WORDS – “Important”
I’ve recently been thinking about the meaning of being important, and I have settled on the idea that in an ideal world, everyone is equally important but in different ways.
The Role of Resilience Factors in Foster Care Children Five Years or Younger
Children less than five years of age comprised approximately 30% in 2020 of foster care entries in the United States, and they are consistently the largest foster care entry group.
“WhatIPH?” Seminar – What If A Picture Were Worth More Than 1000 Words?
We are excited to announce and invite our partners to join us in our next virtual event “WhatIPH?” Seminar: What If A Picture Were Worth More Than 1000 Words? The seminar will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023 at 2 PM (EST)
Connecting The Dots: Can the Development of Strengths Mitigate the Impact of Trauma?
The promise of the TCOM approach has always been as follows, “through the use of TCOM tools, we can better understand the process of personal change for children, families, and adults in our helping systems.”
We’re All Buzzing About the TCOM T-HIVE: Trainers Helping InVigorate Education!
Last week, during the 19th annual TCOM conference, we convened a roundtable conversation with more than 40 TCOM trainers from around the world and asked them to think back to the first time they trained on the CANS/ANSA/FAST. What were you feeling? What did you wish you had in terms of support?
Are You Ready for TCOM 2023?
You can feel it—a hum of energy that challenges all the hype around the town’s strongest cold brew. In less than a week, these somewhat predictable streets of downtown Lexington, Kentucky will be filled with innovators, thinkers, policymakers, and game-changers, their badges shiny and conversations full of hope and courage to create systems that care – What a great place to get inspired!
How to Survive a Large Family Including a Mental Illness and Remain Together: An Exploration of Our Lived Experience
Our middle son came up from the basement where it was safe for him to play alone – he-proofed – and when he entered the kitchen I turned to see a five-year-old boy warrior with widened eyes, a ripped shirt (“I used my teeth!” was the proud response when asked how) and battle ready.
English and Spanish CANS Reports Benefit Families Thanks to a Collaboration Between Santa Cruz County and Community Data Roundtable
“Research has repeatedly shown that consumer-developed plans are the most successful, so we want to give consumers information in a way they can use it to drive their own treatment.”
WORDS – “STAKEHOLDER”
Today, I’m describing a word that you may want to remove from your vocabulary or at least be aware of when others might find it offensive.
Connecting The Dots: “EHR Systems Should Help Us See Things We May Not Otherwise See”
Can our data systems and electronic health records help us see what we may not otherwise see?
Empathy, Insight, Transformation: A Trainer’s Journey with CANS-NY and TCOM
There are so many things that I love about being a CANS NY Trainer & Coach. When I start prepping for day one of the two-day Introductory Training I know that my heart will be full.
Let’s Talk About It | The New eQIP Podcast Series
We are thrilled to introduce a dynamic new platform that will further amplify your expertise and insights within the Qualified Individuals (QIs) community – Let’s Talk About It Podcast Series.
Expanding The Hoofprints of How Horses Transform Human Lives: The Equine-Assisted Collaborative for Health (EACH)
Equine-assisted refers to the integration of horses in a dynamic and intentional manner to promote health and well-being for humans. Clinicians work with horses to enhance counseling, psychotherapy, physical therapy, and recreational therapy.
Reflections on Kentucky’s Statewide Implementation and Use of the CANS for Clinical Decision-Making for Youth
We are just two months away from welcoming you to our beautiful state of Kentucky!
New Journal Article from the IPH Center: Creating the Necessary Infrastructure for a Trauma-Informed System of Care for Children and Youth
In the new article published by Frontiers in Psychology publication, Dr. John S. Lyons and Dr. April D. Fernando explore the importance of trauma-informed care and the steps to creating and supporting a trauma-informed system within the TCOM framework.
Seize the Moment: Register Now for the 2023 TCOM Conference!
If you’ve ever had the passion to network with like-minded individuals, share your ideas, and elevate your understanding of the diverse facets of TCOM, this is your golden opportunity!
Celebrating the Child Protective Services Professional Day
Child Protection Professionals Day serves as a powerful reminder of the critical role child protection professionals play in our society.
“The Golden Rule” Can Be a Compass for Navigating Family Engagement
The child welfare system has decades of established principles and practices that help guide how we engage with families. In an effort to get staff to adhere to a set core values during family engagement, jurisdictions from across the country have instilled guiding principles.
Collaboration across frontiers: Explore the TCOM tools in the World
Have you ever wondered where in the world is our TCOM community? We have created this map that will serve as a central hub where users can discover the various TCOM Tools being used globally. It will constantly be updated as we keep growing and expanding our work together.
Embracing The Mess: Collaboration Is Really A Verb
Collaborative. It’s a great adjective. Four syllables. Easy to say. Makes me feel good saying it. But, what does it mean to be collaborative? How do I make it real? Well, it starts by turning it into a verb. To collaborate. To purposefully and thoughtfully work with others in order to produce something.
You Can Never Go Home Again: Planning for Reunification from Residential Treatment – An eQIP Live Event
Announcing The Next eQIP Live Event You Can Never Go Home Again: Planning for Reunification from Residential Treatment Thursday, June 22, 2023, 3 PM (EST) Watch the Live Event About Our Guest Speaker Mr. Bob Lieberman Mr. Bob Lieberman, the former CEO of a multi-service children’s mental health agency turned consultant with over 48 years […]
Bridging TCOM with the World Collaborative: Perhaps Laughter is the Ultimate Prescription
A question for the ages. There are many answers to this question, and often, it depends upon the discipline of study: for example, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, and psychology just to name a few. The focus for this brief post will be from both a TCOM and Neuroscience perspective, from the framework of brain science and neurotransmitters.
