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Presented at the 18th Annual Research Conference

John Burchard Wraparound Research Symposium 1: Results from Four Prominent Wraparound Systems of Care

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Session Number: 03 Room: Salon C & D

Presentation Type: symposium

Chair: Eric J. Bruns Discussant:

Synopsis: The research base on implementation and impact of the wraparound process continues to grow. A cornerstone of this research base continues to be lessons learned from well-established systems of care that employ the wraparound process to plan and manage care for children and families. In this session, evaluators and program officials from four prominent systems of care will describe their models as well as process and outcome evaluation findings that have been demonstrated over the years.

Date: Monday, March 7, 2005

Session Time: 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Keys to System of Care Success and Wraparound Fidelity: Lessons from the DAWN project

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Presenting: Knute Rotto; Vicki Effland

All Authors for this paper: Knute Rotto; Vicki Effland

Presentation Type: element of symposium

Synopsis: The Dawn Project uses blended funds to serve youth involved with multiple child-serving agencies (i.e., juvenile justice, child welfare and education). Access to an extensive provider network, a discretionary funding pool, advanced technology and ongoing supervision, training and support allow the Dawn Project to surpass designated thresholds for high fidelity as measured by the Wraparound Fidelity Index, as well as successful outcomes for youth (e.g., improved clinical functioning, less restrictive placements, successful completion of treatment goals, caregiver and youth satisfaction). This presentation will identify the key elements of success for the Dawn Project and highlight evaluation results from the past five years.

Long Term Outcomes: Intensive Wraparound Versus a One-Time Summer Wraparound Process

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Presenting: W. Peter Metz; Toni DuBrino

All Authors for this paper: W. Peter Metz; Toni DuBrino; Melodie Wenz-Gross; Anthony Irsfeld; Thomas McLaughlin

Presentation Type: element of symposium

Synopsis: Forty-eight children with a serious emotional disturbance (SED) and their families were provided with intensive wraparound process through Worcester Communities of Care (WCC), a CASSP-based systems of care program in Worcester Massachusetts. A well matched comparison group of 31 children with SED received a one time wraparound summer program. Long term post graduation trajectories of WCC families and comparison families show significant differences between the groups in CAFAS, CBCL, and Caregiver Strain from baseline to 12 months post graduation. WCC families showed significant improvement relative to the comparison group over time in these areas, as well as in educational functioning (grades, unexcused absences, suspensions).

Psychological and Functional Adjustment over Time in a Multi-Site Wraparound Initiative

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Presenting: Jennifer Taub

All Authors for this paper: Jennifer Taub; Steven Banks; Kim Trettel Smith; Christina Breault

Presentation Type: element of symposium

Synopsis: The Coordinated Family Focused Care (CFFC) initiative has been undertaken in order to better coordinate the care of youth in Massachusetts who are at risk of hospitalization or residential placement because of their SED. This wraparound program builds on family strengths and available support systems to help children remain in or return to the community. This study looks at longitudinal data for over 150 children and (1) compares the psychological symptomology of the children in this sample to those in inpatient settings, (2) looks at the relationships between functional impairment, psychological symptoms, and out of home placements, and (3) looks at change over time in these areas.

Wraparound Milwaukee: Lessons Learned from Fidelity, Outcomes, and Funding Data

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Presenting: Bruce Kamradt; Mary Jo Meyers

All Authors for this paper: Bruce Kamradt; Mary Jo Meyers

Presentation Type: element of symposium

Synopsis: Now in its 10th year, Wraparound Milwaukee has successfully built a system of care that now serves over 640 children with serious emotional disturbance and their families, pools over $32 million per year, and continues to yield positive outcomes. In addition to fidelity measures, we have developed many additional "real life" tools to ensure we are providing services in keeping with our model. In this presentation, we will review results from these measures as well as our outcomes data and describe how our funding strategies and service structures have been generalized to additional target populations in child welfare, juvenile justice, and adult substance abuse.