Some of you contacted our office just a few days ago and others contacted our office many months ago.  We want to ensure you that we are working diligently to find providers for your children as quickly as possible.  We have ongoing recruiting practices, which include monthly ads placed in the newspaper, online services and flyers at all community colleges and universities within Maricopa County.  We pride ourselves on placing only qualified individuals, who we feel will be responsible, dedicated and have the desire to make a difference in the life of a child.  For these reasons, we will not hire “just anyone.”  Our screening process is an attempt to make certain that only people who are truly dedicated to the cause will be hired. 

It is our policy to include any new family and any current family that is in need of providers on our match list.  Once a provider has been matched, we contact the family with the provider’s contact information.  This has lead to periods where families are unable to contact the provider in a timely fashion.  Below you will find a contact release form.  If you complete the form, you are authorizing our agency to give a potential provider your contact information, once a match has been made.  This way, both the family and the provider has the means to contact each other.  If you do not complete the form, we will not release your contact information.  We will contact you with the provider’s contact information; however, if the provider has not heard from a family within 48 hours, we will move onto the next waiting family. 

An issue that had arisen in the past is the time between finding a provider and scheduling an assessment in a timely manner.  In order to schedule an assessment, we must have all of the necessary pre-service forms, a copy of the most current ISP and authorization of hours.  Without these three components, we are not able to schedule an assessment.  We have provided the pre-service forms at the bottom of this page.  Please print, complete and sign these forms and mail them back to the office.  We will sign off on the forms and mail your copies back to you. 

We believe these efforts will improve the overall set-up procedure.  We would like to thank you for your patience as we make efforts to find a qualified provider for your child. 

Sincerely,

The Loden Group

 Please download and read the following letter to educate yourself on The Loden Group's two Habilitation Program choices.  Please let our office know which program you would like your child to follow when you return your signed paperwork.