About the Center
Products
Current Events
Links
Site Map
Search
Program/Practice Location:
United Behavioral Health
Clark County, Washington
"Services for Children and Families"
Contact Person at Location:
Ken Anderson
U.S. Behavioral Health
1610 C Street
Vancouver, WA 98663
Prospector Information:
John VanDenBerg
The Community Partnership Group
9715 Bellcrest Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
412-366-6428
vdb@nauticom.net

 

1.  Brief description of program or practice:

A system of care in Clark County - it is led by a for-profit behavioral health company.  It is one of the better efforts for children and families in the U.S. Community Collaborative.

2.  Focus of program/practice. Which of the following are involved in implementing the program or practice? (Please list all that apply.)

All

Agencies (e.g., schools, counselors, county mental health)

Organizations (e.g., family organization)

Natural supports (e.g., extended family):

An organization of parents have come together to support wrap around.

Individual providers (public or private, e.g., clinicians)

Funding sources (e.g., IDEA, Medicaid):

For-profit behavioral health company

 

3.  How long has the promising program or practice been in operation? 

3 years

4.  Degree of implementation and degree of institutionalization. Please indicate below the extent to which the program or practice has been implemented (i.e., Pervasiveness/penetration of the program or practice) and institutionalized (i.e., internalized/routinized use of program or practice).

Implementation

Institutionalization

 

High

Medium

Low

High

 

X

 

Medium

     

Low

     

 

5.  What are the salient values, philosophies, principles, beliefs, or assumptions underlying the program or practice?

CASSP value and Wrap Around Values

6.  What are the key features of the program or practice that make it promising?

  1. Unusual degree of cross-agency collaboration
  2. Child welfare has brought the wrap-around model more

7.  What contextual factors (i.e., environment in which the program or practice operates) appear to be necessary for its successful operation?

It is run by a behavioral health company.

Which of the following principles underlying the National Agenda for Achieving Better Results for Children and Youth With Serious Emotional Disturbance, effective wraparound models, and systems of care, does the program or practice encompass? (Please check all that apply.)

National Agenda Strategic Targets:

__X__ 1. Expand Positive Learning and Developmental Opportunities and Results

__X__ 2. Strengthen School and Community Capacity

_____ 3. Value and Address Diversity, including

_____ 3a. Cultural Competency

__X__ 4. Collaborate with Families

_____ 5. Promote Appropriate Assessment

__X__ 6. Provide Ongoing Skill Development and Support

__X__ 7. Create Comprehensive and Collaborative Systems

__X__ 7a. Individualized Planning

__X__ 7b. Zero Eject

__X__ 7c. Routine Daily Collaboration

Cross-Cutting Themes:

_____ 8. Cultural Competence

_____ 9. Prevention and Early Intervention

__X__10. Enabling All Relevant Parties to Collaborate Fully

 

9. Are data available (from site evaluations or from other research or evaluation studies) that support the effectiveness of the program or practice?

No__X___ Yes____ If yes, please describe briefly or indicate where data may be obtained.

 

10. Any other observations that you think are important. (Use an additional page, if necessary.)

 

b_orange.gif (60 bytes)

Back to List of Prospector Reports