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All clients interested in treatment at Dawn Farm must call themselves and complete an intake screening with the Intake Team. Clients will then be placed on the appropriate program intake list or "waitlist" for services based on their funding source and treatment needs. Lists of people seeking treatment for each program are maintained by our Intake Team via our electronic medical record, Apricot. (More information on tiers can be found below).
Dawn Farm maintains "waiting lists" for each program for the following reasons:
Dawn Farm maintains "waiting lists" for each program for the following reasons:
To provide good continuity of care and communication
To make sure that individuals are getting into services in a timely manner
To assure access to services from all referral sources regardless of volume
To provide structure to admit unfunded clients
Admission decisions are made by the President, Clinical Director, and / or Program Coordinator in the context of these goals.
Screening Criteria:
Screening Criteria:
In general, clients must meet the following criteria to be considered for admission into Dawn Farm programs:
In general, clients must meet the following criteria to be considered for admission into Dawn Farm programs:
Age 17 or older
Be willing to participate in programming
Not have warrants for arrest or be willing to work on clearing legal issues while in services
Not require on site medical care or outpatient medical care that would keep them from engaging in the ASAM level of care they were recommended to
Not be on a sex offender registry (individuals on the sex offender registry are eligible for WM and outpatient services only due to not being able to register in a Dawn Farm property)
Be free of severe and persistent mental illness or developmental disability that impacts their ability to engage in treatment
Some clients may need additional medical or psychiatric clearance prior to being placed on a waitlist or being admitted. Any of the following circumstances will require medical or psychiatric clearance:
Some clients may need additional medical or psychiatric clearance prior to being placed on a waitlist or being admitted. Any of the following circumstances will require medical or psychiatric clearance:
Medical:
Pregnant clients
History of seizures
Heavy use of benzodiazepines or use of benzodiazepines with alcohol
Breathing complications such as asthma, COPD, emphysema
Mobility problems
Any recent history of surgery or need for surgery in the near future
Psychiatric:
Prescribed anti-psychotic medications and not taking these medications
Current or recent auditory and visual hallucinations or major delusions (not substance induced)
History of psychiatric hospitalizations within the past year
Current suicidal ideation or recent suicide attempts
Traumatic Brain Injury
Clinical staff and Medical Director will review any clients that meet the above criteria prior to placement on a waitlist. Review may include obtaining medical and psychiatric records from past treatment providers, including medication history. Clients will be informed if they are found ineligible for admission and referred to other treatment providers to accommodate their needs.
Waitlist Information:
Waitlist Information:
Dawn Farm's waitlist is maintained by our Intake Team. Once clients are screened and added to the waitlist they will be scheduled for a full Level of Care assessment to determine their treatment needs. Clients are routinely contacted when they are placed on the "waitlist". During check in calls, clients are asked about their recent substance use and any changes in medical information or if they have their required medications. Any client that is in need of immediate care at the time of their check in can be referred to another provider (or hospital if needed).
Waitlist Tiers
Waitlist Tiers
Dawn Farm divides residential program waitlists into the following tiers (there is no tier system for outpatient or transitional housing):
Spera:
Priority admissions- includes clients that are pregnant and/or IV drug users and/or at risk of losing children or any other clients approved by President, Clinical Director, or Program Coordinator
Tier 1- Washtenaw County CMHPSM funded clients through Livingston, Lenawee, Washtenaw or Monroe counties and private pay clients
Tier 2- all other clients, including unfunded clients
Residential:
Priority admissions- includes clients that are pregnant and/or IV drug users and/or at risk of losing children or any other clients approved by President, Clinical Director, or Program Coordinator
Tier 1- Washtenaw County CMHPSM funded clients through Livingston, Lenawee, Washtenaw or Monroe counties and private pay clients
Tier 2- all other clients, including unfunded clients
CARF Standards:
2.B.3
2.B.4
2.B.5
2.B.7
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