
Guidelines for the Service Coordination Mechanism
- Welcomes families to meetings
- Allows families to ask for meetings
- Allows families to bring people to meetings
- Assures meetings with families before some placements
- Keeps family information private
- Requires the AFCFC to recognize family strengths and needs
- Includes guidelines for Family Service Coordination Plans
- Outlines steps to take when families and agencies do not agree
The AFCFC must follow the County Service Coordination Mechanism to:
- Discover a child and family’s strengths and needs
- Outline the services your child and family need
- Designate agencies who are responsible for services
- Complete services within the agreed upon timeline
- Follow the Dispute Resolution Process when there is a disagreement regarding services
