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Grants and Contracts Details
Description
The University of Kentucky (UK) will operate a Comprehensive Assessment and Training Project (CA TS
Project) that will provide multidisciplinary, non-medical assessments of children and families of Medicaid
eligible children and Title IV-B eligible children and their foster/adoptive parents.
The CATS Project provides comprehensive, multidimensional assessments of Department for Community
Based Services (DCBS) involved Medicaid eligible children and their caregivers after substantiated abuse
and/or neglect has occurred. This assessment includes multiple domains including the following:
comprehensive record review, psychometric screening, interviews and observations of caregivers and
children. In addition, home visits and collateral interviews are often conducted. The goal of the
assessment is to gather and synthesize data, and to identify obstacles to safe parenting, in order to
facilitate the development of a DCBS case plan that effectively minimizes risk to children and expedites
permanency. DCBS staff will be assisted in translating the assessment results to the case planning
process. CATS Project staff provides court testimony when requested. The CA TS Project also conducts
asses"sm ents and treatment of children in pre-adoptive or post-adoptive homes and homes with the focus
on building healthy attachments with the goal of promoting and minimizing disruptions. CATS provides
a foster/adoptive parent support group. This contract also calls for training of DCBS staff and foster
parents regarding attachment and other mental health issues.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 7/1/14 → 6/30/15 |
Funding
- KY Cabinet for Health and Family Services
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Projects
- 1 Finished
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ZFCG Medicaid Assessments: Comprehensive Assessment and Training Services Project (CATS) 2015 ZFCG Medicaid Assessments
Sprang, G. (PI) & Kaak, H. (CoI)
KY Cabinet for Health and Family Services
7/1/14 → 6/30/15
Project: Research project