Important note: The following was approved by the Board of Supervisors on June 16, 2015 (this is a shortened version of a longer report, attached below): 

Edgewood Center for Children and Families - Kinship Caregiver Mental Health Counseling

Edgewood Center for Children and Families will expand its Kinship Caregiver Counseling Program by offering additional mental health services for senior kinship caregivers and implement an outcome tracking system utilizing the Parenting Stress Index 4th Edition (PSI-4) and the Stress Index for Parents of Adolescents to measure the effectiveness of those services.

The program will provide outreach and services to older adult caregivers of Kinship children receiving individual counseling services through Edgewood’s managed care contract with BHRS as a supplement to treatment when indicated for the success of the child and family as a whole. The agreement specifies that 20 caregivers, reported by zip code, will report positive experiences and satisfaction served by the Kinship Caregiver Mental Health Counseling in each year of the agreement.

Measure

FY 2015-16

Projected

FY 2016-17

Projected

Number of unduplicated caregiver clients identified by zip code

20

20

Percent of caregivers who engage in treatment and complete the minimum 10 week treatment cycle

80%

80%

Percent of clients that report positive experiences and satisfaction with the treatment received

80%

80%


A waiver of the RFP process is requested because staff has determined that the selected provider is the sole source for the unique services provided pursuant to this agreement. The term of the Agreement is July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2017 in an amount not to exceed $150,000.

Important note: This is a copy of the official report -- item 12 on the Board's agenda.