Intake
The purpose of the Intake Unit is to receive and investigate General Protective Services referrals, identify dependent children within York County, and to provide for the care, development and well-being of these children through Agency services and/or community service.
The Intake Unit will accept calls from concerned citizens and mandated reporters who suspect either child abuse or neglect. A mandated reporter is an individual who in the course of the employment comes into contact with supposedly abused or neglected child.
When a referral is received it is the responsibility of the Intake Unit to investigate the situation. Situations concerning the Unit would be medical neglect, physical neglect, inadequate or inappropriate supervision, environmental concerns (lack of food, shelter, and utilities), abandonment, parent/child conflicts, and truancy.
As the Intake Unit conducts its investigation it will have contact with the children and with their respective families. Homes are seen and assessed for risk. Often the agents may contact professionals within the community who may have additional information or concerns to share.
It is the goal of the agency to preserve the integrity of the family whenever possible. At times, a family may be facing a tremendous crisis. The agency is able to refer families to community resources for parenting skills, individual and group counseling, drug and alcohol treatment, and domestic violence.
The agency contracts with service providers to provide additional or supplemental services to the family, such as an Intensive Family Services (I.F.S.) team or Family Preservation (F.P.) team. These teams provide an intensive, in-home experience with counseling, parenting advice, and home skills. These teams meet four or five times a week for a period of thirty days, to six months.
Intake
The purpose of the Intake Unit is to receive and investigate General Protective Services referrals, identify dependent children within York County, and to provide for the care, development and well-being of these children through Agency services and/or community service.
The Intake Unit will accept calls from concerned citizens and mandated reporters who suspect either child abuse or neglect. A mandated reporter is an individual who in the course of the employment comes into contact with supposedly abused or neglected child.
When a referral is received it is the responsibility of the Intake Unit to investigate the situation. Situations concerning the Unit would be medical neglect, physical neglect, inadequate or inappropriate supervision, environmental concerns (lack of food, shelter, and utilities), abandonment, parent/child conflicts, and truancy.
As the Intake Unit conducts its investigation it will have contact with the children and with their respective families. Homes are seen and assessed for risk. Often the agents may contact professionals within the community who may have additional information or concerns to share.
It is the goal of the agency to preserve the integrity of the family whenever possible. At times, a family may be facing a tremendous crisis. The agency is able to refer families to community resources for parenting skills, individual and group counseling, drug and alcohol treatment, and domestic violence.
The agency contracts with service providers to provide additional or supplemental services to the family, such as an Intensive Family Services (I.F.S.) team or Family Preservation (F.P.) team. These teams provide an intensive, in-home experience with counseling, parenting advice, and home skills. These teams meet four or five times a week for a period of thirty days, to six months.