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Wong Chi Hung. Study Visits in Los Angeles on Youth Mental Health 23-30 Oct.,2006. Service Implication in Hong Kong. Service Model. Wrap Around Model stabilized the children, family in the community
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WongChi Hung Study Visits in Los Angeleson Youth Mental Health23-30 Oct.,2006 Service Implication in Hong Kong
Service Model • Wrap Around Model • stabilized the children, family in the community • service provided to individual, group and family by a team of professionals including psychiatrist, LCSW, MFT, psychologist • System of Cares • home-based programme, focus on home-living • prevent the removal of children from their home • involve case manager, parent advocate, therapist
Service Model • Contiuum of Care • base on the severity of the problem of the consumers to provide different level of care • Outpatient > Intensive Outpatient > Intensive Day Treatment > Hospital • Preventive service • develop early identification service for aged 0-5 • develop assessment tools
Practice environment • Participation of Prosumers • employ the ex-consumer to be staffs • involve the prosumers in leading the self-help group with close and intensive supervision by social workers • acknowledge their experience and knowledge • Caseload of the social workers • Caseload is much fewer than HK • School-based service 3:8 • Intensive Day Treatment 1:10+
Practice environment • Multi-discipline Collaboration • not only focus on bio-medical model • involve different professional views on the treatment plan • clear roles among the professionals (LCSW, case managers, psychiatrist) • Single point of responsibility • treatment Involves different professionals • the case managers to gather the progress and information among different professionals
Practice environment • Service Development – new ideas to Government • Agency develop new working model and propose to the County / Funding source • The funding source provide the resources to that Agency to start new projects • Funding restrictions • Funding sources allow the agency to develop project with collaborated resources