Omaha Home for Boys

Materials Needed to Initiate Application Process

1. A completed Omaha Home for Boys application.
2. Social History

The following materials are needed within 1-7 days of application:
3. Psychological evaluation which includes the following:
   • A review of personal and social functioning.
   • Adaptive behavior.
   • Cognitive functioning, including concrete and abstract reasoning.
   • Conceptual abilities.
   • Intelligence scoring.
   • Documentation of any disability.

The following materials are needed within 1-7 days of application:
4. School information (including the following):
   • Attendance record.
   • Health record.
   • Behavioral reports (referrals to the office).
   • Permanent records (transcripts).
   • Individual Education Plans (if special education services are being provided).

Additional information that may be needed upon request and are needed within 7-14 days of application:

1. All other evaluations, progress reports and discharge summaries. Possible sources of this information would be counselor/therapists, hospitals or mental health centers, court/probation officers, social service agencies, other out-of-home placements, etc.
2. Based on individual cases, the Omaha Home for Boys may require additional assessments to be completed (i.e., chemical dependency, psychiatric evaluations, ADHD, etc.).

TOUR AND INTERVIEW (witing 14-21 days of the process):
The Admissions Coordinator, after reviewing all of the above material, will conduct an interview and tour with all applicants meeting the admissions criteria. The interview will take place on the Omaha Home for Boys' campus and include parent(s) and/or person(s) responsible fo the placement. Parents and youth will take an active role in the interview process by asking questions and receiving written documentation of what is expected. The parent and youth handbooks will be given out at this time.

ACCEPTANCE/REJECTION OF APPLICATION:
Once the tour and interview have been completed, the application is presented to the Omaha Home for Boys' Admissions Committee. The Committee meets as needed to formally review all applications.

ADDITIONAL PLACEMENT DOCUMENTATION:
The following must be provided upon placement:

1. Certified birth certificate.
2. Social security card.
3. Physical examination (no older than 30 days).
4. Immunization records.
5. Copy of certificates: i.e. death, divorce, marriage, (if applicable).
6. Court order (if applicable).
7. Interstate Compact (for all out-of-state applicants).
8. Detailed family medical history.

TIME FRAME:

1. Within seven days of receiving all necessary paperwork (i.e. application, social history, school records, evaluations, etc), the Admissions Coordinator will set up a tour and interview for youth who meet all inclusionary and exclusionary criteria.
2. Within seven days of the tour and interview, the Admissions Coordinator will compile the information into a report to be presented to the Admissions Committee for review. Approval for admittance or rejections occurs at this time. The Admissions Committee meets as needed.
3. For youth who have been approved for admittance, parent(s)/guardian(s) will be notified within two business days.
4. For youth who have been rejected for admittance, parent(s)/guardian(s) have the right to file an appeal to have their case heard by the Admissions Committee again.
   

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