F6 Are You Ready for Group Care Reform? Tales from the Front Lines of California’s Residentially Based Services (RBS) Pilot Project

Aaron Zaima, Shari Sakamoto

This workshop will give a background to California’s Residentially Based Service (RBS) Pilot and focus on the experiences of implementing a different approach to providing residential care which included the incorporation of Wraparound process and roles. Lessons learned from service delivery, cultural readiness and teaming with county partners will be shared to help those impacted by the upcoming statewide reform. Participants will explore their agency and county readiness for the upcoming changes.