(1) The state departments of education, mental health and substance abuse services, and disability and aging shall take the following actions to improve and coordinate services for behavioral/emotionally disordered children. Any policy change required as a result of these actions will be presented to the state board of education for review and approval:(1) Delineation of each state and local agency's responsibilities;(2) Development of joint agency planning and training, especially between Tennessee's state and local agencies of mental health and substance abuse services, disability and aging and education;(3) Development of a systematic process for securing funding for a continuum of related service options;(4) Development of a definition of the target population;(5) Development of ongoing needs assessment process that addresses:(A) The complex and diverse needs of the children and their families; and(B) The resources of schools, mental health/intellectual and developmental disabilities providers, and public/private agencies;(6) Prepare an inventory of a continuum of existing services and options, known private or public agencies and families;(7) Development of an interagency agreement on the principles to be included in a plan of care as they relate to intervention or treatment goals. The plan of care shall have:(A) Child involvement if developmentally appropriate;(B) Measurable outcomes;(C) Identification of agency or agencies that shall monitor the plan of care;(D) Family involvement; and(E) Sensitivity to unique cultural needs; and(8) Development of interagency training plan in the area of truancy prevention.
(1) Delineation of each state and local agency's responsibilities;
(2) Development of joint agency planning and training, especially between Tennessee's state and local agencies of mental health and substance abuse services, disability and aging and education;
(3) Development of a systematic process for securing funding for a continuum of related service options;
(4) Development of a definition of the target population;
(5) Development of ongoing needs assessment process that addresses:(A) The complex and diverse needs of the children and their families; and(B) The resources of schools, mental health/intellectual and developmental disabilities providers, and public/private agencies;
(A) The complex and diverse needs of the children and their families; and
(B) The resources of schools, mental health/intellectual and developmental disabilities providers, and public/private agencies;
(6) Prepare an inventory of a continuum of existing services and options, known private or public agencies and families;
(7) Development of an interagency agreement on the principles to be included in a plan of care as they relate to intervention or treatment goals. The plan of care shall have:(A) Child involvement if developmentally appropriate;(B) Measurable outcomes;(C) Identification of agency or agencies that shall monitor the plan of care;(D) Family involvement; and(E) Sensitivity to unique cultural needs; and
(A) Child involvement if developmentally appropriate;
(B) Measurable outcomes;
(C) Identification of agency or agencies that shall monitor the plan of care;
(D) Family involvement; and
(E) Sensitivity to unique cultural needs; and
(8) Development of interagency training plan in the area of truancy prevention.