Connecting the Dots: “Quantifying the Impact of Natural Supports”
Connecting The Dots: “Quantifying the Impact of Natural Supports”, with Dr. Scott Leon
Conversations with the TCOM trainers: The Importance of Identifying a Caregiver on the tools
The items and domains in the TCOM tools help us capture an individual’s areas of strengths and needs so that we can figure out where intervention or support may be needed.
Connecting The Dots: “Applying AI with Narrative Data”
Connecting The Dots: “Applying AI with Narrative Data”, with Dr. Kate Cordell, Chief Scientific Officer and Co-Founder at Opeeka.
The19th Annual TCOM Conference
The Transformational Collaborative Outcomes Management (TCOM) conference is one of the most highly anticipated events in the population health industry, and we are thrilled to announce that registrations are now open for this year’s conference.
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WORDS – “Apothegm”
WORDS “Since the IPH Center team is mostly remote, I look for different ways to stay connected and help build a culture. One small attempt is by sharing a word — often obscure — but with some relevance to our work.” — Dr. John Lyons Apothegm When we use an apothegm to guide how we […]
World Autism Awareness Month: Changing Lives One Person at a Time
When I first learned about autism in 1999, my college textbook gave me exactly two paragraphs about a “disorder” that was estimated to be as prevalent as 1 in every 1000 individuals in the US. Today autism is considered as prevalent as 1 in every 37 individuals.
Teaming and Connectedness
The IPH Center is developing a program of research on teaming to seek to understand team cohesion and effectiveness better. If you work in a team environment, could you take a few minutes to complete our survey?
YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO SUBMIT!!!
The deadline to submit your proposals for the 2023 TCOM Conference in Lexington, Kentucky, is quickly approaching.
eQIP New Special Event – Words From the Bench: A Conversation about Youth, Families, and Placement Recommendations with The Honorable Judge Guyton
“This is not football, this side doesn’t win and this side doesn’t lose. We either all win or all lose, and we are looking at the best interest of the child. “
– Honorable David G. Guyton
In the Car When It Happened: A Brief Reflection on the Inaugural QI Partnership Live Event
So, it was in the car that the inaugural eQIP live event was brought to my attention. With skepticism, I tuned in to the discussion between Dr. April Fernando from the TCOM community and Dr. Christopher Bellonci, the Assistant Medical Professor at Harvard Medical School and Senior Policy Advisor at The Baker Center for Children in Boston.
WORDS – “Risibility”
“Since the IPH Center team is mostly remote, I look for different ways to stay connected and help build a culture. One small attempt is by sharing a word — often obscure — but with some relevance to our work.”
Connecting the Dots: “Getting an Organic Hold on the Data”
On the forth episode of Connecting the Dots, we will be speaking with Gavin Rienne, MPH, an Epidemiology & Biostatistics Ph.D. candidate at the University of Kentucky College of Public Health.
“What IPH?” Seminar – Can a horse be even more effective than a therapist?
Our next guest at “What IPH?” Seminar, Dr. Kimberly I. Tumlin, assistant professor at the University of Kentucky, will explore these possibilities in a very interesting conversation with our program facilitator, Dr. John Lyons, professor and the director of the Center for Innovation in Population Health at the University of Kentucky.
Café con TCOM: Spanish-speaking collaborative at the 2022 TCOM Conference
“Hola! Hablas Español?” were the first words I exchanged with Jorge Sanchez, Iris Lopez, and Ana Burns after hearing them speak in Spanish in the hallway at the TCOM National Conference in New Orleans.
Connecting The Dots: “What Role Will A.I. Play in our Helping Systems?”
What role will AI play in our helping systems and how can it be used to improve outcomes for individuals and families?
Bridging Transitions for Success: CANS to ANSA, an Emerging Practice
Too often, it is the mindset that after transitioning out of care all needs will be met. This misnomer does not fit with TCOM, especially while using the CANS.
“Want people to buy it? Sell it” The Pacific Clinics’ Strategy for Implementing TCOM
No more depending on the simple presence of amazing dashboards to change people’s habits. it’s time to nudge, remind, inform, tempt, incentivize, and persuade.
Placing People at the Center of Quality Reviews in Child Welfare Work: A Person-Centered and Psychologically Safe Systems Approach to Improvement
Think about your experiences serving children and families. Have there been times when you worried “doing it right” by policy actually meant “getting it wrong” for the people you were trying to help?
What’s going on in California?
Having meaningful conversations to gain understanding about someone without shaming or blaming. Yes, this is Communimetric.
Dialogues with Data
We are pleased to announce the second episode of Connecting the Dots “Dialogues with Data” with our guest speaker Dr. Scott Fairhurst of the Pacific Clinics.
International Direct Care Summit Keynote
Organizations that apply safety science to behavioral health, mental health, and other supportive services improve the safety, reliability, and effectiveness of their work.
eQIP
The Families First legislation created the role of the Qualified Individual (QI) to serve as an independent gatekeeper for placement in Qualified Residential Treatment Programs (QRTP).
A New Year, A New Blog!
The blog has been a collaborative space intended to spark meaningful conversations, promote engagement, and provide a common location for sharing ideas, resources and events with all members of the International TCOM community.
Introducing the 2023 TCOM Conference Chairperson: Lizzie Minton
I am honored to serve as this year’s Program Committee Chair for the 2023 TCOM Conference in Lexington, Kentucky.
Our New Live Series – Connecting The Dots
We are pleased to announce the launch of the first series of our IPH Center Live events, “Connecting the Dots: The Making of Meaningful Metrics”. This live video podcast will be an in-depth, and broadly accessible, exploration of innovative approaches for translating assessment data into meaningful metrics across the helping professions.