Parent Clinical Assessments and Peer Support Services

The vendor is required to provide clinical comprehensive assessments for all parents requiring mandated child protective services interventions and make wholistic recommendations based on the needs of the family.
- The following on behalf of cps clients referred to this program:
• Engage both referred mothers and fathers in the completion of an assessment. 
• Complete clinical assessments and parent-centered DSS addendum within 7 days of completed referral. 
• Provide written recommendations within 7 days of the completed assessment. 
• Provide clinical assessment for start families within 4 calendar days of receiving the referral and provide verbal recommendations to start team same day and written recommendations within 5 calendar days. 
• Connect parents with internal and external community resources to meet a range of identified needs in alignment with the parents’ family services agreement to address child and family safety and well-being. 
• Communicate openly wit assigned social workers or start family mentors regarding successes, needs, and barriers identified with appropriate releases of information in place.
- Accept direct referrals to the peer support specialist and/or clinician.
- Employ clinician who with capacity to complete and offer:
• Up to 40 assessments a month
• Person centered plan to inform the family service agreement
• Consents and releases
• Assessment documentation
• Individual therapy
• In evidence-based treatment models.
- Employ a peer support specialist who will:
• Schedule assessments within 24 hours of receiving completed referral packet and provide information to clinician.
• Maintain 30 hours of direct care/case management /engagement per week.
• Peer support will be co-located at BCHHS.
• Provide parenting supports which can include transportation to treatment, home visits in the community, and build awareness of community resources.
• Connect parents to resources based on clinician and team recommendations.
• Be available for client questions, Monday- Friday 8:00 am to 5:00pm
- Complete drug screening with referred clients around point of assessment and in line with program requirements. share drug screen results with assigned social worker when appropriate consents are in place.
- Provide all required staff trainings
• General organizational orientation
• Client rights
• Person-centered thinking/planning
• Non-violent crisis intervention, such as state interventions “NCI”
• Crisis planning and crisis response
• Workplace safety
• Confidentiality/HIPPAA/substance abuse specific state and federal statutes
• Prevention of workplace violence
• Cultural competence and diversity
• CPR and first aid
• Infectious diseases and blood borne pathogens
• Motivational interviewing
• Acceptance and commitment therapy training
• Other substance abuse related in-service training
- Provide direct supervision of the clinician and address any personnel issues in a way that minimizes impact to the program for both clinician and peer support.
- Monthly reports by the 5th of the subsequent month including the following information:
• # Of individual clients referred for assessments
• # Of individual clients who received assessments
• # Of clients referred to internal resources/programs by type of program
• # Of clients referred to external resources/programs by type of program
• # Of clients engaged in internal resources/programs by type of program.
- Contract Period/Term: 1 year
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: June 26, 2025