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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra
John Cullen, Director ` _
FROM: Social Service Department 'G Costa
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January 8, 1997 A� County
DATE:
AUTHORIZE the increase of the Social Service Department's
SUBJECT: Specialized Placement Program from 40 to 45 children
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
AUTHORIZE the Social Service Director, or designee, to
increase the Social Service Department's Specialized
Placement Program capacity from 40 to 45 children.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Anticipated cost avoidance for higher priced alternative
placements now utilized, will reduce Foster Care Program
aide costs. The amount of savings will fluctuate dependent
upon case by case level of need. No additional staffing or
Foster Care home training costs are anticipated.
BACKGROUND:
The Specialized Placement Program provides enhanced foster
home services with 24 hour-a-day care and supervision to
children ages 7 to 18 who can not be maintained in a regular
foster home, but could be placed in a specialized home.
Parents in these homes have been specially trained and/or
have extensive experience qualifying them to handle
specific, serious behavioral and emotional problems
presented by the children in their care.
The Specialized Placement Program has greatly enhanced the
options provided for emotionally disturbed children who need
more intensive service than a regular foster home. Social
Service is dealing with an increasing number of these
referrals. Increasing the number of these placement
resources will provide more structured family-like settings
for these children rather than larger, more restrictive and
more expensive group homes.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE S:
ACTION OF BOARD ON AN 1Z h yffif APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.,
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SOCIAL SERVICE (CONTRACTS UNIT) PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
COUntV aC�i111n�.StratC)r SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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