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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC03-290 Colorado West Mental Health and Mountain Tots MOU.F,,~ -- ~0 ~ -~Gl®-ZZ ~. Memorandum of Understanding BETWEEN Eagle County Health & Human Services Colorado West Mental Health, And Mountain Tots Preschool This Memorandum of Understanding is between, Eagle County Health & Human Service, Colorado West Mental Health, and Mountain Tots Preschool for purposes of providing early childhood coaching and consultation services with Mountain Tots Preschool during the calendar year 2003. The parties agree to work cooperatively in the implementation of coaching and consultation services to provide on-site coaching and consultation in early childhood development, socio-emotional learning, child health, learning environments, and access to individualized family mental health. Colorado West Mental Health Colorado West Mental Health, through the Coaching and Consultation Program, agrees to conduct the following services without cost to Mountain Tots Preschool and enrolled children and families: i. Conduct an assessment of needs and strengths with staff and parents to identify classroom, staff, family and child behavioral needs ii. Develop and assist in implementing program intervention strategies in conjunction with childcare program staff and parents that will create positive, age-appropriate learning and mental health environments for preschool age children. iii. Provide referral and service coordination services for families requesting counseling and treatment services for preschool age children. Payment for individual counseling and treatment services will be funded through private insurance, Medicaid or other fee for service arrangements and will not be funded through this contract. iv. Colorado West Mental Health assures that a clinician licensed by the State of Colorado appropriately supervises all staff providing services under this agreement. v. Colorado West Mental Health will maintain client confidentiality regarding all children identified and served under this agreement. All child and family services provided under this agreement will be with the express permission the child's parent(s) or legal guardian. vi. Colorado West Mental Health will safeguard information and confidentiality of the child and the child's family in accordance with rules of the Colorado Department of Human Services and Eagle County Health & Human Services. vi. In accordance with mandatory reporting requirements, mental health providers will report any suspected child abuse or neglect. vii. Licensing concerns will be discussed with the program prior to reporting it to the appropriate licensing authority. The parties to this Agreement intend that the relationship of Colorado West Mental Health to the County is that of independent contractor. No agent, employee or volunteer of the Colorado West Mental Health shall be deemed to be an agent, employee or volunteer of the County. H:\KATHYR\Child care\Mental Health\2003\Contracts 2003\Mountain Tots site agreement[1].doc . -~ ~ • The Mountain Tots Preschool agrees to participate in development of a plan for coaching and consultation services that meets the needs of children, pazents and program staff. That plan is attached to this memorandum of understanding. The program will advise the Coaching and Consultation Program of any and all other coaching, consultation, and program improvement activities occurring with and in the program. The Mountain Tots Preschool shall indemnify and hold harmless Colorado West Mental Health and the County, its Boazd of Commissioners, and the individual members thereof, its agencies, departments, officers, agents, employees, servants and its successors from any and all demands, losses, liabilities, claims or judgments, together with all costs and expenses, including but not limited to attorney fees, incident thereto which may accrue against, be charged to or be recoverable from the County, its Boazd of Commissioners, and the individual members thereof, its agencies, departments, officers, agents, employees, servants and its successors, as a result of the acts or omissions of Contractor, its employees or agents, in or in part pursuant to this Agreement or arising directly or indirectly out of Contractor's exercise of its privileges or performance of its obligations under this Agreement. Eagle County Health & Human Services agrees to: i. Monitor the provision of Coaching and Consultation Services under the provisions of its contract with Colorado West Mental Health. ii. Coordinate access to treatment service funding through Medicaid, Family Issues Cash Fund, CORE Services, TANF/Child welfare services and other treatment programs through Health & Human Services. Termination: The County may terminate this Agreement upon ten (10) days written notice to the early child caze program if it is deemed by the County in its sole discretion, that the early childhood program or Colorado West Mental Health is not fulfilling the program as specified in this Agreement, or for any other reason. The eazly childhood program may also terminate this agreement upon ten (10) days written notification for any reason. Date Moun Tots Preschool q ~ i Date Colorado W t Mental Health ~ ~Gt~ C O Date ~ o gle County Health & H an Se ' Cot®R~® ichael L. Gallagher, Chairman Board of County Commissioners H:\KATHYR\Child care\Mental Health\2003\Contra.cts 2003\Mountain Tots site agreement[1].doc --• ,~ ~~~ Coaching anc~ Consalttation lalan with •~~~l. 7~t,~ Date: P Administrative: ~ ~ l-- ~Y? Q ~j - Meet with Program Director`s-sand Board representatives: lVtatchneeds and interests of child care program with Coaching and Consultation Program. Profile children,, families, staff; program approach(es). Develop joint agreement to participate. - Classroom statfi Current rautiAes; quality efforts; parent priorities. Coaching and Consultation philosophy; program components; timelines; expectations. Develop parbaershipwith each classroom. - Reflection report to pxograms: The needs fox ongoing coaching and consultation will. be ideatifi~ at the conchision of the l ~CGf~S ~ ~'~s ~ Assessment: Begin date: ~~ ompletion Date: ~,,A. euJc~ p~ ~~~~ - Complefion of E /1TERS: 10 hours/classroam. ,~' ~~ - Observation of child behaviors sad interaction patterns: Shouts/preschool room (~ ~~. - Observation of developmental and relationship patte~nns: 2 persons @ 8 haurs/1T room - .Instruction incompletion of DECA/Ages& Stages; 1 hour/prograan - Parent conference for campletzon of DECA/Ages & Stages: ~z hour/family - Comp~~n of CA/Ages S p{ file• 10 h hool too ConsulixtlYon: Eeg~in Date : Completion Date : ~ r '~ - Sharing on. ECERS/I outcomes/recommendations: 1 our/classroom. - Sharng bn DECA/~ges & Stages outcomes/recommendations: 1 hour/classroom - Parent conferences sharing DECA/A,ges & Stages outcomes/recommendations: 2 hours for parent night + 45min/family (approximately 50% of faffiilies) - Individual office conferences with families: d-S kids/classmom. - Child health practices and management: 4 houzs/progranm iCoacLing: Begin Da#e : _~, Completion Date : ~-- .o~,~ --/9 ~ - In-class modelugg o activities and eurricuaum options: 4 weeps; 8 hours/classroam - Siesta SeminaJCS: naptime seminars on curriculum options: 4 weeks; 16 hours. - Socio-emotional skill building circles/teac$er coaching: 4 weeks; 8 hours/classroom Data p LI Date h Mental Health ~ tr 63 ~ ~~ l~~~d Da a Eagle C ty Health & Human Services I:1PtJBASSTICHILDCARICoaching and Consultation Plan with.doc 68-13-03 12:18 TO:EAGLE CO AVON ANNEX FROM:19703281585 P02