Price County authorizes additional children's long-term support social worker positions
The board approved Resolution No. 7-26 to create up to two additional full- or part-time CLTS behavioral health social worker positions to address growing caseloads after the state eliminated the CLTS waitlist; the resolution lists minimal fiscal impact due to the program’s cost-neutral structure.
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The Price County Board unanimously approved a resolution to create up to two additional full-time and/or part-time Children’s Long-Term Support (CLTS) social worker positions within the Health and Human Services Department. The resolution, submitted by the Administration Committee, says recent state mandates eliminated the CLTS waitlist and drove caseloads to "unreasonable levels," increasing risk of service delays, compliance difficulties, and staff burnout.
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