Policy: 157
Meeting the Needs of Consumers with Difficult Behaviors
Procedure:
- The program staff will contact the Service Coordinator advising him/her of the difficult behavior and ask that a date be arranged for a staffing to determine a plan of action.
- The Service Coordinator will contact the parents, behavioral consultant, program staff and other appropriate staff to advise of the need for a staffing and to arrange a staffing date.
- Should it be determined at this staffing that the consumer's needs cannot be met by the programs offered by MDCBDSN, the Service Coordinator will request a staffing at the District Office level to discuss and develop a plan of action to meet the consumer's needs.