District Of Columbia § 2-1592 - Definitions.
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§ 2-1592. Definitions.
2-1592For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
“Commission” means the Statewide Commission on Children, Youth, and their Families established in .
“Comprehensive, multi-disciplinary assessment” means an assessment of children to determine the extent to which they are affected by risk and protective factors as individuals and as members of families, communities, and schools, and the extent to which they have service needs resulting from emotional disturbance, substance abuse, exposure to violence, or learning disabilities.
“Evidence-based program” means a program that:
Has been affirmatively evaluated by an independent agency with demonstrated expertise in evaluation;
Demonstrates effectiveness in accomplishing its intended purposes and yields statistically significant supporting data; and
Has been replicated in other communities with a level of effectiveness comparable to that indicated in the evaluation required by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph;
“Integrated service plan” means a service plan that promotes delivery of services that are, to the fullest extent possible, comprehensive, implemented without interruption, and free from duplication or redundancy.
“Risk and protective factors” means a circumstance or set of circumstances that assist in determining whether an individual is at risk of harm, emotional, physical, or otherwise; and
“School-based clinician” means a healthcare or social-services practitioner, a mental-health professional, or substance abuse counselor certified or licensed in his or her field by the Director of the Department of Health or another nationally recognized professional organization, qualified to conduct comprehensive, multi-disciplinary assessments.
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