The Team Clinical Supervisors, Foster
Care Developers of Maine, Case Coordinators, and Intake & Scheduling Coordinator
will meet weekly to review intakes and establish priorities for individuals
waiting for service. Factors considered in establishing priorities will
include:
1.
Level of
risk and jeopardy to the child by others or environment or the threat of harm
to self or to others by the child.
2.
Stability
of current living condition.
3.
Legal
imperatives such as court ordered intervention.
4.
Bates v
Glover Consent Decree.
5.
Clinical
assessment� factors such as extent and severity
of family dysfunction, risk of decompensation and risk of environmental or
societal factors such as criminal activities.
6.
Availability
or lack of availability of other resources.
7.
Identified
priority clients.
All referrals on the waiting list shall
be maintained chronologically by date of referral. Names will be taken from the
waiting list in chronological order within the above established� parameters.