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APS Five Criteria
What are must be ages 18-59, resident of the Commonwealth, physical or mental impairment that substantial limits one or more major life activity, requires the assistance of another person to obtain protective services, is at imminent risk to person or property?
Trauma-informed care is shifting your mindset from, "what's wrong with you?" to this:
What is, "what's happened to you"?
Documenting photographs can use this method to the date, time, location, etc..."
What is the bookend method?
The individual has this right when service planning is implemented.
What is the right to refuse service measures?
This will help keep you on track in your investigation and help you prioritize your tasks.
What is an investigative plan?
OAPS Five Criteria
What are must be 60 or older, within the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth, incapacitated due to one or more functional limitations, they are unable to maintain physical or mental health, has no responsible caretaker, is at imminent risk?
Consent is required to speak to this group when gathering information from collateral contacts. (note you can ask their opinion without consent).
Who are keepers of confidential records such as financial institutions and medical providers?
APS and OAPS shall have access to records relevant to your investigation, assessment, service plan, and delivery of services under this law.
What is Access to Records?
This standard of evidence is needed to petition the court for an emergency order.
What is clear and convincing?
The four components of decision-making capacity.
What are understanding, appreciation, reasoning, choice?
The only common risk factor that is seen in every area of ANEA.
What is social isolation?
This term describes almost anything that is preserved either in paper, digital, photographic, or video formats.
What is documentary evidence?
If a caretaker intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly fails to do something and as a result caused, bodily injury or serious bodily injury or death they can be charged under this law.
What is neglect of a care-dependent person?
A reassessment should be completed when these circumstances happen.
What is the completion of services, on an ongoing basis to assess progress/risk mitigation, at the discretion of the PS worker or as needed, changes in circumstances/situation?
PSW need to use observation, interviewing and assessment skills to rule out this.
What is all types of ANEA?
The failure to provide for oneself or the failure of a caretaker to provide goods or services essential to avoid a clear and serious threat to physical or mental health.
The standard of evidence that is needed to substantiate a case for protective services. It is just over 50%.
What is preponderance?
A Power of Attorney is a legal document in which the principal appoints an agent to act on their behalf and in their best interest. In Pennsylvania, these are the three main types of Power of Attorney.
What are financial/general, medical and mental health?
A reason case closure can occur.
What is when a case is:
determined unsubstantiated and there is no risk to mitigate,
determined as substantiated no need for protective services and risk has been mitigated,
no further need for PS service plan because risk has been mitigated.
When not in use by authorized persons, case records should be this.
What is locked and separated?
OAPS Emergency and APS Priority Categorization timeframe to initiate. Bonus: FTF timeframe for each program.
What is initiate immediately to confirm the individual's safety?
OAPS FTF with OA within 24 hours
APS initiation and FTF with adult within 24 hours
This is the first step in reconciling evidence.
What is take an evidence inventory?
A report is determined to be what if the investigation confirms a lack of evidence of risk or the individual does not meet the program's five criteria.
What is unsubstantiated?
When there is a possible connection or correlation between the death and the need for protective services these two agencies need to be notified.
Who are the police and the county coroner?
This is a legal process in which the Court determines if the person has the capacity to care for themselves. This is the most restrictive service in protective services.
What is guardianship?