Kansas Service Definitions
Attendant Care: An attendant care provider works directly with the child to accomplish goals on the treatment plan. The attendant may work with the child in the school, community, or home to allow the child to participate in activities in those settings. The attendant may also work with the child and the parents to assist them in accomplishing goals. Sometimes an attendant care provider will stay with a child to give parents a short-term respite.
Case Management: The Case Manager works with the family to develop a plan of care for their child/adolescent and then helps coordinate all aspects of the child’s care. He or she may help find resources and manage crisis, and works with the child and family to make sure that they are getting the most from services. The case manager may provide family education and support to try new skills. He or she monitors the child’s progress and helps keep services goal directed.
Family Therapy: Family Therapy includes the identified child and one or more other family members. The purpose is to improve communication and overall functioning of the family unit. All therapy must be conducted by a Qualified Mental Health Professional under a treatment plan approved by the parent.
Group Therapy: A therapeutic process that is provided in a group setting with two or more unrelated children/adolescents. Group Therapy is led by a Qualified Mental Health Professional under a treatment plan approved by the physician.
Independent Living: May be provided to youth who receive services through the SED Waiver, with the intended goal of preparing the person to live independently within a community setting. Practical skills such as budgeting, shopping, working, or engaging in recreational activities with peers maybe areas of focus. Sometimes independent living/skill building services are goals identified and addressed through other services.
Individual Therapy: A Qualified Mental Health Professional meets with client individually, to resolve individual or family conflicts, develop positive self-esteem, and gain an awareness of personal strengths.
In-Home Family Therapy: A home-based therapist meets with the family members in the home when there is a risk of out-of-home placement for a child or adolescent. The therapist works with the family to build family strengths and coping abilities, and to develop new skills to the family stay together.
Parent Support: the parent support specialist will assist the parents and caretakers in better understanding SED children/adolescents and how to best access resources with in the community. The parent support specialist can also provide assistance, education, and advocacy for school-related issues.
Psychosocial Group (After School and Summer Programs): Psychosocial Treatment Groups are a structured group consisting of children or adolescents with similar needs. Mental health center staff may work with the youth in the community or at the center. The activities are selected to build social skills, teach problem solving, and help the youth identify their own strengths, interests, and abilities.
Respite Care: Provides short-term and temporary direct care and supervision of child and adolescents. Respite care activities include aid in the home, getting a child to school or programs, and aid after school, at night, and or any combination of the above. Respite care can be an in-home service or provided in other community settings.
Wraparound Facilitation: A service provided to youth and their families who receive services through the SED waiver or non-waiver services. The facilitator’s role is to assist the family in identifying strengths, needs, and individuals who are important to the family and then coordinate the development of a comprehensive, community based service plan that will serve to maintain the child/adolescent in the family setting. Wraparound facilitation may be provided by case manager, parent support specialist, or other individual who have met the training requirements for facilitation.
