Section DCF 57.23 - Treatment planning and assessment(1) ASSESSMENT FOR RESPITE CARE. A program director shall ensure that an assessment of a child admitted to a group home under a voluntary agreement for respite care is completed before the child's date of admission to the group home. The assessment shall include all of the following: (a) Information on the child's developmental, behavioral, educational, and medical history; family and significant relationships; legal history; substance abuse history; and any past treatment.(b) A description of the child's current status, including mental status, medical needs, current activities, educational status, current and recent substance abuse use, and personal strengths.(2) RESIDENT ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT PLAN. (a) Within 30 calendar days after the date a resident is admitted to a group home, the program director shall perform a comprehensive written assessment of the resident and develop a written treatment plan. The program director shall develop the treatment plan with the participation of the placing agency; the resident; a parent if the resident is under 18 years of age; a guardian and legal custodian, if applicable and available; and the persons who will provide the required services to the resident. A completed treatment plan for each resident shall be placed in the resident's record maintained by the group home under s. DCF 57.38 and shall include all of the following: 1. A description of the resident's strengths, needs, and preferences.2. Treatment goals for the resident and the time frames for achieving those goals.3. A description of behavior interventions to be utilized with the resident. The licensee shall ensure that methods of behavior intervention are positive, based on the resident's needs, stage of development and behavior and promote self control.4. Specific services and supports to be provided to achieve the treatment goals, and names of persons, agencies or position titles responsible for providing services and implementing any of the treatment goals.5. Permanency planning goals.6. Goals related to independent living skills, if the resident is 15 years of age or older.7. Specific indicators that treatment goals have been achieved.8. Any court ordered conditions.9. Projected length of stay and conditions for discharge.10. Visits to the resident by parents and other family members with the approval of the placing agency and in accordance with clients' right standards to ensure that an appropriate relationship is maintained between the resident and family members.11. Arrangements for public school attendance.12. Consideration of the additional requirements for care of custodial parents and expectant mothers under s. DCF 57.36 and care for children under 6 years of age under s. DCF 57.37, as applicable.13. Consideration of additional requirements for the care of the following residents: a. The resident is 18 years of age or over, but under 21 years of age; the resident is a full-time student at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent; and there is an individualized education program under s. 115.787, Stats., in effect for the person.b. The resident is 18 years of age or over, but under 21 years of age, and is placed under another state's placement and care responsibility under 42 USC 675(8) (B) (iv).14. Information documented on the forms required under ch. DCF 37 regarding the decision-making factors for reasonable and prudent parenting decisions for the resident under s. DCF 57.245(4). 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 53708-8916.
(am) Assessments of children of residents are not required.(b) At least once every 3 months, the group home 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.(c) The group home 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.(3) DISCHARGE PLANNING. (a) Preparation for discharge shall begin at the time of admission with the outlining of goals to be achieved and ongoing modification as progress towards goals dictates. The group home shall document in the resident's record efforts made by staff members to prepare the resident and the resident's family for discharge.(b) The resident; the parent, guardian, or legal custodian; and the placing agency shall be given an opportunity to participate in developing a post-discharge plan. The plan shall include recommendations for continuing or additional services upon discharge and the name of the person or agency to receive the resident upon discharge, if applicable.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Children and Families DCF 57.23
CR 04-067: cr. Register September 2005 No. 597, eff. 1-1-06; corrections in (2) (a) (intro.) and 12. made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635.Amended by, CR 14-054: am. (2) (a) (intro.), cr. (2) (a) 13. Register April 2015 No. 712, eff.5/1/2015.Amended by, EmR1633: emerg. r. and recr. (1), am. (2) (title), (a) (intro.), r. and recr. (2) (a) 13., cr. (2) (a) 14., (am), r. and recr. (2) (b), cr. (2) (c), eff. 11-18-16; CR 16-051: r. and recr. (1), am. (2) (title), (a) (intro.), r. and recr. (2) (a) 13., cr. (2) (a) 14., (am), r. and recr. (2) (b), cr. (2) (c) Register July 2017 No. 739, eff. 8/1/2017