We are currently reviewing documentation and making changes.
If you have not already received new documentation for your clients, you will
soon.
First, the number of goals has been shortened and the
criteria to meet the objective has been stated in more detail.
Secondly, the number rating system to indicate performance
on the objective has been replaced with the I, V, P system. Each goal
that you work on during the day will be assigned a letter:
I= independently (client completed the objective without any
prompts or assistance at all)
V=verbal prompts (client completed the objective with verbal
prompts given)
P=Physical prompts (client required physical prompts to
complete the objective. These can range from pointing him in the right
direction, pointing to the spot to begin the activity or leading client to the
place needed up to actually physically assisting him to complete the task, up
to and including hand-over hand assistance)
The third thing is not new, but is being restated now.
For every goal marked as worked on as now indicated by an I, V, or P, there MUST
be a corresponding note pertaining to that objective. This is where you
can indicate what assistance was needed and how you assisted with the
activity. If verbal prompts were indicated, for example, did you prompt
once and the task was then completed by the client? Or were multiple prompts
required? The narrative note portion MUST MATCH the top portion where
a letter was assigned. Do not mark, for example, that you worked on
community activities, yet say nothing about going anywhere in your notes.
If you have any questions, please call the case
manager assigned to your client, 501-847-5901.