TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Health and Human Services Agency
MEETING DATE: November 17, 2020
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Bekkie Emery
PHONE:
463-7761
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Retroactive Agreement with Barbara Prosniewski, Ph.D. in the Amount of $25,000 to Provide Psychological Evaluations, Consultation, and Expert Testimony for the Health and Human Services Agency, Family and Children's Services, Effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Approve retroactive Agreement with Barbara Prosniewski, Ph.D. in the amount of $25,000 to provide psychological evaluations, consultation, and expert testimony for the Health and Human Services Agency, Family and Children's Services, effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021; authorize Health and Human Services Agency Director or designee to sign any future amendments to the Agreement that do not exceed the annual maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
None
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Barbara Prosniewski, Ph.D. provides psychological evaluations to assist with treatment and service planning, when needed, for Family and Children's Services clients with complex mental health disorders. Dr. Prosniewski also provides expert testimony as required in Juvenile Dependency court cases pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Section 361.5(b)(2) when a parent is suffering from a mental disability that renders them incapable of utilizing family reunification services.
Due to COVID-19, workload priorities have shifted daily to cover program operations, changing program operational needs, filling in for staffing gaps and reassessing services provided under contracts to determine what services are able to continue and in what manner to comply with Federal, State and Local requirements. This has taken time away from standard review of contracts and...
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