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Brian McBride Promoted to Director of Wraparound Milwaukee
July 25, 2018 | Emily Taylor
Earlier this month, the Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division announced that Brian McBride has been promoted to director of Wraparound Milwaukee. In his 16 years with Wraparound Milwaukee, McBride has worked as care coordinator, supervisor, program manager and most recently, interim director. Established in 1995 and part of the Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division (BHD), Wraparound Milwaukee is a nationally recognized program providing comprehensive care for children with serious emotional, behavioral, and mental health needs.
TOM 2.0 Now Integrated with WrapTrack
June 26, 2018 | Emily Taylor
The Wraparound Evaluation and Research Team (WERT) is excited to announce that the Team Observation Measure, Version 2.0 (TOM 2.0) has been built into their online data entry and reporting system, WrapTrack. Users can now enter their TOM 2.0 data into the system and run automatic reports to calculate total and subscale scores across care coordinators and organizations.
The TOM 2.0 is designed to assess adherence to standards of high-quality Wraparound observed during team meeting sessions. It consists of 36 indicators, organized into seven subscales – five dedicated to the key implementation elements of Wraparound (as trained by the National Wraparound Implementation Center and assessed by the WFI-EZ), one that evaluates meeting attendance, and one that assesses facilitation skills.
1. Full Meeting Attendance
2. Effective Teamwork
3. Driven by Strengths and Families
4. Based on Priority Needs
5. Use of Natural and Community Supports
6. Outcomes-Based Process
7. Skilled Facilitation
For more information about the TOM 2.0 and WrapTrack visit WERT’s website»
Latest Wraparound Research Available on NWI Site
March 23, 2018 | Emily Taylor
The NWI site’s Latest Wraparound Research page has been updated with the most recently published research articles including the following:
- Yohannan, J., Carlson, J. S., Shepherd, M., & Batsche-McKenzie, K. (2017). Exploring attrition, fidelity, and effectiveness of wraparound services among low-income youth of different racial backgrounds. Families, Systems & Health: The Journal of Collaborative Family Healthcare, 35(4), 430-438.
- Snyder, A., Marton, J., McLaren, S., Feng, B., Zhou, M. (2017). Do high fidelity Wraparound services for youth with serious emotional disturbances save money in the long-term? The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, (20), 167-175.
- Walker, J. S., Seibel, C. L., & Jackson, S. (2017). Increasing Youths’ Participation in Team-Based Treatment Planning: The Achieve My Plan Enhancement for Wraparound. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 26(8), 1–11.
April 26 Webinar: Measuring Wraparound Fidelity in Systems of Care
March 21, 2018 | Emily Taylor
Part of the Children’s Mental Health Initiative (CMHI) National Evaluation Web Event Training Series, this webinar will feature presenters from NWI providing an overview of the processes and technologies associated with ensuring quality and accountability in Wraparound care coordination. Topics covered will include the Wraparound Fidelity Assessment System (WFAS), WrapSTAR and the new Wraparound Implementation Practice Standards (WIPS), as well as strategies for incorporating fidelity assessments into already existing data collection procedures and timelines.
PRESENTERS
- Eric Bruns, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington
- Spencer Hensley, BA, Technical Assistance Specialist, University of Washington
- April Sather. MPH, Research Project Director,
University of Washington
MODERATOR
- Abram Rosenblatt, PhD, Project Director, CMHI National Evaluation, Westat
New Report: Turnover Among Wraparound Care Coordinators
February 12, 2018 | Emily Taylor
The National Wraparound Initiative and National Wraparound Implementation Center have produced a new report, Turnover among Wraparound Care Coordinators: Perspectives on causes, impacts and remedies. This report provides findings from a national survey and follow-up interviews with selected survey participants, and provides information on how turnover rates can be lowered. A recorded webinar, covering key findings from the report and including questions and discussion, is also available.
TA Monthly Minute on Coordinating Wraparound with Evidence Based Practice
January 16, 2018 | Emily Taylor
In November 2017, the TA Network published a Monthly Minute on understanding the importance of coordinating Wraparound with evidence based practice. Wraparound has been the focus of more than 100 research studies, including 20 controlled outcome studies. In case you missed it, this animated video provides an overview of the topic and is accompanied by links to educational materials for caregivers and young adults.
NWI Nov. 7 Webinar on Turnover in Wraparound Available Online
January 12, 2018 | Emily Taylor
In case you missed our popular Nov. 7 webinar “Turnover Among Wraparound Care Coordinators: Rates, Causes, Impacts and Remedies,” the recording and presentation are available on the NWI site, along with all previous NWI webinars. Presenters discussed the NWI/NWIC study of turnover among care coordinators in Wraparound and implications regarding the rate, impacts, causes and remedies of turnover.
New from NWI: Summary Document – Rigorous Research On Wraparound’s Effectiveness
November 7, 2017 | Emily Taylor
A new summary document available for download from the NWI website offers a brief summary of the findings of the 22 controlled Wraparound effectiveness studies that were found in a comprehensive review of the Wraparound literature from 1986-2014 published in 2017 by Coldiron, Bruns, & Quick.
Oklahoma Team Wins 2nd Annual National Wraparound Implementation Academy Award
October 6, 2017 | NWI
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This year the National Wraparound Initiative (NWI) and National Wraparound Implementation Center (NWIC) selected the following three finalists from the entries received:
- Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Oklahoma Systems of Care (OKSOC) and the E-TEAM at the University of Oklahoma, for their entry on the innovative use of technology to improve Wraparound.
- Wraparound New Haven (WANH), a project of Clifford Beers Clinic, operates in New Haven County, CT for the development of WANH, a model of care that links children and families to primary care physicians and community-based services while addressing their costly and ineffective ER visits for non-emergent care.
- Bergen’s Promise, the Care Management Organization for Bergen County under the NJ Children’s System of Care, recognized for their demonstration of the Wraparound Model as a team based learning platform for pediatric residents.
During the Academy, attendees reviewed material on each of the three finalists and voted for their favorites. On Tuesday, NWI Co-Directors Eric Bruns and Janet Walker announced the winner of this year’s Academy Award: the team from Oklahoma. The winner and two finalists were each presented with a framed certificate and a special print by George E.Miller, artist and child advocate.
Congratulations to all three finalists and thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination and voted during the Academy!
Humboldt County Implementing Wraparound for At-Risk Youth
April 4, 2017 | Emily Taylor
This recent article from the Times-Standard local paper in Eureka, Calif. focuses on the Children & Family Services staff members there who started their training as Wraparound coordinators and coaches at last year’s National Wraparound Implementation Academy in Washington, D.C. This fall they continued with additional training provided by the National Wraparound Implementation Center (NWIC).