Community Residential Treatment Program Medium Risk Youth

2026-11-03

Service Plan Management  Individual service plans ( ISP ) are developed , implemented , and amended for youth in accordance with current DYS policy . The development of these plans must involve the youth at all times . It is further expected that ISP ’ s development will also include the family when possible . For Medicaid Rehabilitation Providers , the ISP must be developed and approved by a qualified professional per provisions laid out in Medicaid Chapter 105 .  Separate treatment plans shall be developed , implemented , and amended in compliance with DYS policy for each youth placed in the Supplier ’ s facility . Progress shall be documented in the DYS electronic records management system and a copy of the treatment plan shall be maintained in the youth ’ s file .  Offeror shall describe mechanisms for engaging youth , which may include resistant and / or lower functioning youth , in the ISP process . Youth are expected to be treated as active participants in service plan development , modifications , and amendments .  The program shall maintain monthly contact with probation officers , families / guardians , and Department of Human Resources ( DHR ), when applicable , regarding the youth ’ s progress on the service plan . This communication begins immediately when the youth is received and shall continue throughout the youth ’ s length of stay , and appropriate follow - up recommendations shall be developed as part of the release planning process and included in the Notice of Release to the court . Follow - up recommendations shall address protective factors such as appropriate services , resources , and conditions that support the youth ’ s successful return to and maintenance in his / her community . Additionally , impediments to release readiness shall be discussed with DYS Community Services administration . Communication with probation officers , families / guardians , and DHR ( when applicable ) shall be documented .  Successful Offerors with access to DYS electronic records management system must enter and keep current all information required by the system .  Progress notes and other daily documentation must be completed for every contact or service provided to program youth . Notes shall reflect treatment progress as related to the treatment plan , and shall be dated , signed , and kept in a secure location .  Treatment gains must be clearly delineated and included in the reports maintained in DYS electronic records management system . Intervention Modalities  Appropriate individual and / or group counseling is provided on a regular basis by properly qualified professional staff that is appropriately degreed . Group size shall not exceed the requirements set out in the Medicaid Code – Chapter 105 for the group counseling and / or group basic living skills services .  All interventions must be validated and based on a conceptual model supported by empirical research .  Strength - based intervention services must be included in all treatment approaches and interventions .  The Proposal shall explain how the chosen conceptual model impacts therapy . There must be a clear connection between group services and individual counseling assignments and its role in youth rehabilitation .  Explain the rationale behind the average length of stay , and how the interventions are adequately accomplished given the proposed time frame .  Describe plans to modify intervention modalities to accommodate the varying youth needs and changes in the needs of the overall population .  All youth are actively involved in , at a minimum , basic life skills training , drug and alcohol education and prevention , health and sex education , and academic and vocational education appropriate for youth of their age and ability .  Describe programming that provides for a combination of incentives and disincentives that are fairly and consistently utilized to improve attitudes , values , self - esteem , and responsible behavior of youth which are appropriate to the developmental level of the youth .  De - escalation methods and interventions and staff training in these areas are described .  The Proposal shall detail the behavior management strategies and interventions that will be implemented with verbally and physically aggressive and volatile youth . It is expected that the behavior management strategies and interventions detailed will match the behavior management model or program identified in the training section of the Proposal .  The program shall describe suicide and / or self - injurious behavior prevention and intervention strategies and protocols , along with any research supporting the approaches .  The Proposal shall discuss plans for minimizing confinement , isolation , and group punishment .  The Proposal shall include descriptions of behavioral intervention training and how it will be provided to staff .  The Program should describe how Drug and Alcohol Treatment will be provided for a youth that is assessed to need the service .

Alabama

2026-03-27