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Birds of a Feather

Behavioral Health

Session: Birds of a Feather

76 - Assessing Training, Coaching, and Practice: Measurement Innovations and Applications in the Evaluation of Wraparound Care Coordination

Stream: Health and Wellness

Friday, October 25, 2024
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM PST
Location: Exhibit Hall A
Birds of a Feather
In this “Birds of a Feather” session we will discuss how Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) intermediary organizations navigate challenges of developing consistent, reliable measures that can meet multiple stakeholders' information needs. The session will be hosted by the National Wraparound Implementation Center (NWIC), which has developed a battery of tools for multi-level evaluation of systems of care (SOC) and Wraparound Care Coordination, an intensive, structured process that supports youth with complex behavioral health needs. Using three NWIC measures as examples, we will consider what information they provide individually, and how they are intended to inform continuous quality improvement (CQI) for training, coaching, and implementation:

  • The Impact of Training and Technical Assistance (IOTTA) tool was designed to assess the impact of training and technical assistance (TTA) provided by NWIC.

  • The Coaching Observation Measure for Effective Teams (COMET) tool helps coaches and local Wraparound administrators assess and monitor key skills within their Wraparound workforce.

  • The Document Assessment and Review Tool (DART) is a fidelity tool designed to assess the degree to which the key elements of Wraparound have been implemented by provider organizations.


 Facilitators will lead a discussion on issues such as:

  • Balancing rigor with feasibility

  • Using data from individual measures as well as across measures to tell useful "implementation stories"

  • How best to serve multiple customers (i.e., states) and multiple audiences/stakeholders while maintaining a consistent and efficient approach to measurement and reporting 

  • How to publish results using "home grown" measures and strategies

    Presenter(s)

  • JO

    Jonathan Olson, PhD

    Research Scientist
    Innovations Institute, University of Connecticut School of Social Work, United States

    • Chair(s)

  • EB

    Eric Bruns, Ph.D.

    Professor
    University of Washington, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, United States

    • Author(s)

  • JW

    Janet Walker, Ph.D.

    Research Professor
    Portland State University, United States

    • Presenter(s)

  • Jessica Lim, LCSW

    Research Assistant III
    UConn School of Social Work Innovations Institute, United States

    • Author(s)

  • GM

    Grace Metz, B.A.

    Research Assistant
    Innovations Institute, University of Connecticut School of Social Work, United States

  • KC

    Kimberly Coviello, M.A.

    Assistant Director, National Wraparound Implementation Center
    Innovations Institute, University of Connecticut School of Social Work, United States

  • KE

    Kimberly Estep, M.A.

    Assistant Extension Professor and Director, National Wraparound Implementation Center
    Innovations Institute, University of Connecticut School of Social Work, United States

    • Presenter(s)

  • EB

    Eric Bruns, Ph.D.

    Professor
    University of Washington, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, United States

  • TB

    Tony Bonadio, Ph.D.

    Assistant Research Professor
    Innovations Institute, University of Connecticut School of Social Work, United States