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Policy
Manual
TREATMENT
Treatment Plan Monitoring
36-15-6
Monitoring of the Health Treatment Plan
| Policy |
The Treatment Worker is responsible for monitoring the
implementation of the Health Treatment Plan through visits and telephone contacts with the
birth parent(s), relatives, foster parent, or other caretakers, and the professionals
involved in the child's health care. |
| Procedure |
The Treatment Worker shall:
Ÿ follow the schedule of contacts as outlined in
this section (36-15-1)
Ÿ maintain schedule of contacts with professionals
for the purpose of determining that appropriate activities are occurring and that the plan
is fulfilled according to schedule
Ÿ collect the required monthly written reports
provided by professionals
Ÿ include documentation as required in this section
(36-15-1) and maintain ongoing case contact logs (36-15-4).
Note: The health contact event shall be recorded on Case Activity
Notes (DCF-2024) and the substantive recording of the event shall be on Case Activity
Notes-Medical (DCF-2026).
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| Child Receiving Mental Health Services |
For the child receiving mental health services, the worker
shall provide for case review through contact with the child's mental health therapist:
Ÿ once each month for a child in a foster care home, and
Ÿ twice each month for
a child in an acute care psychiatric facility or long term residential care setting.
This review shall include the child's symptoms, treatment objectives, and plans for
less restrictive placements. |
| Amendments and Problem Solving |
All reasonable efforts shall be made to resolve any problem
identified through required monitoring using procedures outlined in this section (36-15-5). If identified problems cannot be ameliorated, the
worker with his/her supervisor and any professional whose assistance is needed, shall
determine and document in writing whether to continue or amend the child's health
treatment plan. |
| Recording |
All information that is compiled as a result of monitoring
shall be filed in the child's uniform case record. |
Connecticut Department of Children and Families Issued:
March 1, 1994
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