LAC 48:I.4255. Social Work Services

A. All social work services shall be provided in accordance with acceptable professional social work practice standards. B. A social service designee or social worker shall serve on the ID team and shall monitor the overall social needs of the participant. C. Social services, as a part of an interdisciplinary spectrum of services, shall be provided to the participants to: 1. maximize the social functioning of each participant; 2. enhance the coping capacity of the participant and, as appropriate, his family; 3. assert and safeguarding the human and civil rights of participants; and 4. foster the human dignity and personal worth of each participant. D. While the participant is receiving ADHC services, the social service designee or social worker shall, as appropriate, serve as a liaison between the participant and the center, their family and the community.