Training and
Technical Assistance

In support of Wraparound implementation in Maryland, Innovations is charged with both training Maryland jurisdictions as well as measuring how well Wraparound in Maryland is adhering to the basic principles of the model. The following are descriptions of specific activities Innovations is carrying out to support training and fidelity monitoring of Wraparound. All information on dates and times of trainings can be found in the Training Catalog for 2007.

Wraparound Training and Orientation: Innovations provides an overview intended to create a basic understanding of Wraparound values, principles and implementation factors. The training is designed to begin a dialogue about how to create collaborative partnerships with families and youth, improve practice and understand the necessary organization supports for successful Wraparound implementation.

In addition to orientation to Wraparound, Innovations provides a training series as part of the Wraparound Practitioner Certification Program. These trainings include System of Care Overview; Child and Adolescent Strengths and Needs Survey (CANS) Training; Wraparound 101; Navigators Training; Cycle of Crisis and Safety Planning; Skill Building; Cultural and Linguistic Competency; Family, Youth and Provider Partnerships; Leadership Training; Mediation Training; and EBPs, PBEs and Promising Practices.

SYSTEM OF CARE OVERVIEW

Participants will be able to define the key principles of a System of Care, identify key necessary organizing elements, describe Maryland’s system development, list the child serving systems at the local and state levels in Maryland and understand key components of Maryland’s System of Care evolution.

CHILD AND ADOLESCENT STRENGTHS AND NEEDS SURVEY (CANS) TRAINING

Participants will be able to define the components and the rating system of the CANS, complete a sample CANS, identify how to utilize CANS in plans of care and identify when more in-depth assessment is appropriate.

WRAPAROUND 101

Participants will be able to describe the Child and Family Team process; list and practice the critical elements and steps of the process that wraparound facilitators use to conduct team meetings and create care plans; identify and practice skills needed to engage families and their support team; and explain how the individualized, tailored care process enhances the ability to be culturally responsive.

NAVIGATOR TRAINING

Participants will be able to identify and practice skills needed to engage families; utilize Dr. Barry Kibel’s stages for families on their journey to self advocacy; develop strength-based and individualized short-term plans of care that include safety planning; and discuss critical components of boundaries, self-disclosure, systems mediation and referral processes.

CYCLE OF CRISIS AND SAFETY PLANNING

Participants will be able to identify the most common situations that jeopardize placement; identify the major stages in the Crisis Cycle; identify the conditions necessary to effectively engage with an adolescent; describe the components of a safety plan; complete a sample crisis plan in a small group practice setting and identify the key factors involved in risk assessment.

SKILL-BUILDING TRAINING

Participants will be able to practice and improve essential skills necessary for strengths, needs and cultural discovery, engagement and team development, facilitation and effective partnerships.

CULTURAL & LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE

Participants will be able to define the cultural competence continuum, identify and describe common characteristics of unearned privilege, identify their own cultural lenses and how they might affect the way in which they interact with children, families, coworkers and others

FAMILY, YOUTH & PROVIDER PARTNERSHIPS

Participants will be able to understand each other's unique cultures and the complexities of partnership and identify strategies to improve the partnership process and the power shifts necessary in achieving effective partnerships.

LEADERSHIP TRAINING

Participants will take a short standardized leadership assessment to determine their own areas of strength as leaders.  Participants will be able to define leadership, discuss theories of leadership and identify leadership styles and effective mechanisms for “leading from the middle”.  Participants will be introduced to the concepts of “leading from the middle”, leadership and authority, leadership versus advocacy and leadership and power.

MEDIATION TRAINING

Participants will understand the differences between traditional negotiation strategies and those that are collaborative and when to employ each. 

Participants will be introduced to, and build their capacity in, employing communication and other skills to enable them to engage in collaborative decision-making within their own organizations, as well as facilitate diverse groups in wraparound team meetings. Participants will understand and use facilitation and mediation strategies to guide decision-making in family centered processes as well as internal meetings. Participants will be able to identify conflict and other barriers to collaborative decision-making individually and in groups, and be able to manage it appropriately and effectively.

EBP’S, PBE’S & PROMISING PRACTICES

Participants will be able to identify key evidence-based practices and best practices in children's mental health, including understanding how the research base helps guide practice in children's mental health. Participants will learn how to use evidence-based models for their communities in developing and implementing strategies to prevent and respond to child and adolescent problem behavior.

Wraparound Coaching: Innovations Institute utilizes adult learning theory to promote the transfer of learning and ensure the capacity for internalizing the attitudes, knowledge and skills necessary for Wraparound implementation. On-site and telephone coaching will occur utilizing the Wraparound Fidelity Monitoring coaching tools. Coaching happens onsite at the Care Management Entities for one day per month. Coaching topics and a coaching plan will be developed in partnership with coaches, administrators, supervisors, care coordinators and family support partners. Examples of coaching topics include Building Partnership, Successful Facilitation of Teams, Developing Needs Statements, Visions and Strengths and review of CFT plans and crisis plans. Coaches will also observe care coordinators and family support partners in their roles to provide feedback on their skill development.
 
Wraparound Practitioner Certificate Program: Individuals interested in receiving certification in the Wraparound process must first complete an application. Certificate requirements include successful completion of the Wraparound Training Series, 12 hours of coaching/supervision and skill observation reviews over the course of a year to ensure that the individual has attained the necessary skills to facilitate high-fidelity Wraparound.

Wraparound Fidelity Monitoring: Innovations Institute utilizes the Wraparound Fidelity Index (WFI) to monitor the nature of the Wraparound process that an individual family receives. The WFI-4 was designed to assess adherence to 10 essential elements of Wraparound as described by the National Wraparound Initiative.
 
The WFI is conducted through brief, confidential telephone or face-to-face interviews with four types of respondents: caregivers, youth (11 years of age or older), Wraparound facilitator and team member. It is important to gain the unique perspectives of these four to inform and understand fully how Wraparound is being implemented.

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