Representatives from both the Prevention Project at the Parsons Child and Family Center and staff from the Albany County Department of Social Services will be available to help familiarize community agencies with the program and

its potential for reducing institutional placements.

APPENDIX C

Measurement Tools:

Treatment Summary & Evaluation

and

Specific Treatment Plan

CHILD Joseph Farland

PARSONS CHILD AND FAMILY CENTER
TREATMENT SUMMARY AND PALIATION FORM

DOB:10/22/60 DOA:10/15/76 DOT: ̧

DOD 3/30/77

Where Discharged: Stayed with family

(2) REFERRAL STATENENT Request services for Joseph who has admitted to fire-setting, stealing, and running behaviors referred by parents and Youth Facility Community Worker. Secondary referral request to help parents resolve their ambivalence re: their marriage. (3) DISCHARGE OR TRANSFER PLAN; Eliminate behaviors related to Joseph's referral for services for a period of 9 months and evaluate in June towards Team's continued involvement or transfer to other counseling resources. 1/20/77: Evaluate possibility of termination of (Psychiatrist)

(4) INITIifes in March 1977 if progress continues.

DIAGNOSIS:

(Primary) Adjustment Reaction of Adolescence improved (307.2) W.W. Braga, M.D.

:

(6) DISCHARGE OR TRANSFER STATKENT: All behaviors, including fire-setting, stealing and runn away, related to Joseph's referral for services have been eliminated for a period of five months. There is no need for the Prevention Team's continued involvement or for transfer to other counseling services. At the family's request, Prevention would reopen the case to assist family with separation and/or when brother returns home. Project follow-up procedures to be followed.

(7) DISCHARGE OR TRANSFER DIAGNOSIS:

(Primary)

(Secondary)

(Psychiatrist)

Adjustment Reaction of Adolescence improved (307.2) W.W. Braga, M.D.

Rev: 9/76

1. Father and boys wrestle

together.

EDUCATIONAL

1. Both parents quit high school.

2.

3.

Re

ceived equivalency test to attain hig school degree.

Joseph quit school at 16.

Two younger boys beginning to show academic problems in school.

4. Joseph disruptive in elass and had hi
tory of cutting classes.

5. Bitly had history of truanting.
6. Joseph undecided re:

cation.

RECREATION

education or ve

1. Family plan too aggressive - 1.e. "fat was knocked out in wrestling with boy

2. Joseph goes out with peers, 2, Joseph verbalizes that former friends

1.e. to movies.

got him in trouble.