Text Box: Single Point of Access (SPOA)   The purpose of the SPOA:        SPOA was created for the purpose of assisting in identifying high-need, at-risk children and youth, while developing strategies for services in order to maintain them in our community and to develop a system responsive to the needs of families. SPOA assesses the strengths and needs of referred children, provides parental assistance, and addresses the child’s past and present services and supports. The completed SPOA process subsequently leads to linking children and youth to the most appropriate services.   SPOA Helps Children and Families to: Identify those children with the highest risk of placement in out-of-home settings and to develop appropriate strategies to manage those children in their home communities. The purpose of the SPOA is to:          Identify children with the highest risk for placement.          Develop strategies to manage these children in their home communities using             an individualized, strength-based approach.          Develop better decisions about individualized care planning for children at risk.          Support communities to manage access to intensive services.    

Text Box: Mark Thayer - Director of Community Services E-Mail: mthayer@cortland-co.org   Wendy Franklin - Corporate Compliance Officer  E-Mail: wfranklin@cortland-co.org     SPOA is available to families and service providers who are seeking help for a child with an emotional disability.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date Last Updated  04/30/2012

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