Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Children and Families
DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence
Chapter DCF 52 - Residential Care Centers For Children And Youth
Subchapter III - Admission, Treatment and Planning and Discharge
Section DCF 52.22 - Assessment and treatment planning and review
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง DCF 52.22
Current through August 26, 2024
(1) TIMELINESS. Within 30 days after resident center admission, center professional staff and, as necessary, outside consultants, shall conduct an initial assessment of the resident's treatment and service needs and, based on that assessment, shall develop for the resident a written treatment plan. In developing the treatment plan, center staff shall, if possible, involve all of the following:
(a) The placing person or agency.
(b) Resident care worker staff who work with
the resident.
(c) The resident, if
12 years of age or older.
(d)
1. If the resident is under age 18, the
resident's parents or guardian and legal custodian, if any, and other persons
important to the resident.
2. If
the resident is 18 years of age or over, other authorities or agencies involved
in the resident's placement; the resident's guardian, if any; and, with the
resident's consent, other persons important to the resident.
(2) ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT PLAN DEVELOPMENT.
(ag) The treatment
plan for a new resident shall be based on the initial assessment under sub. (1)
(intro.) and incorporate information documented on the forms required under ch.
DCF 37.
Note: The forms required under ch. DCF 37 are DCF-F-872A-E, Information for Out-of-Home Care Providers, Part A and DCF-F-872B-E, Information for Out-of-Home Care Providers, Part B. Both forms are available in the forms section of the department website at http://dcf.wisconsin.gov or by writing the Division of Safety and Permanence, P.O. Box 8916, Madison, WI 537088916.
(am) The treatment plan for a new
resident shall address all of the following:
1. Behavioral functioning.
2. Psychological or emotional
adjustment.
3. Personal and social
development.
4. Familial
relationships and family history.
5. Medical and health needs as indicated by
the health screening under s. DCF 52.21 (8).
6. Educational and vocational
needs.
7. Independent living skills
and adaptive functioning.
8.
Recreational interests and abilities.
(b) The treatment plan shall be time-limited,
goal-oriented and individualized to meet the specific needs of the resident as
identified from the assessment and shall include all of the following
components:
1. The resident's treatment goals
and permanency planning goals which specify whether the resident is to return
as quickly as possible to the resident's family or attain another placement
providing long-term stability.
2. A
statement of behavioral or functional objectives that specifies behaviors to be
changed, eliminated or modified, and includes projected achievement dates, with
measurable indicators or criteria for monitoring progress and assessing
achievement of treatment goals. The statement shall identify all staff
responsible for working with the resident in achieving the
objectives.
3. Conditions for
discharge of the resident.
4. When
applicable, a description of any specialized service contracted by the center
for the resident under s. DCF 52.12 (8).
5. Identification of services and their
arrangements on behalf of the resident and the resident's family.
(c)
1. A treatment plan shall be dated and signed
by center staff who participated and by the placing person or agency when
participating.
2. A copy of the
center's dated and signed treatment plan shall be provided to the resident's
placing person or agency and upon request, anyone else participating in the
treatment planning process.
(3) IMPLEMENTATION AND REVIEW.
(a) A resident's services case manager shall
coordinate, monitor and document the following in the resident's treatment
record during implementation of the resident's treatment plan:
1. Assessment of the resident's progress in
response to treatment, in dated summary form, using criteria found in the
resident's treatment plan.
2.
Significant events relating to implementation of the resident's treatment
plan.
(b) At least once
every 3 months, the center shall conduct a treatment plan review that includes
a review of reasonable and prudent parenting requests and decisions made for a
resident and the resident's progress toward meeting treatment plan goals. If
available, the individuals who participated in the development of the
resident's assessment and treatment plan shall be invited to participate in the
review.
(bm) The center shall
conduct a treatment plan review and revise the treatment plan as needed,
consistent with the resident's needs, treatment plan goals, and the permanency
planning goals of the placing person or agency.
(c) Center staff shall record in the
resident's treatment record the results of all treatment plan reviews, the date
of each review and the names of participants.
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