F15 Universalizing Wraparound Principles and Practices in Public Systems: The California Integrated Core Practice Model and the California Integrated Training Guide

Richard Knecht; Phyllis Jeroslow

In the same year that Wraparound was launched; “well-being” was added as a major goal of the national agenda to improve child and youth outcomes through the sweeping Adoptions and Safe Families Act (ASFA). Wraparound was originally limited to a subset of children and youth with complex needs; however; system changes aimed at promoting well-being more widely; such as the Katie A. Settlement Agreement; the Continuum of Care Reform (CCR) and Resource Family Approval (RFA); have led to universalizing Wraparound’s team-based; family-centered approach across developmental domains; major public systems and community agencies that serve children; youth and families. This presentation introduces the nation’s first integrated core practice model for the systems of child welfare; behavioral health and juvenile justice; with a blueprint for workforce development for an even wider shared practice environment in the future.