Individualized services and supports through the wraparound process: Philosophy and procedures

The Impact of Child and Family Team Composition on Wraparound Fidelity: Examining Links Between Team Attendance Consistency and Functioning

“…They may not attend enough meetings to fully engage in CFTs, or we may simply not have enough data on these participants to detect an association. Given that the youth is the primary focus of the SOC approach and that supportive persons are integral members of CFTs (VanDenBerg and Grealish 1996), more research is needed to better understand youth and supportive persons' impressions of wraparound fidelity.…”

“…In that context, it is important to examine the relationship between size of the team and team participation. Consistent with VanDenBerg and Grealish's (1996) views, it may be that teams should strive to increase the number of informal supports while simultaneously decreasing the number of professionals over time, to keep the size and consistency manageable, rather than simply trying to add to the number of team members. In that vein, future research could assess the degree to which these findings hold for teams on which informal supportive persons comprise a higher proportion of the teams.…”

“…These child and family teams (CFTs) are a central component of wraparound implementation. However, growing evidence suggests that the complex set of processes that define wraparound (Burns and Goldman 1999;VanDenBerg and Grealish 1996) are not implemented consistently, even in SOCs where the model is most supported. In fact, research suggests that many CFTs do not engage in many of the practices and processes considered central to wraparound implementation (Bruns et al 2007;Cook et al 2008;Walker and Schutte 2005).…”

Using a Theory of Change to Drive Human Resource Development for Wraparound

“…Wraparound emerged in the 1980s as an alternative to institutionalization for children and adolescents with high levels of mental health and related needs (Burchard et al 1993;Burchard and Clarke 1990;VanDenBerg 1992;VanDenBerg and Grealish 1996). The term "wraparound" was coined in the early 1980s to describe the array of flexible, comprehensive, community-based services that the state of North Carolina implemented in response to a class action lawsuit.…”

Incorporating Multifaceted Mental Health Prevention Services in Community Sectors-of-Care

“…Systems-of-care approaches have attempted to address the inadequacy, fragmentation, and inaccessibility of children's mental health services through efforts to integrate services across the multiple care systems serving children (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2001;Stroul & Friedman, 1996;VanDenBerg & Grealish, 1996). These systems include both primary care settings, such as pediatric clinics, schools, and day care centers and tertiary settings such as child welfare, juvenile justice, and substance abuse agencies e.g., (e.g., Farmer, Burns, Phillips, Angold, & Costello, 2003;Hoagwood & Koretz, 1996).…”