The Field Operations Division oversees all programs delivered at the 94 human services centers statewide. The division includes six area offices operated by six area directors. The area directors and their staff provide supervision of the 69 county directors. The county directors oversee more than 3,900 staff who provide services to Oklahomans at the human services centers. Field staff include social services specialists, child welfare specialists, adult protective services specialists, case managers and child care licensing specialists. The division also develops and coordinates services to help clients in their communities, arranges training for field staff and provides resources to ensure human services centers meet client and staff needs.
Programs within FOD include:
AIDS Coordination and Information Services
The AIDS Coordination and Information Services unit provides a central contact point for persons with Human Immunodeficiency Virus disease and their families. Care coordinators, located in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, provide information and referral, client assessment, advocacy and intervention, access to contract services and follow-up services.
Out-Stationed Worker
The Out-Stationed Worker Program is a partnership between OKDHS and a hospital, clinic or other medical facility. A social service specialist is stationed on-site at a hospital or facility, but remains an employee of OKDHS. The primary responsibility of the out-stationed worker is to accept and process adult and children’s Medicaid applications.
School Based Service Worker
The School Based Service Worker Program is a unique partnership between OKDHS and a school system to provide preventive services to students and their families. The School Based Service Worker remains an OKDHS employee, but is physically located at the school. The worker provides intervention and support services for children in the school system and their families who are at risk or in crisis.