Family consultation shall be provided as specified in the family consultation plan:
  • Is based on family-oriented goals to benefit the participant;
  • Shall be provided to one family at a time;
  • Shall be trained by a qualified licensed or certified professional to provide intensive one-on-one interventions with the participant;
  • May be instructed in the treatment regimens, behavior intervention and modeling, skills training, and use of equipment specified in the participant’s Autism Waiver plan of care;
  • Family Consultation shall be provided with training updates as necessary to maintain the participant safety at home.
  • A participant’s family shall receive in-person, individualized consultation when providing the habilitation services listed in COMAR regulation, as necessary for the participant.
  • Habilitation: The participant’s family shall receive consultation to assist the participant to acquire, retain, or improve skills in a wide variety of areas that directly affect the participant’s development and ability to reside as independently as possible, including communication skills.
Family Consultation also provides:

Self-Direction: The participant’s family shall receive consultation to assist the participant in:

  • Identifying and responding to dangerous or threatening situations;
  • Making decisions and choices affecting the participant’s life; and
  • Initiating changes in living arrangements or life activities, as appropriate.

Behavior Shaping and Management: The participant’s family shall receive consultation to assist the participant with appropriate expression of emotions and desires, compliance, assertiveness, acquisition of socially appropriate behaviors, and the reduction of inappropriate behaviors.

Daily Living Skills: The participant’s family shall receive consultation to assist the participant as appropriate in:

  • Dressing
  • Eating
  • Personal hygiene
  • Self-administration of medications
  • Proper use of appliances and adaptive or assistive devices
  • Home safety
  • First aid; and
  • Emergency procedures

Socialization: The participant’s family shall receive consultation which facilitates the participant’s involvement in family and community activities and establishing relationships with siblings and peers, which may include:

  • Assisting the participant to identify activities of interest;
  • Arranging for participation in those activities; and
  • Identifying specific interventions necessary to assist the participant’s involvement in those activities on an ongoing basis.

Mobility: The participant’s family shall receive consultation to assist the participant with:

  • Enhancing movement within the participant’s living arrangement;
  • Mastering the use of adaptive aids and equipment; and
  • Accessing and using public transportation, independent travel, or other movement within the community.

Money Management: The participant’s family shall receive consultation to assist the participant with:

  • Handling personal finances;
  • Making purchases; and
  • Meeting personal financial obligations.