Services to children. If the Recipient receives funding from the Victorian Government to deliver services to children under the age of 18 under this or any other grant project, the Recipient must comply with the following conditions:
Services to children. The CSAW will be responsible for: General: • providing a safe, stimulating and enjoyable creative environment for children; • creating an atmosphere of safety and trust by interacting with children in a patient, positive and non-judgmental manner and promoting anti-sexist, anti-racist, anti-violent values amongst the children; • listening to the children, exploring their feelings and providing emotional support to them individually or in groups according to their needs; • showing children non-violent ways to resolve conflict and to express their feelings; • encourage a positive self image in the children and promoting positive female and male images; • honouring commitments to children; • educating the children about issue of abuse of women and children; and keeping informed about what is going on in the community and in related areas and sharing information with residents and other staff;
Services to children. If the Recipient receives funding from the Victorian Government to deliver services to children under the age of 18 under this or any other grant project, the Recipient must comply with the following conditions:
a. the Recipient must, at a minimum, for the term of the Project, maintain adequate insurance against liability for child abuse on an occurrence basis that:
i. provides an explicit coverage statement in respect of Child Abuse;
ii. is for a minimum insured amount of $5 million per claim or, in the case of coverage provided on the basis of a monetary aggregated claims amount, $10 million per annum on an occurrence basis, and
iii. indemnifies the insured for, amongst other things, its legal liabilities to third parties for personal injury, including shock and mental injury, and the policy does not contain any exclusions or limitations of coverage for Child Abuse or molestation.
b. If, prior to entering into the Agreement, the Recipient was named in the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, or received notice that it was named in an application for redress to the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse established under the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Act 2018 (Cth) (National Redress Scheme), it must join or provide advice to the Department that it intends to join the National Redress Scheme as described in the Guidelines.
c. Without limiting anything in this clause, the Recipient acknowledges and agrees that if the Project includes child-related work (as defined in section 7 of the Worker Screening Act 2020 (Vic)), it will ensure that the staff and volunteers engaged in child-related work have approval under a current Working with Children Check.
d. Where the Recipient is a relevant entity for the purposes of Child Safe Standards under the Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2004 (Vic), it must implement the Child Safe Standards in accordance with that Act so that:
(i) the safety of all relevant children is promoted;
(ii) child abuse (as defined in the Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005 (Vic)) is prevented; and
(iii) allegations of child abuse are properly responded to.
Services to children. CONTRACTOR shall provide the requisite services to all children placed with CONTRACTOR within applicable state and federal timelines, regardless of staff, fiscal or other limitations or hurdles. CONTRACTOR may not fail or delay in the filling of employee vacancies necessary to provide the requisite services or refuse to provide necessary compensatory services.
Services to children. If patients are under 18 years of age and not legally emancipated, they should be aware that the law allows parents to examine their child’s treatment records, unless the counselor believes that such a review would be harmful to the patient and to his/her treatment. Before providing any information to parents or guardians, counselors discuss the need to do so with patients and, if possible, under the circumstances, to respond to any objections raised by their patients. I verify that I am the legal parent, legal guardian, managing conservator, or a person designated by the court to have the authority to consent to provide psychological services for the child/children listed below. I represent that I am authorized to grant this consent for professional services and request that therapeutic services be provided for my child/children. Child’s Name Parent/ Legal Guardian Signature COMPLAINTS If you have questions about this agreement, disagree with a decision we make about access to your records, or have other concerns about your privacy rights, you may contact me by phone or mail. If you believe that your privacy rights have been violated and wish to file a complaint, you may send your written complaint to: The Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors, 0000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, XX 00000-0000; Phone: (000) 000-0000. You may also send a written complaint to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. You have specific rights under the Privacy Rule. This counselor will not retaliate against you for exercising your right to file a complaint. **************************************************************************************************************************************
