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

WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOP #13 3:30 PM THURSDAY • 8:30 AM SATURDAY • DESTIN 1-2
START: Integrating Substance Use Treatment and Family Preservation Services
OBJECTIVES—Participants will learn:
1. To identify the key components of the Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams (START) model
2. To explain how the START model de-stigmatizes substance-affected families and how its collaborative approach
keeps families together
3. To describe the value and process of hiring staff with “lived experience” as part of the package for serving families
with a system of care approach
4. To define the key components and principles of the wraparound approach and how it enhances system efficiencies
and fosters resilience
5. How to apply the four phases of wraparound and how to use available tools to increase success
6. How to implement approaches to accessing and connecting families with resources and removing the barriers in
order to increase support and resiliency
This Workshop will focus on how to utilize the wraparound approach for families that are affected by substance use.
The wraparound approach to planning and delivering services has evolved as an evidence-informed practice to help
children with challenges and their families function more effectively in their homes and communities. The unique
approach of the START model integrates drug treatment for substance-affected adults with the cornerstones of the
wraparound approach—cross-system integration, creative resource development, and social support to provide familydriven,
strength-based, individualized, collaborative, and culturally proficient care coordination in order to keep families
together in their communities.
Faculty will describe the strategies used in the START model whereby eligible families are assigned to a team of care
managers and parent support partners (PSP). PSPs are integral as the use of their “lived experience” (successfully
navigating child welfare and substance abuse systems) is effective in engaging families into the treatment process and
“wrapping” a comprehensive array of services and supports around the family that improve family outcomes and
resiliency. Faculty will demonstrate how integrating substance use services with wraparound principles in a communitybased
setting leads to “out of the box thinking” in the development of creative options and interventions that then lead
to improved outcomes not often found in traditional therapies.
Specific topics to be covered include:
• Discussion of the importance and effectiveness of hiring staff with “lived experience”
• An overview and description of the 10 principles and cornerstones of wraparound
• Identification of the four key phases of wraparound: Engagement, Planning, Implementation and Transition
• Identification and importance of utilizing natural supports in the wraparound process
• Developing effective community-based service support options that focus on individual strengths, needs, and barriers
The Workshop will provide an opportunity for participants to practice some of the skills involved in the START model.
The faculty team includes the perspectives of administrators, providers, and parent support partners.
MODERATOR/PRESENTER: Theresa Varos, M.S., Director of Network Support, Lookout Mountain Community
Services Care Management Entity, Fort Oglethorpe, GA
Heather Stanley, M.P.S., A.T.R.-B.C., Deputy Director, Lookout Mountain Community Services Care Management
Entity, Fort Oglethorpe, GA
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