, but not be limited to, training for competency based foster care placement providers. The Department defines children with elevated behavioral and emotional needs as children with the following needs: 1) Moderate to severe behavior problems; or 2) In need of a family setting with greater structure and supervision than the traditional foster home placement, but do not require a more restrictive setting, such as residential care; or 3) In need of individualized care which requires intensive individualized intervention; or 4) In need of specialized care for children who have often had multiple placements in foster homes, residential facilities, or psychiatric hospitals. c. Foster care consultation services for resource providers serving children who the Department identifies as having elevated behavioral and emotional needs. The consultation services shall include, but not be limited to: 1) Foster care consultation; 2) Technical assistance; and 3) Family meetings for resource providers serving children with elevated behavioral and emotional needs. d. Foster care trauma curriculum in-service training for resource providers serving children with elevated behavioral and emotional needs by specifically trained facilitators and using Department-approved curriculum.
