Adult Protective Services (APS) is HCS APS staff are trained to APS Field Services Administrator: HCS APS staff Adult Protective part of the DSHS Home and investigate allegations of Pat Stickel continued to Services Community Services (HCS) abuse, neglect and APS Supervisors Jackie Chris serve Tribal Division. APS staff investigate exploitation and are available Mallonee and APS Staff; Ongoing elders and allegations of abuse, neglect, to provide this service to the disabled exploitation of adults (over age 18). YN geographic area. individuals who APS provides investigative services met APS and referral to services as necessary service criteria. and with the consent of the adult or adult representative. APS Managers/staff; YN Deputy Director Human Services and Tribal In coordination with YN, HCS staff Native American individuals Police. HCS APS – are available to provide APS who are referred to APS due APS investigations. staff now investigation/services to referred to abuse, neglect or located in the Tribal individuals who meet the exploitation will be served in Toppenish target APS criteria. a culturally appropriate and office as of sensitive manner August 2014. HCS APS staff will offer to take the HCS is lead role in staffing and discussing currently difficult to serve clients who are APS Management and staff responding to served by multiple agencies will seek input from Tribal the YN Tribal meetings mutually agreed to by chair/social service staff Yakama Tribal council members, regarding Yakama Tribe Yakama Nation Law Enforcement elder referrals and services. from Federal & Yakama Nation AAA staff. and State Access to HCS may request meetings with Yakama Yakama Tribal Council to establish Territories. Memorandums of Understanding HCS is (MOU) working agreement with complying as the Yakama Tribal council. follows:
Adult Protective Services Adult Protective Services (APS) is part of the DSHS Home and Community Services (HCS) Division. APS staff investigate allegations of abuse, neglect, exploitation of adults (over age 18). APS provides investigative services and referral to services as necessary and with the consent of the adult or adult representative. In coordination with YN, HCS staff are available to provide APS investigation/services to referred Tribal individuals who meet the target APS criteria. HCS APS staff will offer to take the lead role in staffing and discussing difficult to serve clients who are served by multiple agencies meetings mutually agreed to by Yakama Tribal council members, Yakama Nation Law Enforcement & Yakama Nation AAA staff. HCS may request meetings with Yakama Tribal Council to establish Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) working agreement with the Yakama Tribal council. HCS APS staff are trained to investigate allegations of abuse, neglect and exploitation and are available to provide this service to the YN geographic area. Native American individuals who are referred to APS due to abuse, neglect or exploitation will be served in a culturally appropriate and sensitive manner APS Management and staff will seek input from Tribal chair/social service staff regarding Yakama Tribe elder referrals and services. APS Field Services Administrator: Pat Stickel APS Supervisors Jackie Chris Mallonee and APS Staff; Ongoing APS Managers/staff; YN Deputy Director Human Services and Tribal Police. APS investigations. HCS APS staff continued to serve Tribal elders and disabled individuals who met APS service criteria. HCS – APS staff now located in the Toppenish office as of August 2014. HCS is currently responding to the YN Tribal from Federal and State Access to Yakama Territories. HCS is complying as follows: