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

intertwines them with an innovation. To date, the model has been implemented in more than 60 churches in five states,
with memberships ranging from 60 to 30,000.
Specific topics to be covered include:
• A review of outcomes for youth exiting foster care based on a study that surveyed over 700 youth in four waves of
data collection beginning at age 17 through 23-24 years of age
• How to engage the faith community and create partnerships among faith communities, transition organizations,
clinical psychologists, government, local businesses, and nonprofit organizations
• How to implement highly individualized planning in the faith-based context using a group of volunteers who make a
year commitment to act as life specialists, encouragers, and advocates
• How Table members, together with the individual or family, establish goals and develop and implement an
individualized plan that draws upon resources in their congregations and communities such as legal, accounting,
behavioral health, dentistry, employment, and transportation
• How the model draws on experience and research on high-fidelity wraparound by implementing a process that is
strength-based; provides the individuals with voice, choice, and access; engages natural supports; is highly
individualized; and is sustainable
A video illustrating the Open Table process will be shown, and small groups will be asked to provide their ideas on how
the model could impact practice in their communities. The faculty includes the perspectives of agency administrators,
national experts on financing, youth, and direct service staff.
MODERATOR/PRESENTER: Gail Biro, M.S.W., National Director of Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement,
Arrow Child & Family Ministries, Spring, TX
Jon Katov, Founder, Open Table, Phoenix, AZ
John VanDenBerg, Ph.D., President, Vroon VanDenBerg, LLP, Paonia, CO
WORKSHOP #8 3:30 PM THURSDAY • 8:30 AM SATURDAY • NAPLES 1
Innovative Financing Strategies for Systems of Care:
Creating a County Children’s Service Fund
OBJECTIVES—Participants will learn:
1. How to finance children’s mental health services through a successful grassroots campaign
2. To describe a social investment approach that incorporates a robust theory of change and implementation of high
standards of quality to ensure that resources are used wisely, effectively, and efficiently
3. How to apply practical and innovative strategies for training, data system, and communication strategies to ensure
return on investment in the creation and maintenance of a system of care approach
This Workshop will focus on the creation of a children’s services fund to finance children’s mental health services in a
county. The strategies to be highlighted are based on the experience of St. Louis County, Missouri. Like many
communities, St. Louis County experienced significant reductions in funding for children’s mental health services due
to budget cuts. To address the growing need, a grassroots effort was launched to create a community children’s services
fund that has provided $38 million annually solely for children’s mental health and substance use services.
The county leveraged existing Missouri State Statutes that allow local communities to create a community children’s
service fund, but the broad strategies used to create the fund are applicable in states and communities that may not have
similar statues, such as a petition drive and awareness campaign. Faculty will share advocacy efforts that can be used to
secure funding, as well as communication, training, and performance improvement strategies to successfully sustain
children’s mental health services.
Specific topics to be covered include:
• Creating financing mechanisms to support the infrastructure and services of a system of care approach
• Utilizing high quality standards for accountability and quality improvement, Malcolm Baldrige Criteria for
Performance Excellence
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