Ohio Admin. Code 5101:2-7-16 - Additional requirements for a treatment foster caregiver and a treatment foster home
(A) A treatment foster caregiver initially
certified after August 21, 2008 shall meet at least one of the following
requirements:
(1) A minimum of three hundred
sixty-five days of caring for a foster child in placement as a certified foster
caregiver.
(2) A minimum of sixty
hours of training in a classroom setting that complies with the following:
(a) For an applicant the training shall be
completed within twenty-four months prior to the date of
application for initial certification as a
specialized caregiver.
(b) For a
certified caregiver the training shall be completed within twenty-four months
of the certified caregiver's written intent to upgrade their certification if
the caregiver does not meet the requirement in paragraph (A)(1) of this rule.
(c) The training shall relate to
children with special or exceptional needs as defined in rule
5101:2-47-18 of the
Administrative Code.
(3)
A minimum of five years cumulative experience caring for a child in the home of
the foster caregiver or applicant on a daily basis.
(4) A minimum of one year of cumulative
experience caring for a child who has special or exceptional needs as defined
in rule
5101:2-47-18 of the
Administrative Code in the home of the foster caregiver or applicant on a daily
basis.
(B) Each
treatment foster caregiver shall successfully complete the number of hours of
preplacement and continuing training specified in the recommending agency's
training policy required pursuant to rules
5101:2-5-13 and
5101:2-5-33 of the
Administrative Code.
(C) Each
treatment foster caregiver is a member of the treatment team and shall
implement the service plan for each child as prescribed by the recommending
agency.
(D) Occupancy limitations
for a treatment foster home. (4)
(3) Children placed in
a foster home on or prior to March 31, 2005 shall not be moved to another
placement solely to meet the requirements of paragraph (D) (1) or (D)(2) of
this rule.
(1) A treatment
foster caregiver may provide foster care for not more than five foster
children, two of whom have exceptional needs requiring their placement in a
treatment foster home.
(a) Any exceptions to
the number of children with exceptional needs to be served, must have specific
justification in accordance with the agency's policy for matching foster
children and treatment foster caregivers pursuant to rule
5101:2-5-13 of the
Administrative Code. Such justification, which may include the need to place a
sibling group, or the abilities of a particular family in relation to the
special or exceptional needs of a particular child , shall be documented in the
child 's case record and in the treatment foster home record.
(b) If more than two children with
exceptional needs are placed in a treatment foster home, all agencies holding
custody of any other children placed in the home shall be notified by the
treatment foster care program within seventy-two hours of placement.
(2)
A
treatment foster caregiver who is also an appropriately trained and licensed
professional may provide care for not more than five children with special or
exceptional needs placed in the caregiver's home if both of the following
apply
A treatment foster caregiver may provide
care for not more than five treatment foster children placed in the caregiver's
home if either of the following apply:
(a)
The caregiver
has five years of child care experience and training related to serving
children in foster care.
The caregiver is an
appropriately trained and licensed professional. The following shall be
considered an appropriately trained and licensed professional:
(i)
A social
worker.
(ii)
A professional counselor.
(iii)
A
psychologist.
(iv)
A teacher.
(v)
A marriage and
family therapist.
(vi)
A person who has a minimum of a bachelor's degree in a
child development or social services field.
(b)
The
caregiver's primary means of support is from reimbursement as a treatment
foster caregiver.
The caregiver has five years
of child care experience and training related to serving children in foster
care.
(3) The following shall be
considered an appropriately trained and licensed professional as required in
paragraph (D)(2) of this rule:
(a) A social worker.
(b) A professional
counselor.
(c) A psychologist.
(d) A teacher.
(e) A marriage and family
therapist.
(f) A person who has a minimum of a
bachelor's degree in a
(E) A
treatment foster caregiver or at least one member of a treatment foster
caregiver couple or co-parent shall have weekly consultation and face-to-face
contact at least every two weeks with the recommending agency's professional
treatment staff. At least one of the face-to-face contacts each month shall be
in the treatment foster home.
(F) A
treatment foster caregiver shall prepare, and keep current, a written record of
the behavior and progress of the child towards achieving the treatment goals as
identified in the service plan of each foster child placed in the home as
required by the agency.
(G) Under
the direction of the treatment team leader, a treatment foster caregiver shall
assume primary responsibility for implementing the in-home treatment strategies
specified in the child 's service plan and any revisions thereto.
(H) A treatment foster caregiver shall work
cooperatively with the family of the child according to the child 's service
plan and case plan.
(I) A treatment
foster caregiver shall perform any additional written responsibilities and
duties established by the recommending agency for a treatment foster
caregiver.
(J) A treatment foster
caregiver shall attend and participate in the treatment team meetings for each
child placed in his home. If the treatment foster home certificate is in the
name of a couple or co-parents, only one caregiver is required to attend the
treatment team meetings unless otherwise specified by the recommending
agency.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5103.03, 5103.0316
Rule Amplifies: 5103.02, 5103.03, 5103.031, 5103.032, 5103.039
Prior Effective Dates: 01/01/2003, 08/22/2005, 08/21/2008, 10/01/2011, 07/01/2014, 04/01/2019
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5103.03, 5103.0316
Rule Amplifies: 5103.02, 5103.03, 5103.031, 5103.032, 5103.039
Prior Effective Dates: 01/01/2003, 08/22/2005, 08/21/2008, 10/01/2011, 07/01/2014
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