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Presented by: Marvin Alexander, LMSW Youth MOVE National/ Mid-South Health Systems, Inc.

The Building Bridges Self Assessment Tool: A Framework for Organizational Improvement IARCCA Annual Conference – September 21, 2010. Presented by: Marvin Alexander, LMSW Youth MOVE National/ Mid-South Health Systems, Inc. Jody Levison-Johnson, LCSW Coordinated Care Services, Inc.

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Presented by: Marvin Alexander, LMSW Youth MOVE National/ Mid-South Health Systems, Inc.

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  1. The Building Bridges Self Assessment Tool:A Framework for Organizational ImprovementIARCCA Annual Conference – September 21, 2010 Presented by: Marvin Alexander, LMSW Youth MOVE National/ Mid-South Health Systems, Inc. Jody Levison-Johnson, LCSW Coordinated Care Services, Inc.

  2. National Building Bridges Initiative Overview

  3. Mission Identify and promote practice and policy initiatives that will create strong and closely coordinated partnerships and collaborations between families, youth, community- and residentially-based treatment and service providers, advocates and policy makers to ensure that comprehensive services and supports are family-driven, youth-guided, strength-based, culturally and linguistically competent, individualized, evidence and practice-informed, and consistent with the research on sustained positive outcomes.

  4. Highlights • Began in November 2005 • National Steering Committee formed • Three National Summits held (2006, 2007, 2010) • Workgroups: • Cultural & Linguistic Competence • Outcomes • Youth/Family Partnerships • Social Marketing • Documents to support the field: • Joint Resolution (JR) • Matrix/Self Assessment Tool (SAT) • Family & Youth Tip Sheets • Website: www.buildingbridges4youth.org

  5. Core Principles • Family Driven & Youth Guided Care • Cultural & Linguistic Competence • Clinical Excellence & Quality Standards • Accessibility & Community Involvement • Transition Planning & Services (between settings & from youth to adulthood)

  6. The Self Assessment Tool (SAT)

  7. What is the SAT? A tool that: • Assesses current activities against best practices consistent with the BB Joint Resolution • Sparks dialogue between staff, community partners, families and youth • Supports quality improvement specifically in the areas of: • Care transitions • Family driven & youth guided care • Program policies & practice • Promotes out of the box thinking about residential • Beyond bricks and mortar • Something we do with youth and families vs. a place

  8. Who is the SAT for? • Designed to be used with groups of: • Residential staff • Community staff • Advocates • Youth • Families • Funders/ oversight agencies

  9. What does the SAT include? Sections on the following areas: • Child & Family Team • Family Driven Practices • Youth Guided Practices • Cultural & Linguistic Competence • Entry Into Residential Treatment • During Residential Treatment • Post-Residential Treatment • Community System of Care • Performance and Evaluation in the System of Care There is also a glossary that defines terms used throughout the SAT.

  10. How can the SAT be used? • Internal staff development and training • Simulation (role-playing) exercises • In staff or community meetings for discussion • As the basis for an exit interview • For quality improvement (QI) discussions with agency staff & community partners • In a formal agency assessment process • As part of a learning collaborative at a local, regional or state level

  11. The SAT in Action Monroe County, NY

  12. Common Questions

  13. It’s kind of long, how can you use it? • It feels sort of complicated to use with youth and families, any suggestions? • What if we aren’t doing Child & Family Teams before, during and after residential? • What’s the point?

  14. Let’s give it a try

  15. 3. Youth-Guided Practices

  16. Discussion • How did it go? • What challenges did you experience? • What challenges might others with different roles experience? • How can you envision using this within your setting?

  17. Questions?

  18. For more information… Marvin Alexander marvincalexander@yahoo.com Jody Levison-Johnson Jlevison-johnson@ccsi.org

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