Logan County Home
Department
of Social Services
Business
Office
Child
Support Enforcement
Child
Welfare Intake
Child Welfare On-Going
Adult Protection
Other Programs
Commissioners
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Core Services
Expedited Permanency
| Manager: |
Erin Rinaldo - Ext. 238
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| Office Address: |
508 S. 10th Ave, Suite 2, Sterling,
CO 80751
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| Phone number: |
970-522-2194
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| Fax number: |
970-521-0853
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| E-mail address:
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erin.rinaldo@state.co.us
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| Hours: |
8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
However, this unit has flexible schedules depending on the individual needs of the
children and the parents. Crisis intervention is available through the core services
unit, usually by the family's caseworker, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Child
protection investigations are completed through the Child Welfare unit.
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| Unit Employees: |
Sexual Abuse Treatment
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Ext. 239
Ashley McDonald Case Aide -
Ext. 295
Toni Harms - Intensive Family Treatment -
Ext. 242
Home Based
Adolescent - Ext. 253
Erlene Dever - Case Aide - Ext. 232
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| Department Function: |
Treatment services for families who have one
or more children who are at risk for out of home placement. The purpose of
the
treatment is to increase safety / nurturing in the home and to help families live
together better. In the case of children who are in placement, the purpose is to
reduce time in placement or keep a child in a family-like setting, when possible, rather
than in a residential treatment facility.
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| Fees: |
Services are provided without regard to
income. Fees may apply if a child is in placement.
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| Services Available: |
Core Services Programs may include any of the
following elements of service:
- Therapeutic Services: Interactive parenting, family
therapy, support groups, educational groups, problem solving methods, communication
skills, and family conflict management.
- Therapeutic Education: Interactive Therapeutic
Educational Environment, Group Therapy, family Therapy problem solving methods,
communication skills, and family, authority and peer conflict management.
- Concrete services: Concentrated assistance in the
development and enhancement of parenting skills, stress reduction, problems solving,
communication skills, budget and household management and recreational activities.
- Collateral services: Teaching families to work with
community agencies such as health care, mental health treatment services, substance abuse
treatment, job training, information and referral, advocacy groups, housing
assistance agencies, and schools.
- Crisis intervention services: Phone or in-home
counseling, medical services, respite or other interventions necessary to resolve the
immediate crisis.
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