24 Miss. Code. R. 2-40.1 - Service Design
A. Respite is
short-term planned relief care in the home or community for children/youth with
serious emotional/behavioral disturbances or mental health challenges. This
service offers respite for caregivers and children/youth, helping family
members to cope with their responsibilities, to rest and regroup, facilitate
stability, and feel less isolated from the community, family, and friends. The
provision of services is community-based, culturally competent, and
child-centered with the family participating in all decision-making.
B. A person with, at a minimum, a master's
degree in a mental health or closely related field, must be designated to plan
and supervise respite services. The supervisor can also have administrative or
other supervisory responsibility for other services or service
locations.
C. Agency providers of
Respite Services must maintain documentation of linkages with other health and
social service agencies, particularly those that serve
children/youth.
D. Respite Services
must be available a minimum of once per month for up to the number of hours per
month determined necessary, based on individual needs of the child/youth and
their family.
E. The service must
implement behavior management approaches that utilize positive reinforcement of
appropriate behaviors. Documentation must be maintained that personnel employed
by the respite service agency as well as the respite
providers/workers/mentors/volunteers have received all required training for
new and/or existing employees/volunteers specified in Chapter 12.
Notes
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