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Latest Wraparound Research Updated
December 16, 2019 | Emily Taylor
As a service to the NWI community, we regularly monitor the latest journal articles to identify the most recent research pertaining to Wraparound. Then we add the article details to the Latest Wraparound Research page on this site. Earlier this month two recent journal articles related to Wraparound were added.
Visit the Latest Wraparound Research page to read the article abstracts»
New NWI Blog Post: New Resource Adds to Our Understanding of National Big Picture of Wraparound
December 16, 2019 | Emily Taylor
Janet Walker, Co-Director of the NWI, has written a new blog post about the recent report published by SAMHSA, “Intensive Care Coordination for Children and Youth with Complex Mental and Substance Use”Disorders.”
Resources to Help You Nominate Wraparound for FFPSA Clearinghouse
October 17, 2019 | Emily Taylor
Materials from NWI on nominating Wraparound for review by the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse are ready. Nomination Deadline is October 31, 2019.
In accordance with the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA), The Administration for Children and Families has established the Title IV- E Prevention Services Clearinghouse to review research on programs and services intended to provide enhanced support to children and families and prevent foster care placements. The Clearinghouse has issued a call to the public to nominate programs for review. Nominations are due before October 31st. The Clearinghouse reviews will determine which programs can be funded under FFPSA. It is crucially important that Intensive Care Coordination using High-Fidelity Wraparound is included in the Clearinghouse, so that it can be funded under the FFPSA.
The NWI has prepared materials that will help anyone who is nominating Wraparound for the Clearinghouse. View the materials»
Recent Wraparound Research Articles
August 21, 2019 | Emily Taylor
The Latest Wraparound Research page on this site is updated regularly with recent journal articles related to Wraparound. “Interagency Collaborative Care for Young People with Complex Needs: Front‐line Staff Perspectives.” by Morgan, S., Pullon, S., & McKinlay, E., which appeared this year in Health & Social Care in the Community, is a study from New Zealand on the use of Youth-One-Stop-Shops (YOSSs) to coordinate collaborative care. “Child and Family Team Meeting Characteristics and Outcomes in a Statewide System of Care,” by Schreier, A., Horwitz, M., Marshall, T., Bracey, J., Cummins, M., & Kaufman, J. S. in American Journal of Community Psychology, looked at associations between child and family team meetings and youth and family outcomes.
2019 National Wraparound Implementation Academy Keynote Announced
June 11, 2019 | Emily Taylor
Dr. Andrew Zabel, a clinical neuropsychologist, will give the keynote address, “Neurospsychology for Wraparound Teams” at the 2019 National Wraparound Implementation Academy. Dr. Zabel has spent the past 30 years in various professional treatment and assessment roles involving children and adolescents, including residential treatment, foster care, community-based rehabilitation, and hospital-based clinical neuropsychology. Through these experiences, Dr. Zabel has gained an appreciation of the interplay of children’s brains and their environments.While patterns of brain development often equip children to meet the evolving demands of school and life, the balance between brain development and increased environmental expectations can easily be “thrown off” around key transition points. These “out of sync” periods can contribute to behavioral and emotional challenges for children and the community members that support them.
Dr. Zabel will share his top ten list of brain science’s “greatest hits” that every Wraparound team member should know. He will highlight patterns of brain development that occur over childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood, and discuss their relevance to the individual’s transition into the roles and responsibilities adulthood.
Register for the 2019 National Wraparound Implementation Academy»
Help NWI and the Wraparound Evaluation and Research Team
April 9, 2019 | Emily Taylor
The University of Washington Wraparound Evaluation and Research Team (WERT), the “accountability wing” of NWI, is currently conducting a comprehensive review and meta-analysis of controlled outcome studies focused on the Wraparound process.
Having conducted a thorough search of peer-reviewed literature, such as journal articles, they are seeking help from colleagues in the field to identify outcome studies published in other formats or outlets, such as newsletters, evaluation reports, or government documents (often referred to as “grey literature”).
If you know of research that falls into this category, they would greatly appreciate your assistance. They are specifically looking for unpublished studies that fit the following criteria:
- An evaluation of Wraparound that used a control group design (experimental or quasi—experimental);
- The basic principles of Wraparound were in place to support youth between 3 and 21 years of age;
- Measured outcomes related to living situation, mental health, youth functioning, and/or youth assets and resiliency.
If you know of and/or have access to any unpublished materials that meet these criteria, we would greatly appreciate it if you would contact our project lead, Jonathan Olson, at jro10@uw.edu with whatever information you may have.
Upcoming Webinar: Effectively Integrating the CANS into the Wraparound Process
March 14, 2019 | Emily Taylor
On April 30, the TA Network will host a webinar on how to integrate the Wraparound process, the most common care coordination model for youth with complex needs and their families, with the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS), the most widely used assessment tool in public child-serving systems. While some states, systems and organizations have found ways to have Wraparound and CANS co-exist and enhance each other, for others it continues to be a challenge.
In this webinar, presenters from the National Wraparound Initiative, the National Wraparound Implementation Center and Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago (organizational home of the CANS), will share recommendations from the guidance document they collaborated on. They will discuss the best ways to coordinate the CANS assessment with Wraparound practice and how to handle potential challenges.
Jonathon Drake Memorial Fund
February 26, 2019 | Emily Taylor
Jonathon Drake, MSW, was a tireless advocate for youth, especially youth with emotional and behavioral challenges, and the professionals who support them. As a Project Director at the University of New Hampshire’s Institute on Disability, Jonathon worked as a RENEW Trainer, Wraparound Coach, and direct support professional. His family and colleagues have established the Jonathon Drake Memorial Fund to help continue the efforts he made during his life to sustain system-level change and to promote positive opportunities for youth.
Registration Open for National Wraparound Implementation Academy!
February 26, 2019 | Emily Taylor
Registration is now open for the National Wraparound Implementation Academy. Register by March 31, 2019 for the early bird rate and save $100. The Academy will be held September 9-11, 2019 at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront in Baltimore, MD. The Academy is designed to provide participants involved in Wraparound – care coordinators, care supervisors, state and organizational leaders, parent peer support providers and more – the opportunity to build skills and gain tools and information to use in their states, tribes and organizations.
New Report and Webinar Recording on Adapting Wraparound for Older Youth and Young Adults
December 18, 2018 | Emily Taylor
Two new resources on adapting Wraparound for older youth and young adults are available now on the NWI site. The report, “Wraparound for Older Youth and Young Adults: Providers’ Views on Whether and How to Adapt Wraparound,” based on interviews with providers, identifies the kinds of adaptations providers are making when working with older youth and young adults. The report also includes links to additional resources and outlines plans NWI and NWIC have to develop additional guidance for the field on this topic.
A recording of the Dec. 11 webinar on the same topic is also available for viewing. In the webinar, presenters Janet Walker and Caitlin Baird described research included in the new report (above) on the ways in which providers are adapting Wraparound when working with older youth and young adults.