Training Institutes 2012 - National Technical Assistance Center for ...

• Potential funding sources at the local, state, and federal levels to address early childhood mental health comprehensively
• How to “get started” in developing a financing strategy using a financing mapping tool and process
In addition to providing detailed and practical information about effective financing strategies, faculty will encourage
participants to share local funding challenges and will facilitate small group “solution sessions.” Participants will also
be introduced to a finance mapping tool and guided through a process for using this tool effectively at home with a key
group of stakeholders. Finally, participants will be provided with resources to support local exploration of potential
funding sources. The faculty team for the session will offer the perspectives of a mental health agency administrator, a
clinician, a family member/professional, and a mental health center director.
MODERATOR/PRESENTER: Kathryn Shea, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., President & CEO, The Florida Center for Early
Childhood, Inc., Sarasota, FL
Steve Ambrose, Senior Vice President, Children’s Institute, Los Angeles, CA
Tanya McCullom, Lead Family Coordinator, Early Connections, Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Service,
United Advocates for Children and Families, San Leandro, CA
Claudia Zundel, M.S.W., Manager, Early Childhood Mental Health Programs, Division of Behavioral Health,
Colorado Department of Human Services, Denver, CO
INSTITUTE #17 8:30 AM FRIDAY • 1:30 PM SATURDAY • ORANGE BLOSSOM
Operationalizing a System of Care: A Curriculum and Toolkit
OBJECTIVES—Participants will learn:
1. To describe a curriculum and toolkit developed to guide interested communities in what it takes to create and sustain
a system of care
2. To identify the key components needed to get started on development of structure and funding of a system of care
3. To explain the benefits and lessons learned from effective partnering with the family advocacy component of a
system of care
4. To apply the practice model of wraparound to guide system of care development and to support sustainability
5. How to implement the necessary components to keep the wraparound practice model alive and well
This Institute will focus on a strategy for operationalizing the system of care approach in communities. Faculty will
present an overview of the “nuts and bolts” of a curriculum and tool kit developed by Wraparound Milwaukee in
partnership with the Georgetown University National Technical Assistance Center for Children’s Mental Health to assist
communities in developing their own local system of care. This package of training and corresponding materials can be
tailored to the individual needs of communities choosing to learn how to begin, improve, or sustain system of care
implementation efforts in their own localities.
The Institute will provide participants with a program structure along with strategies to effectively finance the structure
using Medicaid and blended dollars across systems. Lessons learned on effective partnerships and collaboration will be
discussed, as well as methods to operationalize the values of the wraparound process and how to develop and sustain an
effective workforce.
The information and strategies to be presented are based on the experience of Wraparound Milwaukee, which was one
of the original, federally funded system of care sites to develop a better way to serve youth and families. Wraparound
Milwaukee has financially sustained itself over 16 years ago and has provided extensive training on how to build and
maintain effective systems of care in diverse communities and states.
Specific topics to be covered include:
• An overview and possible uses of the curriculum and toolkit
• Sample Modules #1 and #2: Structure and Finance
• Sample Module # 4: Family and Youth Partnerships
• Sample Module #5 and #9: Individualized Tailored Care and Quality Assurance
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