OAR 309-019-0162: Youth Wraparound Definitions

(1) "Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths Assessment or CANS" means a multi-purpose tool developed to support decision making, including level of care and person-centered service planning, to facilitate quality improvement initiatives, and to monitor outcomes of services and supports. It utilizes a communication perspective to facilitate the linkage between the assessment process and the design of individualized Wraparound plans of care, including the application of evidence-based practices. (2) "Child-Serving Systems" means agencies that serve children, youth and families. Agencies include but are not limited to: DHS Child Welfare, Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, Education, Juvenile Justice, Oregon Youth Authority, Behavioral Health programs, tribal entities, agencies serving homeless youth, and Primary Care. (3) "Crisis and Safety Plan" means a document developed by the youth and family and the Wraparound team to address potential crises that could occur for the youth and their family, and to ensure everyone's safety. It shall include 24-hour, 7-days-a-week response; formal, informal, and natural supports; respite or back-up care; details leading to crises; successful strategies that have worked in the past; and strength-based strategies that prevent escalation and maintain safety. Crisis stabilization occurs during the first phase of Wraparound and crisis and safety planning occurs in phase two. (4) "Family Partner" means an individual certified and listed on the registry as a Family Support Specialist in accordance with ORS 410-180-0305, and who has completed specialized training approved by the Authority, in the Wraparound process. A Family Partner is a formal member of the Wraparound team whose role is to support the family. (5) "Fidelity" means the degree to which the principles, phases, core elements and activities of Wraparound, and supports at the organizational and system level, are implemented as recommended through training, consultation and best practices dissemination. (6) "Formal Supports" means services and supports provided by professionals or individuals who are financially compensated for their time. (7) "Informal Supports" means supports provided by individuals or organizations through citizenship and work on a volunteer basis under a structure of certain qualifications, training and oversight. (8) "Linguistically Responsive" means that individuals are informed of the availability of language assistance services in their preferred language, both verbally and in writing. Individuals are provided with easy to understand print and multi-media materials and signage appears in the languages commonly used by the populations in the service area. (9) "Natural Supports" means individuals or organizations in the youth and family's own community, social, cultural or spiritual networks, such as friends, extended family members, neighbors, and other individuals as identified by the youth and family, providing supports, who are not financially compensated for their time. (10) "Oregon Health Plan or OHP" has the meaning provided for in OAR 410-120-0000(170). (11) "Peer Partner Coach" means an individual with Youth Partner or Family Partner expertis certified and listed on the registry in accordance with OAR 410-180-0300, who has a specific intentional focus in supporting Youth Partners or Family Partners to ensure the meaningful engagement of youth and family voices in the Wraparound plan, to develop their practice skills in Wraparound principles and participation in the Wraparound process and who works in connection with other Peer Support Specialists or peer delivered services. (12) "Phases of Wraparound" means the four distinct phases of Wraparound: Engagement, initial plan development, implementation, and transition. The activities within each phase of Wraparound are part of fidelity practice. (13) "Strength-based" means based on functional assets, skills, capacities, and talents of a person, family or group. (14) "Strengths and Needs Summary" means a comprehensive "strengths and needs assessment” and summary process that begins immediately when a youth and their family are referred into Wraparound. This process is complemented by other Division-approved assessment tools, such as the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths Assessment (CANS). (15) "Ten Wraparound Principles" means these principles associated with Wraparound supports: family- driven and youth-guided, collaboration, persistence, culturally and linguistically responsive, community based, team based, natural supports, individualized, strength-based, and outcome-based. (16) "Wraparound" means a voluntary and definable care planning process that results in a unique set of community services and supports individualized for a youth and family to achieve a positive set of outcomes. (17) "Wraparound Care Coordinator or WCC" means a QMHA or QMHP, as defined in OAR 309-019-0125, who is completing or has completed a Division-approved Wraparound foundational training program. The WCC is a member of the Wraparound team specifically trained to coordinate and facilitate the components of a Wraparound team meeting to fidelity, in each phase of the Wraparound process, for an individual family. (18) "Wraparound Coach" means an individual with Wraparound expertise in relation to Wraparound principles and in strategies to facilitate a Wraparound meeting to fidelity. Wraparound Coaches provide clear and constructive feedback regarding fidelity components and facilitation skills to Wraparound Care Coordinators. (19) "Wraparound Flexible Funding" means a financial resource for purchasing one-time or occasional needed goods or services for youth or their families, when the goods and services cannot be provided by another funding source, and the services or goods are directly tied to meeting needs and outcomes in the Wraparound plan of care. (20) "Wraparound Plan of Care" means a dynamic document which describes the youth, the family, the team, and the goals and action plan to be undertaken to meet the youth and family's needs, achieve the team mission and work toward the family's long-term vision. ( 21) “Wraparound Provider” means a certified entity that hires and trains staff to provide coordination and facilitation of Fidelity Wraparound for youth and families. (22) "Wraparound Review Committee" means a local community group representing Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, Intellectual Developmental Disabilities, Education, Behavioral Health, Federally Recognized Tribes or tribal entities, Youth and Family members or youth and family advocates who convene with the goal of reviewing and determining Wraparound eligibility. (23) "Wraparound Supervisor" means an individual responsible for supervising a Wraparound Care Coordinator, Wraparound Coach, Family Partner, or Youth Partner through their respective agency. (24) "Wraparound Team" means a group of people chosen by the youth and family and connected to them through natural, community, and formal supports. The Wraparound team develops and implements the youth and family's plan, addresses unmet needs, and works toward the family's vision and team mission together with the youth and family. (25) "Wraparound Team Meeting" means a meeting where members of the Wraparound team convene to address the family and youth's mission, vision, strengths and needs identified by the team. (26) "Youth" means a person who participates in Wraparound. Youth is the accepted term in statewide Wraparound to describe children, adolescents, teenagers and young adults. Youth who participate in Wraparound may remain in Wraparound as young adults if they entered/ enrolled prior to age 18. (27) "Youth Partner" means an individual certified and on the registry as a Youth Support Specialist in accordance with OAR 410-180-0305. A Youth Partner is a formal member of the Wraparound team whose role is to support the youth. (28) "Youth Support Specialist" has the meaning defined in OAR 410-180-0305. Youth support specialists provide peer delivered services, as defined in these rules.