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 | FAMILY CONNECTIONS Intensive Family Preservation Services (IFPS) | |
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GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: The goal of Intensive Family Preservation Services is to prevent the unnecessary placement of children away from their families by providing in home services aimed at restoring families in crisis to an acceptable level of functioning. The service consists of six weeks of concentrated support that takes place in the families home and community. IFPS works with the entire family unit, focusing on the families strengths and resources. Services of IFPS are designed to meet the following objectives : 1) stabilizing the crisis which puts the child at imminent risk; 2) keeping the child, family, and community safe by defusing the potential for violence (physical, sexual, emotional and verbal); 3) helping families develop the skills, competencies, and resources they need to handle future crisis situations more effectively. ELIGIBILITY OF IFPS: Families that are eligible for IFPS are those with one or more children, ages birth to 17, who are determined to be a danger to themselves or others, or are endangered by persons in the home. The endangerment is sufficient to put the child at imminent risk of an out of home placement into the Department of Social Services; Mental Health; or Juvenile Services. Children for this service include those alleged or found to be abused, neglected, dependent, emotionally or behaviorally disturbed, undisciplined or delinquent. KEY DESIGN ELEMENTS FOR IFPS: IFPS is established as a short term, intensive, crisis-intervention program. The purpose is in the best interests of the child and the family, to keep the family unit intact by providing intensive family centered services that help create positive long term changes in the home environment. Services are Targeted - Children at Imminent Risk of Out of Home Placement. Services are Time Limited - Maximum of 6 weeks Services are Home Based - In the Families Home and Community Services are Culturally Competent - Respect for Cultural and Ethnic Diversity Workers are Available - On Call 7 Days a Week Workers have Specialized Training Small Caseloads - Maximum of 4 cases per worker SERVICES PROVIDED BY IFPS: FAMILY ASSESSMENT INTENSIVE AND INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING CLIENT ADVOCACY CASE MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCEMENT OF PARENTING SKILLS
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