§3 ch5: Working with Contracted Treatment Providers
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5.3 When to Use CTS
The Children’s Service Worker should consider authorizing CTS when any of the following exist:
- Services which are needed are only available through contracted providers, i.e., child care, respite care;
- The family shows a need for a type of service that the worker is not qualified or able to provide;
- A contracted provider is best able to meet the service needs of the family due to other caseload demands upon the worker;
- An "expert witness" is required for impending court testimony and the worker would not be considered as an "expert witness", i.e., a Master’s level degree in social work or counseling, or when a second opinion is deemed helpful;
- The juvenile court orders services that can best, or must, be provided by a contracted provider;
- A family member requests CTS services which may reduce levels of risk and improve family functioning.