SBP-P AUTHORIZATIONS
The following explains the services provided at Kay Phillips Child Advocacy Center (KPCAC) as part of the Sexualized Behavior Problems – Preschool (SBP-P) program. Please read the authorizations carefully and sign at the end.
Authorization to Release and Exchange Information
The SBP-P program is an interdisciplinary program having direct contact with area agencies involved in the treatment of adolescents with sexual behavior problems. To serve your child and family better, the interdisciplinary process brings together professionals from the fields of child protective services, mental health, juvenile justice, legal, and others. Cooperation and coordination between these area agencies is the key to being able to provide your child and family with quality and efficient service.
By signing below, the undersigned agrees to participate in the interdisciplinary process and grants permission for written and verbal information regarding the client identified above, his or her family, and/or the undersigned, to be exchanged between KPCAC staff and the agencies indicated below for the purposes of screening evaluation, case management staffing, coordination and problem resolution regarding the identified client and family.
The undersigned further authorizes any verbal or written information exchanged as set forth herein to be entered into the KPCAC computerized database(s) and used for research and program evaluation purposes. Any information so used will not identify the client referenced above or his or her family.
The undersigned understands that there are exceptions to the need for the consent contained herein and that such consent is not required in the event there is suspected child abuse or when a person is a danger to himself/herself or others. In such cases, information may be provided to the Department of Social Services, law enforcement or a mental health agency without the consent of the undersigned.
Authorization for Evaluation, Treatment and Research
The undersigned authorizes the KPCAC and its professional staff to conduct a pre-service screening evaluation and case management staffing as deemed necessary.
As part of this screening evaluation, the undersigned understands that his or her child, as well as the undersigned, may be asked to complete questionnaires or surveys, which may be used to determine treatment needs and/or to establish best standards of practice through research and program evaluation. Any information collected by the KPCAC and used for research or program evaluation will be kept strictly confidential.
Legal Guardian Intent to Participate
By signing, the client’s legal guardian agrees to participate in the evaluation process and/or treatment services focused on the identified client below. The undersigned understands that any information that he/she gives may be included in the client’s record and disclosed as allowed by law.
Informed Consent:
Consent and authority is hereby given to The Kay Phillips Child Advocacy Center and it’s professional staff to perform a screening evaluation and conduct case management staffing as deemed necessary or advisable by appropriate members of the SBP-P Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT).
The following are collaborators in the SBP-P Program which constitutes the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) described above:
- Charleston/Dorchester Community Mental Health
- Department of Juvenile Justice
- Dee Norton Low Country Children’s Center
- MUSC
- Charleston County Public Defender’s Office
- 9th Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Office
- Jodie T. Morgan, M.A.T., LMFT, LISW-CP
- Windwood Farm
- Dorchester County Public Defender’s Office
- SC Guardian Ad Litem
- Dorchester County Department of Social Services
- Continuum of Care
- 1st Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Office
- Dorchester II School District
- Dorchester Alcohol and Drug Commission
- Dorchester County Sheriff’s Dept.
- Department of Disabilities and Special Needs
- Summerville Police Department
- Palmetto Behavioral Health
- North Charleston Police Dept.
Additional Informed Consent for Other Agency Involvement:
For the purpose of service and treatment coordination, I hereby authorize The Kay Phillips Child Advocacy Center to RECEIVE/RELEASE information from/to: