Admission
Possible Answers:
Police involvement both with and without arrest
Runaway
Psychiatric Hospitalization
Out-of-school suspension
Abuse Neglect Report has been filed
Physical Aggression towards specialist
How many sessions should a family hold in one week and how long do you have to enter session notes?
A family should hold three sessions a week unless otherwise advised by the LPE. Expectations are for session notes to be completed and submitted within 24 hours.
Provided to leadership and includes the living situation.
What is the discharge notification.
Who needs to be contacted weekly?
The family and an email to the youth's caseworker or care coordinator.
When does the family receive a copy of the YV Handbook? and when is it discussed?
During an admission session.
How long do you have to report a critical incident to a supervisor?
What are the four sections of family session note?
The Narrative
Safety
Clinical Observation
Homework
Name three YV Services besides Intensive In-Home.
-Residential
-Lifeset
-Adoption
-Fostercare
-Crisis Services
-Mephis Allies
When sending the weekly email to the youth's caseworker or care coordinator who should be CC'd?
- Clinical Supervisor
During the admission session name at least three important topics that needs to be discussed using the YV Handbook.
Acceptable answers:
HIPPA
Rights/Responsibilities /Expectations
Grievance Policy/Procedure
What is Youth Villages
Your role in treatment
Initial Safety Planning/ Safety policy
Sexual Health Education
What are some steps that could be done when stabilizing a family in-crisis over the phone for a youth who is showing physical aggression?
Potential Answers but not the only correct answers:
-Gathering information on what has caused the escalation in order to define the trigger or why behind the behavior.
- After assessing what is causing the physical aggression and using collaborative problem solving if applicable.
-Ensuring that the lockbox is being used properly and assessing youth has access to anything that could be used as a weapon.
- Coaching family through using a de-escalation or exit-and-wait plan. If the family does not have these plans already work with the family to make the plans.
- Reaching out to support people for potential support or respite
- Offering the youth coping skills
What should be included in the session narrative for a family session note?
- Who was present for the session
-Session Objectives
- Interventions Used in Session
-Families response to interventions
True or False: The family requested to be discharged 4 months into services because you made an abuse/neglect report. The youth is still in the home. This is a successful discharge.
True
At the beginning of the week what needs to be completed with the youth and youth's caregiver?
ROSS/CROSS
There is a specific topic in the YV Handbook that does not pertain to Intercept. What is it?
- EPSDT
True or False:
If you are able to stabilize a critical without needing support, you do not need to contact your supervisor and make them aware of the critical.
False
What components must be in a homework assignment for a session note?
Possible Answer needs to include italicized word:
Homework assignments need to be measurable. They should be realistic, and the staff member should be making a plan to follow up.
This department contacts youth’s families at discharge, 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months for follow up.
What is the Reserarch Department?
Name three weekly meetings a FIS must attend unless cleared by leadership.
- Consult
- Group
- Development
What does the last page in the YV Handbook discuss?
Spoken Here - Many families may not need this, but it is important to familiarize yourself with this service.
If a family is unsure of the police report number for a critical with law enforcement involvement how can you get the police report number?
Possible Response:
-The family can call the department who responded to the incident and ask for the police report number.
-The specialist can call with the family and ask for a police report number
What is the process of completing documentation in session with your families called?
True
These plans are due every week who needs be listed in the additionally submit to box.
Treatment Plans
LPE - Melanie Hartless
On the conditions of admission page in the YV handbook what can we highlight?
The family is not charged anything for this service.