Date/Time: April 30, 2019, 11am – 12:30pm PT / 2pm – 3:30pm ET
The Wraparound process is the most common care coordination model for youth with complex needs and their families. Meanwhile, the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) is now the most widely used assessment tool in public child-serving systems. While some states, systems, and organizations have determined how the Wraparound and CANS philosophies can co-exist and enhance each other, others have struggled, undermining the potential for positive impact of both efforts.
This webinar is based on shared work of the National Wraparound Implementation Center (NWIC) and Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago (organizational home of the CANS) to develop a guidance document around how to best integrate the CANS into the Wraparound process. The webinar will follow the “joint statement” from NWIC and Chapin Hall, and begin with a brief summary of how differences in the Wraparound and TCOM philosophies may raise “operational frictions” and problems in practice. Presenters will describe potential ways to effectively coordinate the CANS assessment with Wraparound practice – including “Do’s” and “Don’ts” – across the four phases of Wraparound.
