Family Partner definition

Family Partner means a Mental Health Rehabilitative Service provider who meets the following minimum requirements: (1) high school diploma or high school equivalency, and (2) one cumulative year of participating in mental health services as the parent or legally authorized representative of a child receiving mental health services.

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Family Partner means a formal member of the behavioral health treatment team whose role is to serve the family and help them engage and actively participate on the team and make informed decisions that drive the treatment plan and goals. They are qualified through their lived, personal experience as the parent of a child or youth with complex emotional/behavioral needs and hold a peer certification (required if billing Medicaid).

Family Partner designations may be withdrawn by the individual who filed by filing a written notification with the District Benefits Manager.

Examples of Family Partner in a sentence

• However, the Certified Family Partner and the Certified Peer Specialist roles cannot be combined.

• The list shall include the number of peer support and Family Partner contracts and agreements, but not the names of the peer support or Family Partner providers without their written consent.

• The 3.0 to 4.0 FTE CSC-FEP team members must include at least 0.5 FTE for Certified Family Partner and 0.5 FTE for Certified Peer Specialist per CSC Team.

• The LOC should not be reduced if the child, youth, or LAR refuses Family Partner services or family support groups only.

• Assign the Family Partner to provide engagement activity services and skills training and development to the parents/guardians at least twice a month and more if necessary, to prepare the family for reunification.

• At least 65.2% of children authorized in FLOC (as defined in Information Item C, which is posted at ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/doing-business-hhs/provider- portals/behavioral-health-services-providers/behavioral-health-provider- resources/community-mental-health-contracts) who receive any Family Partner Support Services shall have acceptable functioning or reliable improvement in one or more of the following CANS Caregivers Needs domain items: Family Stress, Involvement with Care, or Knowledge.

• Additional staffing may include a Certified Family Partner and a Youth Peer Support Specialist.

• Any Partnership Units acquired from a ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Family Partner (or a permitted assignee thereof) shall be entitled to all of the rights and be held subject to all of the obligations of this Agreement, and by taking and holding such Partnership Units, such assignee shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to perform all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

• Grantee shall make available Certified Family Partner services to families of all individuals 3 through 20 years old.

• The Certified Family Partner and the Certified Peer Specialist roles cannot be combined.

More Definitions of Family Partner

Family Partner means an individual certified and listed on the registry as a Family Support Specialist in accordance with OAR 410-180-0305, and who has completed specialized training approved by the Authority in the Wraparound process. A Family Partner is a formal member of the Wraparound team whose role is to support the family.

Family Partner designations may be withdrawn by the individual who filed by filing a written notification with the District Benefits Manager. This is an addendum to the Educational Assistants Collective Bargaining Agreement, July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. If the District chooses to employ and assign substitute special education assistant employees/nurse assistant, then the provisions of this Addendum C are applicable. A. Substitute SEAs/NAs are employees hired to fill temporary vacancies caused by absence and/or leaves of absence. B. Long-term SEAs/NAs are employees who are assigned a minimum of sixty (60) working days as a substitute for the same SEA/NA.

Family Partner has the same meaning as Family Support Specialist as defined OAR 410-180- 0305(13)(d),

Family Partner means an individual who is a biological, adoptive or a “forever” person in the parent role, who has been the primary caregiver of a child with emotional or behavioral challenges.

Family Partner. A highly trained staff who has lived experience navigating the behavioral health system and focused on providing support to the family. The Family Partner responds to mobile response calls, providing assistance in intake, assessment, and collaboration, support to child and family members, and follow-up services for youth and families.

Family Partner has the same meaning as a Peer Support Specialist as defined OAR 410-180- 0305(13)(d), an individual who is a biological, adoptive or a “forever” person in the parent role, who has been the primary caregiver of a child with emotional or behavioral challenges.