Care Management
Care Management is a contracted child welfare program that provides all elements of protective services on behalf of children, youth, and families. We work in collaboration with the custodial county and the primary family to reduce risk, enhance safety, and keep families together in their community whenever possible. Care Management utilizes the least restrictive, community-based services that incorporate family-centered practices and group decision-making.
Care Management services are designed for families involved with the child welfare system due to abuse, neglect, status offenses, delinquency, parental substance abuse, mental health issues, or other familial challenges that impact the safety and well-being of children and youth.
Using a strengths-based, family empowerment approach, Care Management seeks to assist families in identifying natural supports and community services that will mitigate risk and enhance familial functioning. With the ultimate goal of keeping families intact or reunifying children and youth from foster and congregate care, Care Management is involved until a case is closed, or legal permanency is achieved.
Concrete Services within the Care Management Continuum
By partnering with the family and additional internal continuum of services/local service providers, we ensure an individualized approach to assessment and service delivery that is uniquely matched to the needs of children, youth, and families.
Kinship Programming
Behavioral Health Assessment & Services
Community-Based Substance Use Programming
Programming for Youth with Problematic Sexual Behaviors
Pharmacological Services
Psychological Services
Community-Based Parenting Services
Community Resource Provision and Linkage
Benefits of a Care Management Partnership
Excellence in Service Delivery
We work collaboratively with contracted child welfare entities to ensure:
Compliance with all child welfare state laws, revised codes and regulations
Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) federal outcome measures
State and county outcome measures
Improved Outcomes
With over 30 years of implementation experience, Care Management has developed a program model that consistently produces excellent outcomes relevant to child safety, familial permanency, within the least restrictive level of care for children, youth and families.
Predictive Costs
Based on a case rate model, Care Management is an effective way for child welfare entities to proactively manage costs through fiscally responsible service delivery.
