Services
PERSON-CENTERED BEHAVIORAL SERVICES
Ability and Empowerment Services delivery of person-centered behavioral services to Maryland children, youth and adult residents shall focus on the following: Person and Family Driven, Individualized & Needs-Based, Array of Services & Supports, High Quality, Community-Based, Culturally and Linguistically Responsive, Early Identification & Intervention, Integrated Care, Strengths-Based and Outcomes-Based
Admission, Screening and Eligibility determination
The management of Ability and Empowerment Services shall ensure that staff, contractors and vendors are informed of this policy to establish individual admission, population to be served, eligibility determination procedures in compliance with the Maryland Department of Health and the Joint Commission Accreditation body.
Ability and Empowerment Services accepts for care, treatment, or services only those individuals whose identified care, treatment, or service needs it can meet.
Screening and Assessment.
The management of Ability and Empowerment Services shall ensure that staff, contractors and vendors are informed of this policy to determine the care, treatment, or services that will best meet the needs of the individual served initially and over time. Policy: Ability and Empowerment Services shall perform a screening and assessment exam to all individuals enrolled in our program, and this record shall be maintained in the individual’s file. This assessment will be performed annually per the anniversary date of the first assessment of each individual in our program.
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Providing Care, Treatment, or Services
The management of Ability and Empowerment Services shall ensure that staff, contractors and vendors are informed of this policy to determine the manner in which care, treatment or services rendered should be coordinated among providers, between settings, independent of whether they are provided by Ability and Empowerment Services or by an outside source, so that the individual’s needs are addressed in a seamless, synchronized, and timely manner. Ability and Empowerment Services shall ensure that Out-patient mental health services both adult and minor are provided in a manner which prioritizes the individual’s care, making any transition as seamless as possible.
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Academic Education for Minors
The management of Ability and Empowerment Services shall ensure that staff, contractors and vendors are informed of this policy to determine the manner in which Ability and Empowerment Services could assist a minor maintain educational and intellectual development of all admitted in our program, using proper therapeutic academic education. Ability and Empowerment Services shall ensure that Out-patient mental health services provided to minors include educational and intellectual activities in order to protect minors from losing ground academically while receiving care, treatment or services.