Services to children. The ICPC coordinator will fax or email a copy of the completed Interstate Compact Pre- Authorization for Travel Form (CF 1045) to the caseworker. ● Contact Azumano Travel Agency (0-000-000-0000) to make the travel arrangements. ● Provide the ICPC Travel Authorization Number to the Azumano Travel Agent to arrange flights and, if necessary, car rental. Lodging also can be arranged through Azumano or separately. Stay within the limits on reimbursable expenses documented on the CF 1045. ● Retain receipts for all pre-authorized travel expenses. The only exception is the cost of meals for child welfare employees, which are reimbursed on the per-diem schedule. It is the caseworker’s responsibility to ensure that the escort is fully informed about the limits on reimbursement and about the need to retain all receipts. ● The automated DHS Travel Reimbursement Information Processing System (TRIPS) is not used to process travel claims for out-of-state travel authorized and paid for by the CAF central office ICPC Unit. After travel is completed, document all travel expenses on a DHS Travel Expense Claim Form (DHS 1297). If a non-employee escorted the child, complete or assist the escort in completing the DHS 1297. Meals for child welfare staff are reimbursed at published per-diem amount for the area of the country where travel occurred. Meals for any non-employee, including the child, are reimbursed according to the actual cost of the meal, not to exceed the published per-diem rate. The DHS 1297 must be signed by the person who will be reimbursed. If there is more than one child welfare employee traveling, a separate DHS 1297 must be completed for each employee. The child’s meal expenses may be documented on the escort’s DHS 1297. If there is more than one non- employee traveling, such as when two members of the same family escort children to an out-of-state placement, a single DHS 1297 may be completed to document the expenses of both escorts. The DHS 1297 and all required receipts are sent to the CAF central office ICPC Unit where the expense claim will be processed and a reimbursement check issued to the claimant. Travel expenses beyond what is authorized by the CAF central office ICPC Unit ● When additional travel expenses are warranted above those approved by the CAF central office ICPC Unit, obtain local office funding sources. Any additional out-of-state travel expenses approved outside of the ICPC Travel Procedure must be approved, documented and reimbursed sep...
Services to children placement. The caseworker is responsible for making travel arrangements for the child to travel to his or her new substitute care placement out of state. See “ICPC Travel” below. ● If the box indicating “Placement shall not be made” is checked, it is not possible to place the child with the identified resource at this time, but a new placement request and accompanying referral packet may be submitted after six months from the date of the denial. Depending upon the circumstances, it may be possible to resubmit the request earlier than six months. Contact the Oregon central office ICPC Unit with questions about specific cases. ● Notice of the receiving state’s decision should always come to the caseworker from the central office ICPC Unit. If a copy of the home study or any other documentation is received directly from the receiving state, the caseworker should copy and immediately forward the information to the central office ICPC Unit.
Services to children. ● Within three business days of the court order with the required findings, the caseworker sends the order to the central office ICPC Unit, along will all other required documents. The priority request will be reviewed and immediately forwarded via overnight mail to the receiving state’s ICPC office. The child welfare authorities in the receiving state must decide within 20 business days of receipt whether to approve the priority request. The receiving state’s ICPC office will send notification of the decision to the central office ICPC Unit, which will be forwarded via overnight mail to the caseworker who initiated the placement request. If, after 20 days, the caseworker has not been notified of the receiving state’s decision, contact the central office ICPC Unit. The assigned ICPC coordinator will ICPC makes a clear distinction between “visits” and “placements.” A child in DHS custody may visit someone in another state without invoking the ICPC and without obtaining any other form of permission from the receiving state. This does assume, however, that child welfare, and the presiding court, are aware of and in support of the visit, have authorized out-of-state travel for the child, and the child is not subject to any travel restrictions by virtue of being on parole or probation through the criminal justice system. contact the ICPC office in the receiving state. ● When the proposed placement does not meet the criteria to be considered as a priority placement request, there still may be a legitimate and compelling need to obtain a decision from the receiving state as quickly as possible. If such a situation exists, explain the need for a quick decision in the cover letter and alert the assigned ICPC coordinator in the central office ICPC Unit. The ICPC coordinator can send the request to the receiving state via overnight mail. Without the court order and findings that are part of an “official” priority placement request, the receiving state is not required to respond within any specified timeframe. However, receiving states often are willing to expedite the process when they are made aware of circumstances that warrant a quick response.
