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JFGH Admissions Process
If you or someone you know is interested in receiving
residential services from JFGH, the first step would be to
call Director of Programs Rebecca Rubin, LCSW-C. During the
initial conversation with Rebecca, she will answer any
questions you have about JFGH and will obtain basic
information from you regarding the individual in need of
services. Rebecca will send a packet of information to you,
including an application for services, a JFGH handbook, and
other JFGH literature.
Once you have completed the application, you should mail it
back to Rebecca along with the $75 application fee. It would
be helpful to include other important information such as a
copy of recent medical exams, psychological testing,
individual plans, and DDA funding correspondences. Rebecca
will then process your application and send a confirmation
letter that lets you know that JFGH has received the
application and the individual needing services has been
placed on the Active Waiting List.
When an opening becomes available that meets the need of the
individual on the Active Waiting List, you will be notified
by Rebecca and will be invited to meet for an interview.
Several individuals and their families will be interviewed
for one vacancy, and will then be presented to the
Admissions, Review and Discharge (ARD) Committee who will
decide which individual will be offered placement.
The length of time that an individual waits for placement
varies. Preference is given to those individuals who have
been waiting the longest; however, it is more crucial that
the vacancy be one that meets the needs of the individual.
JFGH sends out an Update form every other year to ensure
that the individual files are current. At any time a family
member or interested party can call Rebecca to update
information, inquire about availability, or request general
information.
There is a $95 annual fee for all waiting list applicants.
This fee helps support many of the programs and
presentations JFGH offers to Waiting List Families and
Advocates throughout the year.
Rebecca can be reached by phone at (301) 984-3839 extension
6003, or click here. |
