Objectives

For the objectives to be configured for child welfare:

Table 1. Configured Outcome Management Objectives
Name Description
Provide youth specific supportive activities to enhance his or her psychological, social and educational needs These could include voluntary and paid services, such as mentoring, tutoring and after school sports activities. The purpose of these activities is to maintain the proper nurturing environment for a child under the auspices of the organization.
Provide services to meet unique accessibility requirements of the client or family member Interpretation service (such as translation and sign language) requests and other accessibility requests can be captured via this objective.
Provide therapeutic services that meet the child or family members psychological needs As many, if not all, children under the auspices of the organization require some sort of therapeutic services (as do many of the parents), this objective is intended to capture plan items (or services) to address these needs, like art therapy, psychiatric counseling, etc.
Provide temporary child care services to help the family overcome a barrier towards self-sufficiency This objective identifies situations where the parents (foster or biological) require some assistance to overcome a barrier and achieve permanency for the child – specifically temporary or long-term day care services. Some scenarios where this would be recommended would include job interviews, emergency respite care, etc.
Provide evaluative services to assess the needs of the identified person This objective is intended to better understand the needs and requirements of the client and his/her family via third party evaluations of the person in question to identify their needs to achieve permanency.
Provide assistance for the mother and children who have been victims of domestic violence In situations where the child is coming into focus due to situations of domestic violence, this objective presents the user with activities/services that would be specific to families dealing with issues of domestic violence.
Provide activities and/or services to meet the educational needs of an identified person This objective focuses on activities and services specifically related to the educational needs of a participant in the case.
Provide education and support in the maintenance of the home environment This objective addresses issues associated with basic home management activities, such as cleaning the home, budgeting, etc. These services assist the client in achieving independent living skills.
Provide supportive services and assistance in the preparation of a youth preparing to enter adulthood This objective focuses on activities and services geared towards preparing a child for independence.
Provide appropriate medical services for the identified person This objective focuses on medical related activities, such as physical exams.
Address any accessibility issues for a person with a disability This objective addresses accessibility issues or barriers specific to persons with disabilities, such as providing handicap accessible facilities.
Address issues of substance abuse and addiction This objective focuses on treatment for substance addiction.