Intensive Casework/Family Services

The Intensive Casework/Family Services Program is an in-home, family focused service that gives the family an alternative to out-of-home placement.

The Intensive Casework/Family Services worker will assist the family in:

• Identifying family strengths and issues
• Setting goals and developing treatment plan
• Implementing activities to accomplish goals

The Intensive Casework/Family Services worker will provide the following in-home services:

• Provide individual and family counseling
• Mediate family conflict(s)
• Support and review goal progress
• Teach life skills
• Provide 24-hour on-call crisis intervention as part of an on-call team with other agency staff

The Intensive Casework/Family Services worker will also assist in the following mentoring, advocacy, and outreach services:

• Attendance with youth/parent(s) at school, court, DHS offices, and/or supplemental agencies, as appropriate
• Identify and coordinate community resources to benefit family and youth
• Youth/family job development and search activity
• One-on-one mentoring with youth

Services will accommodate the family school and/or employment schedules. The typical number of home visits by the Intensive Casework/Family Services worker is three per week the first month, two per week the second, and weekly thereafter. Average length of the program is between six and nine months.