Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 19 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Chapter 69 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Subchapter B - Minimum Program Standards › Section III-6939 - Individual Service Planning

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
					 Guiding Principles. These standards require that family violence programs
					 establish common quality intervention services. Participation in intervention
					 services shall be voluntary.
B.
					 Minimum Standards
1. Standard 13.1. In
					 collaboration with survivors, the program must develop an individualized
					 service plan for the purpose of assessing needs, identifying priorities,
					 setting goals, implementing progress toward goals, and locating
					 resources.
2. Standard 13.2.
					 Individual service planning must be provided by qualified, trained staff
					 members or volunteers who are required to be trained in the practice and
					 dynamics of trauma informed care.
3. Standard 13.3. An advocate providing
					 individual service planning must have access to and be familiar with a complete
					 list of community resources. They should also be expected to establish working
					 relationships with other service providers.
4. Standard 13.4. An advocate must provide
					 individual service planning and should assist the person with identifying the
					 persons own needs, available resources and services, and provide assistance in
					 obtaining those services. Individual planning services shall be survivor
					 driven.
5. Standard 13.5. An
					 advocate providing individual service planning must assume a coordinating role
					 using a voluntary services approach and facilitate the provision of services
					 provided by other organizations and professionals in a coordinated and
					 collaborative manner while complying with federal laws regarding
					 confidentiality.
6. Standard 13.6.
					 An advocate must facilitate service delivery and referrals and encourage
					 ongoing communication with the providers of additional services that includes:
a. ongoing and long-term safety
					 planning;
b. medical, nutritional,
					 and health services;
c. counseling
					 for individuals, children, and family;
d. law enforcement assistance;
e. civil legal remedies and
					 services;
f. public assistance
					 services, including job training and support services;
g. short-term, transitional, and permanent
					 housing;
h. child care services and
					 parenting education;
i. child
					 protection services;
j. alcohol and
					 drug evaluation and education;
k.
					 alcohol and substance abuse treatment services;
l. services for persons with
					 disabilities;
m. transportation
					 assistance;
n. education,
					 continuing education, high school equivalency test (HiSET), and literacy
					 services;
o. lesbian, gay,
					 bisexual, and transgendered support services;
p. interpreter and translation services and
					 immigration assistance;
q.
					 financial planning and consumer rights information and services; and
r. other related services as
					 needed.
7. Standard 13.7.
					 Advocacy contacts made on behalf of survivors to individuals or groups outside
					 of the family violence program must not be initiated without the survivors
					 direct permission. A release of confidential information form must be used to
					 document the survivors approval.
8.
					 Standard 13.8. Programs must provide individual service planning to shelter
					 residents and nonresidents.