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Focal Point

Fall 2003 Issue: "Quality and Fidelity in Wraparound"

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Focal Point: A National Bulletin on Family Support and Children's Mental Health: Quality and fidelity in Wraparound, 17(2), Fall 2003. (ENTIRE ISSUE)
Walker, J., & Bruns, E. (Eds.)  Download PDF

Quality and fidelity in Wraparound.
Walker, J. & Bruns, E.  

Introduction to the need for, and difficulties associated with, assuring quality and fidelity in Wraparound.  Download PDF

History of the Wraparound process.
VanDenBerg, J., Bruns, E., & Burchard, J.  
Provides a history of the evolution of Wraparound and an overview of the challenges to successful implementation.  Download PDF

Assessing the necessary agency and system support.
Koroloff, N., Schutte, K., & Walker, J.  
Discusses the supports that organizations and systems of care must provide to ensure high quality in ISP/ Wraparound teams and programs.  Download PDF

Practices to promote effective teamwork in ISP/Wraparound.
Walker, J., & Schutte, K.  
Describes a model of effectiveness for ISP/ Wraparound teams, and discusses specific techniques and practices that are consistent with high quality teamwork.  Download PDF

Our Wraparound team: Successes and suggestions.
Rea, T.  
A parent discusses how Wraparound impacted her family, and points out how her experience could have been made even more successful.  Download PDF

Cody's experience of Wraparound.
Schutte, K.  
An interview focusing on Cody's experience with Wraparound.  Download PDF

Staying the course with Wraparound practice: Tips for managers and implementers.
Meyers, M. J., & Miles, P.  
Describes several of the most persistent and difficult challenges to sustaining a high quality Wraparound program, and provides suggestions for addressing these difficulties.  Download PDF

Ensuring fidelity to the Wraparound process.
Rast, J., & Bruns, E.  
Discusses the rationale for, and approaches to, measuring fidelity in Wraparound, focusing on the Wraparound Fidelity Index. Also describes how a coaching approach can positively impact fidelity.  Download PDF

National Wraparound initiative.
Bruns, E., & Walker, J.  
Describes a national, collaborative effort to define the parameters of high quality Wraparound practice and to develop tools to support quality in Wraparound teams and programs.  Download PDF

Assessing the fidelity of Wraparound: The Wraparound observation form - second version.
Nordness, P. D., & Epstein, M. H.  
Describes a tool for assessing the quality of Wraparound practice during team meetings.  Download PDF

Tapestry: A Wraparound program for families of color facilitated by parent partners.
Becker, J., & Kennedy, M.  
Describes a successful Wraparound program that uses parents as team facilitators and that maximizes connections to its community.  Download PDF

Wearing two hats.
van Wormer, R. & Schutte, K.  
A parent describes her experiences serving as a facilitator on Wraparound teams.  Download PDF

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