SCHOOL BASED WRAPAROUND In Central Nebraska

1. SCHOOL BASED WRAPAROUNDIn Central Nebraska Class Presentation April 2004

2. Presenters: Dianne Hopkins - Educational Service Unit #9 - Hastings, NE - Supervisor Teresa Vang - Educational Service Unit #9 - Hastings, NE - Family Facilitator Mary Luhr -Educational Service Unit #9 - Hastings, NE - School Facilitator

3. Wraparound in Central Nebraska History - the need Partnerships School Based Wraparound

4. What do schools and families need to be successful? Natural supports Community networks Focus on strengths Positive outcomes Effective behavioral strategies Productive communication

5. Specialized Individual Interventions Interagency, Home-School, Community Students with Chronic/Intense Problem Behavior 1–7% 5–15% Students At-Risk Problem Behavior Targeted Interventions and Specialized Group Interventions 80–90% Universal Interventions School-Wide System Classroom System Students without Serious Problem Behaviors Who are the students?

6. Burwell Grand Island Kearney Hastings Region III and School Based Teams Region III Area Blaine Loup Garfield Wheeler Custer Valley Greeley Sherman Howard Merrick Buffalo Hall Hamilton Phelps Kearney Adams Clay Furnas Harlan Franklin Webster Nuckolls Educational Service Unit #9 Area Hamilton Adams Clay Webster Nuckolls Southern Hall

7. Goal: To keep children and youth in their communities and to maximize their successful participation in home, school, and community

8. WHAT IS WRAPAROUND? WRAPAROUND IS A PROCESS AND AN APPROACH

9. Wrap 101: Not a program - not a type of service -It is a PROCESS Voluntary for family and school Strengths based and needs driven Needs identified by the child, family and team Teacher voice included Commitment of unconditional care

10. Wrap 101 (continued) Individualized supports and activities Natural School Environments Culturally sensitive Comprehensive Flex funding Outcomes measured

11. School Based Wraparound:A Team Approach Family Facilitator Educational Facilitator

12. A Unique Model: School Based Wraparound • Includes two individuals working together to conduct wraparound - family facilitator & educational facilitator • Family facilitator - familiar with community agencies, mental health culture and systems • Educational facilitator - familiar with education, school culture and systems • Responsibilities/roles of facilitators differ however are interchangeable as needed

13. A Unique Model: School Based Wraparound • Joint caseload is served by both facilitators • Formal arrangement between a community agency (mental health) and the school agency for communication, supervision, and support of team facilitators • Team located in or near the schools being served. • Team’s caseload located within identified schools or educational intermediate unit’s (ESU’s) geographical area

14. Family Facilitator: Roles and Responsibilities Initial contact with family Permission to exchange information Strengths discovery Develop team with family

15. Educational Facilitator: Roles and Responsibilities Initial contact with school Strengths discovery Observation/Baseline

16. 8 Steps in the Wraparound Process 1. Initial conversation with child, family, school and community 2. Develop Team - Strengths 3. Identify needs and goals Safety Plan 4. Prioritize needs

17. Steps (con't) 5. Writing of measurable, strength-based goals 6. Responsibilities of team members 7. Monthly review, revision and monitoring 8. Transition to informal Wraparound

18. For further information, contact: Reece L. Peterson Rpeterson1@unl.edu or Dianne Hopkins dhopkins@esu9.org