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ABSTRACT
2.00 Services Required
UKRF shall be responsible for the following:
A. Perform Multidimensional Assessment – Medicaid Primary Assessments
1. Provide a multidisciplinary assessment of Medicaid eligible children and families identified and referred by
DCBS, which contains, at a minimum, the following:
a Child Demographics.
b. Current Legal Findings.
c. Listing of Significant Persons in Child’s Life.
d. Family DCBS History/Domestic Violence History.
e. Child Developmental Screening and Psychometric Information.
f. Review of Child Medical/Mental Health and Educational History.
g. Caregiver Mental Health History and Psychometric Screening.
h. Results of Parent Interview and Observation of Caregiver/Child Interactions.
i. Conclusions/Recommendations.
2. Provide a written comprehensive, readily available, easily readable report of the assessment within ninety
(90) days of the date of the accepted and completed referral. If this due date is not possible because of the lack
of acquisition of all requested records from DCBS or service providers, poor client attendance and completion
of all procedures or court action that halts or impedes the completion of the assessment, CATS staff shall notify
the Service Region Administrator or designee in writing, within ten (10) working days of the original due
date, which factor(s) delayed the report, and what date the report can be expected. The assessment shall be
an accurate, useful “snapshot” of the child’s and the family’s strengths and weaknesses within the following
domains:
a. Family/social.
b. Emotional/behavioral.
c. Attachment.
d. Life history/traumatic events.
e. Developmental/cognitive/academic.
3. Gather quantitative data using developmentally appropriate measures.
4. Identify the child’s and the family’s strengths and weaknesses within each domain and provide initial
recommendations to address problem areas.
5. Perform assessment and treatment in direct collaboration with DCBS staff that have direct case
responsibility.
6. Consult with DCBS staff on the initial implementation of the recommendations and assist DCBS staff in the
development of the case plan.
7. Provide consultations to DCBS staff, as needed.
8. Submit on behalf of the DCBS, paper or electronic claims directly to the Department for Medicaid Services
(DMS) for payment for completed assessments. The requested payments shall not exceed actual cost.
9. Assure and provide documentation that services are performed and billed at actual cost.
10. Assist DCBS staff in translating the assessment results to the case planning process.
11. Provide court testimony when requested.
12. Conduct home visits and collateral interviews.
13. Post Evaluation Implementation Support - To facilitate the implementation of CATS
evaluation recommendations, UK CTAC will provide up to six follow up coaching and
consultation sessions with DCBS staff, therapists, attourneys and other professionals.
a. Annually UK CTAC will report the number of cases where implementation support was
provided, the number of coaching and consultation sessions provided, a reduction in case
severity risk ratings, as well as DCBS worker evaluations of the quality and utility of the
program.
B. Perform Multidimensional Assessments – Adoption Promotion/Stability
1. Provide a multidisciplinary assessment of Title IV-B eligible children and their foster/adoptive parents who
are identified and referred by DCBS, which contain, at least, the following:
a. Current Legal Findings.
b. Listing of Significant Person’s in Child’s Life.
c. Family DCBS History/ Domestic Violence History.
d. Child Developmental Screening and Psychometric Information.
e. Review of Child Medical/Mental Health and Educational History.
f. Caregiver Mental Health History and Psychometric Screening.
g. Results of Parent Interview and Observation of Caregiver/Child Interactions.
h. Conclusions/Recommendations.
2. Provide a written comprehensive, readily available, easily readable report of the assessment within ninety
(90) days of the date of the accepted and completed referral. If this due date is not possible because of the lack
of acquisition of all requested records from DCBS or service providers, poor client attendance and completion
of all procedures or court action halts or impedes the completion of the assessment, CATS staff shall notify the
DCBS local liaison in writing, within ten (10) working days of the original due date, which factor(s) delayed the
report, and what date the report can be expected. The assessment shall be an accurate, useful “snapshot” of the
child’s and family’s strengths and weaknesses within the following domains:
a. Family/social.
b. Emotional/behavioral.
c. Attachment.
d. Life history/traumatic events.
e. Developmental/cognitive/academic.
3. Gather quantitative data using developmentally appropriate measures.
4. Identify child and family strengths and weaknesses within each domain and provide initial recommendations
to address problem areas.
5. Provide intensive, ten (10) week, in-home treatment programs that promote healthy attachments and
stabilizes adoptive placements.
6. Perform assessment and treatment in direct collaboration with DCBS staff that have direct case
responsibility.
7. Oversee the initial implementation of the recommendations and assist the Cabinet in the development of the
case plan.
8. Assure that the total cost of providing Multidimensional Assessments for Adoption Promotion/Stability does
not exceed the amount allocated in this Contract.
C. Deliver a trauma-informed care training curriculum to interdisciplinary groups of professionals across Kentucky
1. Provide a one-day training that:
a. Provides an overview of a trauma-informed approach.
b. Includes but is not limited to the following topics:
i. How violence impact brain development in young children.
ii. Intercept points where children enter the system and opportunities for professional intervention in
non-traumatizing ways.
iii. How to integrate a trauma framework into judicial decision-making and the administrative
handling of the case.
iv. How to ask trauma informed questions.
v. Making recommendations that consider the child’s trauma history and level of functioning.
c. Includes case analyses to facilitate learning.
