Observed Required for Policies and Procedures Intent Risk Rating Indicator Compliance 67. Host Family, Minimum Screening The intent is to ensure the service LOW Agency written policies and Host Family screening Final/approved written & Process Requirements, Key agency’s screening process includes procedures address availability process policies and dated policies and Considerations; Orientation, training, certain criteria that may be helpful in and willingness of the host procedures do not procedures. monitoring, evaluation reviewing applications from potential host family to participate in include host family’s Written policies and procedures on the families and determining whether they orientation, training and availability and key considerations that the service would make suitable host families. ongoing monitoring and willingness of the host agency must take into account when Agencies may consider a variety of factors evaluation activities, as family to participate in screening for potential host families but the criteria outlined in the policy outlined in agency policies and orientation, training and include availability and willingness of directives must be considered at a procedures and the service ongoing monitoring and the host family to participate in minimum. agreement. evaluation activities, as orientation, training and ongoing outlined in agency monitoring and evaluation activities, as This includes orientation, training, and policies and procedures outlined in agency policies and ongoing monitoring and evaluation (which must accord with procedures (which must accord with activities. Training refers to organized MCSS’ Policy Directives) MCSS’ Policy Directives) and the service activity aimed at imparting information and the service agreement. and/or instructions to improve the agreement. recipient’s performance or help him or Policy Directives for Service Agencies her attain a required level of knowledge regarding the Host Family Program 1.1 or skill.
Policies and Procedures Intent Risk Rating Indicator Observed Required for Compliance 67. Host Family, Minimum Screening Process Requirements, Key Considerations; Orientation, training, monitoring, evaluation Written policies and procedures on the key considerations that the service agency must take into account when screening for potential host families include availability and willingness of the host family to participate in orientation, training and ongoing monitoring and evaluation activities, as outlined in agency policies and procedures (which must accord with MCSS’ Policy Directives) and the service agreement. Policy Directives for Service Agencies regarding the Host Family Program 1.1 The intent is to ensure the service agency’s screening process includes certain criteria that may be helpful in reviewing applications from potential host families and determining whether they would make suitable host families. Agencies may consider a variety of factors but the criteria outlined in the policy directives must be considered at a minimum. This includes orientation, training, and ongoing monitoring and evaluation activities. Training refers to organized activity aimed at imparting information and/or instructions to improve the recipient’s performance or help him or her attain a required level of knowledge or skill. LOW Agency written policies and procedures address availability and willingness of the host family to participate in orientation, training and ongoing monitoring and evaluation activities, as outlined in agency policies and procedures and the service agreement. Host Family screening process policies and procedures do not include host family’s availability and willingness of the host family to participate in orientation, training and ongoing monitoring and evaluation activities, as outlined in agency policies and procedures (which must accord with MCSS’ Policy Directives) and the service agreement. Final/approved written & dated policies and procedures.
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