Collaborative Care: Developing and Implementing Plans of Safe Care for Substance Exposed Infants
This module introduces family support professionals and other service providers to federal and state requirements for developing Plans of Safe Care for substance-exposed infants (SEI), trains them to work with mothers, families and other providers to create a POSC during and after pregnancy, and supports mothers and families in implementing the POSC.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objectives:
- Understand Federal and State laws regarding Maternal Substance Use
- Identify service needs specific to this population of women
- Develop a comprehensive Plan of Safe Care (POSC) addressing mother's and infant's needs before, during and after pregnancy
- Name other agencies/referral sources that should be involved in creating POSC Treatment Team
- Understand how to implement POSC and recognize when it should be revised
- Author
- Early Impact Virginia
- Supplemental Materials
- Estimated Time to Complete
- 45 minutes
- Skills Addressed
- Child Health, Safety, and Nutrition Child abuse, neglect, and maltreatment Signs of abuse Dynamics of Family Relationships Healthy family functioning Networks of support Influences on family well-being Risks and stressors Family Health, Safety, and Nutrition Maternal health Pregnancy risk factors Physical health Substance use Environmental safety Safety planning Community Resources and Support Building community relationships Identification of community resources Collaboration with providers Service system coordination and referral Referral process Advocacy Service barriers Professional Practice Ethical and legal practice Mandatory reporting
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