Description of Program
The In-Home Services program case manager provides targeted case management,
such as advocacy, linkage, referrals, assessments, and service plan evaluations.
The case manager also provides supportive intervention services sessions
to improve day-to-day coping and problem-solving skills if identified on
the treatment plan as a need. The in-home services therapist primary responsibility
is to provide individual therapy and family therapy to the consumer. The
IHC team conducts on-going assessments of the consumer’s individual
strengths and needs, schedules and facilitates treatment team meetings,
links consumers with needed services and communicates with individuals relevant
to the consumer’s treatment, and serves as an advocate for the child
and their family when necessary. The IHC team ensures that the services
respect the needs of the child and the family according to their culture
(ie. urban vs. rural). In the initial phase of treatment the team will
provide at least two hours of face-to-face contact per week per client.
Each consumer and family will participate in treatment planning and assessment
of current functioning to ensure all areas of need are addressed. These
activities are conducted primarily in the consumer’s home but can
be performed at the primary office location of the team.
Mission Statement
The goal of the In-Home Services Program is to preserve the child within the family unit. The IHC teams will provide quality case management & therapy services for children with serious emotional disorders. These services will be strength-based, individualized and culturally competent. To achieve this mission the IHC teams will work collaboratively with other agencies, participate in on-going training to increase their knowledge of issues affecting children, and request input from consumers regarding the quality of services they receive.
Admission Criteria
- The program serves children between the ages of five and eighteen.
Some individuals continue to qualify for the program after the age of
eighteen if they are still involved in school.
- The consumer must reside in a family type setting (including foster
care).
- The consumer must have a primary mental health, Axis I (DSM-IV) diagnosis,
or co-occurring mental health/substance abuse diagnosis.
- The client has received or is expected to receive mental health/behavioral
health services for one year
- The client must have a CAFAS/PECAFAS score of 90 or above including
the parent rating scales.
- The client must have one of the following risk factors present within
the last 90 days: potential for expulsion from school, hospitalization,
returning to their home community from residential or out of state placement,
and/or CPS involvement.
- The client’s legal guardian agrees to participate in all aspects
of treatment.
- The client is in need of repeated, structured, and clinically directed
interventions to make behavioral changes.
Continuing Stay Criteria
The consumer remains eligible for services as long as functional impairments
yield a CAFAS/PECAFAS score above 30, and the client and guardian participate
in scheduled services.
Discharge Criteria
The consumer may be discharged from IHC services under the following circumstances:
- If his/her level of functioning improves and the CAFAS/PECAFAS score is below 30.
All consumers with a CAFAS/PECAFAS below 30 will be monitored for 90 days before the case is closed to assess any potential problems.
- If the child is removed from the home and placed in a residential treatment facility or institutional setting.
- If the child/guardian does not regularly attend scheduled appointments.
- The consumer may also be discharged, (or transferred to an adult case management team),
if he/she reaches his/her eighteenth birthday or graduates from school.
Days/Hours of Operation
The program operates Monday through Friday 8:30A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Staffing Pattern
The Cabell In-home services team is staffed with one liaison with a BA degree in a human services field and 2 years experience, one full-time case manager with a BA degree in a human services field, and two full-time therapists with an MA in a human services field. The Mason County team is staffed by one full-time case manager with a M.A. degree in a human services field, one full-time M.A. level therapist and a full-time senior therapist. Each case manager/therapist team maintains a minimum caseload of twenty clients, and may accept up to twenty-five clients. Both teams are supervised by a .55 FTE program manager.
Program Location/AddressIn-home services program are located in Cabell County at our Route 60 location and in Mason County at the Point Pleasant office.
Service Locations
Cabell County Offices - Huntington
Mason County Offices - Point Pleasant
Referral/Admissions Process
Referrals in Cabell County, should contact DJ Vickers at 1-304-525-7851 ext. 5021.
Referrals in Mason County, should contact Zach Taylor at 1-304-675-2361 or,
at 1-304-525-7851 ext. 3521
Printable Cabell In Home Referral E-form can be mailed to 3375 US Route 60 East Huntington, WV 25705, faxed to (304) 525- 1504 or emailed to DJ Vickers
Printable Mason In Home Referral E-form can be mailed to 715 Main Street Point Pleasant, WV 25550, faxed to (304) 675-8086 or emailed to Zach Taylor
Please call to verify receipt of the pages.
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