2. Continue to provide consultative services for the below programs and/or trainings:
a. Breaking the Cycle of Child Maltreatment and Neglect - University of Kentucky.
i. Provide specialized training, consultation and technical assistance for DCBS
staff in the areas of identification and service intervention for children
suffering long term effects of child maltreatment and neglect;
ii. Provide ongoing training to DCBS staff on appropriate assessment of children who are suspected
to be victims of child physical/sexual abuse and/or neglect, coordination of assessment services, child
fatality review processes and appropriate referral.
b. Adoption support consultative services
i. Provide consultation and consultation for DCBS staff to promote adoption support.
c. Research and evaluation initiatives
i. Collaborate with DCBS to conduct research and evaluation related to issues impacting children and
families interfacing with the child welfare system.
The principal investigator will be a Professor/Ph.D. at the University of Kentucky, and the training team will consist
of Masters and Ph.D. level trainers with expertise in this curriculum.
3. Ensure that the project team will:
a. Work closely with the steering committee and state funders to identify priorities and proper sequencing
of trainings.
b. Target existing multidisciplinary teams as the core for each training session.
c. Ensure that trainings will be clustered by county or region so as to:
i. Maximize participation and resources.
ii. Build upon the synergistic power of having multiple disciplines trained at once.
4. Construct a map of current trauma-focused training efforts to avoid redundancy and maximize reach.
5. Ensure that project personnel will use an evaluation strategy that includes:
a. A pre- and post-test design to measure learner competence with the content.
b. A case based analysis strategy to determine the learner’s ability to apply concepts.
6. For SFY 2025 and SFY 2026, the University of Kentucky Center on Trauma and Children (CTAC) will
provide:
a. 4, 2-day virtual train the trainer events to create DCBS capacity to deliver
the Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma: Resource Parent
Workshop curriculum across the Commonwealth. Regions targeted for training will
be determined by DCBS according to need and availability of trauma champions to
support effective implementation (foster parent and staff trainers).
b. Two implementation workshop sessions will also be held virtually to support
established trainers in incorporating the new hybrid (video-facilitated discussion)
training format.
c. A random audit of six Resource Parent Curriculum (RPC) workshops delivered by DCBS and Private
Child Care (PCC) trainers to
determine training, booster training, and implementation support needs.
2.01 Reporting Requirements
UKRF shall be responsible for the following:
A. Submit quarterly reports by the twentieth (20th) day of each month following the end of each quarter to the
Department for Community Based Services, Division of Protection and Permanency, 275 East Main Street, 3E-A,
Frankfort, KY. A copy of the report shall be submitted to the Contract Specialist identified as the Point of Contact
on the Title Page of this Contract. The report shall include, but not be limited to:
1. Number of referrals received by county and region;
2. Number of pre-assessment conferences held by county and region;
3. Number of assessments conducted by type (Medicaid Primary or Adoption Promotion/Stability), by county
and by Service Region;
4. Number of case conference training sessions conducted;
5. Number of treatment sessions conducted;
6. Number of treatment families enrolled by type (adoptive, pre-adoptive), county, and region; and
7. Number of foster parent trainings conducted.
B. Submit an annual report within 30 days of the end of the contract to the Department for Community Based
Services, Division of Protection and Permanency, 275 East Main Street, 3E-A, Frankfort, KY. A copy of the report
shall be submitted to the Contract Specialist identified as the Point of Contact on the Title Page of this Contract.
The report shall include, but not be limited to:
1. Medicaid Primary Assessments
a. Changes in DCBS risk assessment scores for a reasonable sample of cases where assessment services
were provided.
b. Frequency in which children evaluated are receiving recommended services (medical and mental health)
for a reasonable sample of cases where assessment services were provided; and
c. Provide the necessary data, including a cost allocation plan, to assure that the payment of services for
Medicaid eligible clients does not exceed cost.
2. Adoption Promotion/Stability
a. Changes in Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) scores on children who were in enrolled in assessment
and treatment services;
b. Changes in scores on the Child Abuse Potential Inventory (CAPI) for significant adult caregivers for
cases where caretakers were enrolled in assessment and treatment services;
c. Changes in scores on the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scale (FACES) for adult caregivers for cases
where caretakers were enrolled in assessment and treatment services; and
d. Changes in scores on the Parent Stress Index (PSI) for adult care givers for cases where caretakers were
enrolled in assessment and treatment services.
C. Submit reports on the Trauma Informed Care Curriculum trainings in a format and frequency as determined by
DCBS and UK. These reports shall include, but are not limited to:
1. The details of the priorities and sequencing of trainings;
2. Number of trainings completed for the trauma-informed care training curriculum;
3. The location of trainings for the trauma-informed care training curriculum; and
4. The number of individuals trained, by discipline/profession/agency for the trauma-informed care training
curriculum.
These reports shall be submitted to:
BHDID/DCBS Program Administrator
Department for Community Based Services
Division of Protection and Permanency
275 East Main Street, 3E-A
Frankfort, KY 40621
[email protected]
Status | Active |
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Effective start/end date | 7/1/24 → 6/30/26 |
Funding
- KY Department of Community Based Services: $87,464.00
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