FAMILY PEER SUPPORT SERVICES (SERVICE PROVIDER)-CFTSS
SCO Family of Services - Brooklyn, NY
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Services are to provide astructured strength-based relationship between the FPA and the parent/familymember/caregiver for the benefit of the child/youth.Services are delivered in a traumainformed, culturally and linguistically competent manner.Timelyand accurate documentation of contacts, in addition, progress notes aredue within 3 days of service provision so that approval from supervisor iscompleted by the 5th business day following service provision.Engagement,Bridging, and Transition Support:Servicing as a bridge betweenfamilies and service providers, supporting a productive and respectfulpartnership by assisting the families to express their strengths, needsand goals.Based on the strengths and needsof the youth and family, connecting them with appropriate services andsupports. Accompanying a family when visiting programs.Facilitating meetings betweenfamilies and service providers.Assisting the family to gather,organize, and prepare documents needed for specific services.Addressing any concrete orsubjective barriers that may prevent full participation in services.Supporting and assisting familiesduring stages of transition, which may be unfamiliar (e.g., placements,in crisis, and between service systems etc.).Self-Advocacy, Self-Efficacy, andEmpowerment:Coach and model shareddecision-making and skills that support collaboration, in addition to providingopportunities for families to self-advocate. Supporting families to advocate onbehalf of themselves to promote shared decision-making.Ensuring that family members informall planning and decision-making. Modelingstrength-based interactions by accentuating the positive.Supporting the families indiscovering their strengths and concerns. Assist families to identify andset goals and short-term objectives.Preparing families formeetings and accompany them when needed.Empowering families to expresstheir fears, expectations, and anxieties to promote positive effectivecommunication.Assisting families toframe questions to ask providers.Providing opportunitiesfor families to connect to and support one another.Supporting and encouragingfamily participation in community, regional, state, national activitiesto develop their leadership skills and expand their circles of support.Empowering families to makeinformed decisions regarding the nature of supports for themselves andtheir child through:Sharing information aboutresources, services, and supports and exploring what might be appropriatefor their child and family.Exploring the needs andpreferences of the family and locating relevant resources.Helping families understandeligibility rules.Helping families understandthe assessment process and identify theirchild's strengths, needs and diagnosis.ParentSkill Development:Supporting the efforts offamilies in caring for and strengthening their children's mental and physical health,development, andwell-being.Helping the family learn and practice strategiesto support their child's positivebehavior.Assisting the family toimplement strategies recommended by clinicians.Assisting families in talkingwith clinicians about their comfort with their plans of care.Providing emotional support forthe family on their parenting journey to reduce isolation, feelings ofstigma, blame, and hopelessness.Providing individual or groupparent skill development related to the behavioral and medical healthneeds of the child (i.e., training on special needs parenting skills).Supporting families as childrentransition from out-of-home placement.Assisting families on how toaccess transportation.Supporting the parent in their role astheir child's educational advocate by providing:information, modeling, coaching in how to build effective partnerships,and exploring educational options with families and school munityConnections and Natural Supports:Enhancingthe quality of life by integration and supports for families in their owncommunities.Helpingthe family to rediscover and reconnect to natural supports alreadypresent in their lives.Utilizingthe families' knowledgeof their community in developing new supportive relationships.Helpingthe family identify and become involved in leisure and recreationalactivities in their partnership with community leaders, encouraging families who express aninterest to become more involved in faith or cultural organizations.Arrangingsupport and training as needed to facilitate participation in communityactivities.Connectinggroups with families to strengthen social skills, decrease isolation,provide emotional support, and create opportunities for ongoing naturalsupport.Workingcollaboratively with schools to promote family engagement.Developmentand updating of service plans, including obtaining medical consentersignatures.Obtainingconsents and enrollment documents for newly enrolled children/youth.Attendmonthly waiver service provider meetings to stay current on practices andprotocols.Submitprogress notes, service plans, expense logs, and service provider logswithin set forth-required timeframes.Reportincident(s) to supervisor upon discovery.Maintainopen communication with other service providers (e.g., Care Manager) toreport on child/youth's progress and identify any potential barriers andreferrals.Settingof Service Provision:FamilyPeer Supports Services can be provided in a variety of settings,including community locations, the family or caregiver's home, or wherethe child/youth lives, works, attends school, engages in services, and/orsocializes.Qualifications - ExternalQUALIFICATIONSFamilyPeer Support will be delivered by a New York State Credentialed FamilyPeer Advocate (FPA). To be eligible for the FPA Credential, the individualmust:Demonstrate'lived experience' as a parent or primary caregiver who has navigated multiple childserving systems on behalf of their child(ren) with social, emotional,developmental, health and/or behavioral healthcare needs.Ata minimum, have a high school diploma, high school equivalency preferredor a State Education Commencement Credential. This educationalrequirement can be waived by the State if the person has demonstratedcompetencies and has relevant life experience sufficient for the pleteLevel One and Level Two of the Parent Empowerment Program Training forFamily Peer Advocates or approved comparable training.Submitthree letters of reference attesting to proficiency in and suitabilityfor the role of a Family Peer Advocate (FPA) including one from the FPAssupervisor.Document1000 hours of experience providing Family Peer Support plete20 hours of continuing education and renew their FPA credential every twoyears.AFPA may obtain a provisional credential that will allow services theyprovide to be billed if the applicant has:Demonstrated'lived experience' as a parent or primary caregiver who has navigated multiple childserving systems on behalf of their child(ren) with social, emotional, developmental,health and/or behavioral healthcare needs.Ahigh school diploma, high school equivalency preferred or a StateEducation Commencement Credential. This educational requirement can bewaived by the State if the person has demonstrated competencies and hasrelevant life experience sufficient for the peer pleteLevel One of the Parent Empowerment Program Training for Family PeerAdvocates or approved comparable training.Submittwo letters of reference attesting to proficiency in and suitability forthe role of a Family Peer Advocate (FPA).Agree to practice according to theFamily Peer Advocate Code of Ethics.An FPA with a Provisional Family Peer Advocate Credentialmust complete all other requirements of the Professional Family Peer Advocatecredential within 18 months of commencing employment as a FPA.ORFamily Peer Support will be delivered by a CertifiedRecovery Peer Advocate (CRPA) with a Family Specialty. To be certified asCPRA-Family, the individual must be at least 18 years of age and have thefollowing:Demonstratelived experience as a primary caregiver of a youth who has participated in(or navigated) the addiction services system. They provide education,outreach, advocacy, and recovery support services for families seeking andsustaining recovery on behalf of a child or youth.Havea high school diploma or General Equivalency Degree (GED) preferred or aState Education Commencement pletea minimum of 46 hours of content specific training, covering the topics:advocacy, mentoring/education, recovery/wellness support, and ethicalresponsibility.Document500 hours of related work or volunteer experience.Provideevidence of at least 25 hours of supervision in a peer role.Passthe NYCB/IC&RC Peer Advocate Exam or other exam by an OASAS designatedcertifying body.Demonstratea minimum of 20 hours in the area of Family Support (combined online andclassroom training).Complete10 hours of continuing education per year of certification, including 2hours of Ethics.
Created: 2024-09-07