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"(B) utilization of the family's and the resident's own strengths and resources;

"(C) referral to specific services, as appropriate; and

"(4) help the family to participate in planning for the resident's return to home or other community place

ment.

"(i) After the resident leaves the facility, social workers shall provide systematic followup, including

"(1) counseling with the resident;

"(2) counseling with family, employers, and other persons significant to the resident's adjustment in the community; and

"(3) referral to appropriate community agencies. "(j) Social services shall help to integrate residential and other community services, through—

"(1) providing liaison between the residential facility and the community;

“(2) providing consultation to community agencies

to facilitate the identification of needed resources for the

retarded and his family;

"(3) interpreting the residential facility and its pro

gram to relevant sectors of the community;

"(4) collaborating with other disciplines to help

the community develop appropriate resources; and

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“(5) involvement with social policy issues that

affect the retarded.

3 "(k) Social services shall develop and maintain com4 prehensive, current records, useful for its own programs and 5 those of other services. There shall be available sufficient, 6 appropriately qualified staff and necessary supporting per7 sonnel to carry out the various social service activities.

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"(1) The facility should have available to it a social worker who

"(A) has a master's or doctoral degree from an accredited school of social work;

"(B) has had three years of post-master's experience in the field of social welfare;

"(C) meets the educational and experiential qualifications for certification by the Academy of Certified Social Workers; and

"(D) is knowledgeable and experienced in mental retardation.

"(2) A social worker having the qualifications specified in subsection (k) (1) shall be designated as

being responsible for maintaining standards of profes

sional practice in the rendering of social services to the facility, and for staff development.

"(3) Social workers providing service to the facility shall

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"(A) have a master's degree from an accred

ited school of social work; or

"(B) meet the educational qualifications required for full membership in the National Association of Social Workers and shall have had three

years of experience in the field of social welfare. "(4) Social work assistants or aides employed by the facility shall work under the supervision of a social worker having the qualifications specified in subsection (k) (3).

"(5) Social service personnel, at all levels of experience and competence, shall be

"(A) assigned responsibilities in accordance with their qualifications;

"(B) delegated authority commensurate with their responsibilities; and

"(C) provided appropriate professional social

work supervision.

"(6) A full-time supervisor should be responsible

for the direct supervision of not more than six staff members, plus related activities.

"(7) All social service personnel shall be familiar with, and adhere to, the code of ethics of the National Association of Social Workers.

"(1) Appropriate to the size of the facility's social serv

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1 ice program, an ongoing program of staff development shall

2 be provided to improve the skills of the social work staff

3 through such nieans as—

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“(1) inservice training;

"(2) affiliation with schools of social work;

"(3) staff consultation with specialists, as needed,

to improve social services to residents;

"(4) conference attendance, and other educational opportunities and forms of professional exchange; and

"(5) career ladders and other incentives to staff recruitment and development.

"(m) Space, facilities, equipment, supplies, and resources shall be adequate for providing effective social serv

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"(1) offices for social service and clerical staff;

"(2) private interviewing rooms;

"(3) rooms suitable for conferences and group ac

tivities;

"(4) dictating and transcribing equipment;

"(5) telephone service;

"(6) travel provisions;

"(7) provision for recordkeeping and information

retrieval; and

"(8) library services.

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"Subchapter XIV-Speech Pathology and Audiology

Services

"SEC. 1175. (a) Speech pathology and audiology serv

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"(1) maximize the communication skills of all residents; and

"(2) provide for the evaluation, counseling, treatment, and rehabilitation of those residents with speech, hearing and/or language handicaps.

"(b) The specific goals of speech pathology and audiology services shall be

"(1) appropriate to the needs of the residents served;

"(2) consistent with the philosophy and goals of the facility;

"(3) consistent with the services and resources offered by the facility; and

"(4) known to, and coordinated with, other services provided by the facility.

"(c) Speech pathology and audiology services shall be 21 rendered through—

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"(1) direct contact between speech pathologists and audiologists and residents;

"(2) participation with administrative personnel in designing and maintaining social and physical environ

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