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Care Management Organization (CMO). Presented by: April Young-DiPietro, LSW Community Resource Director Camden County Partnership for Children. Perform CARE. Knowing the breakdown. New Jersey Department of Children and Families (DCF) Children System of Care (CSOC)
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Care Management Organization (CMO) Presented by: April Young-DiPietro, LSW Community Resource Director Camden County Partnership for Children PerformCARE
Knowing the breakdown New Jersey Department of Children and Families (DCF) Children System of Care (CSOC) PerformCAREwho you call to access services 24/7 Care Management Organization (CMO)
How to access Care Management Organization (CMO) • Parent/Legal guardian calls PerformCARE directly when seeking services for their youth ages 5-21 • PerformCARE is available 24 Hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year • PerformCARE determines if CMO services are clinically appropriate • CMO Services are at no cost to the family • CMO services are voluntary 1-877-652-7624
Children’s System of Care Objectives To Help Youth Succeed… At HOME Successfully living with their families and reducing the need for out-of-home treatment settings. In SCHOOL Successfully attending the least restrictive and most appropriate school setting close to home. In The COMMUNITY Successfully participating in the community and becoming independent, productive, and law-abiding citizens.
What to expect with CMO • The family is the driving force • The Care Manager is a coordinator, they are there to help the family navigate the Children's System of Care (CSOC) • The Care Manager helps the youth and family build a team – we call this the Child Family Team (CFT) • Natural supports are just as important as formal supports • The CMOs main goal is to help the family stabilize and link with community based resources • Sustainability is key – we help link with resource that the family can continue to use • Treatment is a process • We follow a strengths based approach, wraparound, and Medicaid regulations
Strength Based • Family voice & choice • Team Based • Natural Supports • Collaboration • Community Based • Culturally Competent • Individualized • Persistence • Outcome Based Wraparound Our Guiding Principles
CMO 4 stages of Wraparound • Engagement and Team Preparation Meet with the family to discuss the wraparound process, discuss their story (i.e., needs, hopes, concerns, goals, strengths and vision for the future), and identify team members • Initial ISP team meeting Identify the goal/vision the team is working towards, examine family needs, identify strategies and assign tasks • Plan implementation The written ISP - The team will meet every 60 to 90 days to review accomplishments, assess if it’s working, adjust the plan accordingly and assign new tasks • Transition Final team meeting to celebrate accomplishments and plan for the future
CSOC approved In-Home services Intensive In Community(IIC) = Licensed leveled therapist who comes to the home to help the youth and family reach treatment goals determined in the Individualized Service Plan (ISP) that the Care Manager helps the family complete, review, and monitor Behavioral Assistant (BA) = work closely with the IIC and youth to help put into practice what is discussed in therapeutic sessions with licensed therapist. A BA can often help a child better understand concepts discussed and put into practice what the IIC reviewed that week in session. ID/DD specific In-Home Services Intensive In Home (IIH) clinical = Licensed level therapist who has experience with the ID/DD population – IIH clinical is very similar to IIC but designed specifically for the ID/DD youth population Intensive In Home (IIH) behavioral = Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) and Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) = a set of habilitative services, designed for decreasing dangerous behaviors while assisting youth in acquiring and retaining self-help, communication, and adaptive skills. A focus is put on a transfer of skills to the youth while working with/training the youth’s parent or caregiver to implement the behavioral plan. Individual Support Services (ISS) = ISS is skill development for activities of daily living, including self-care tasks
Looking for resources? Not sure where to start? Have you tried ResourceNet? There is a ResourceNet for each county in New Jersey ResourceNet is a free web directory of programs, supports, services and events for families specific to county of residence in New Jersey It is mobile-friendly, and can be translated to different languages, printed or shared through social media Each ResourceNet is administered by the respective Care Management Organization (CMO) in each county and supported by the Department of Children and Families’ Children’s System of Care (CSOC).
CSOCServes youth up to 21 years of age and their families with emotional, behavioral, developmental/intellectual disabilities and substance use challenges. PerformCAREhelps connect a parent or guardian to appropriate services for their child through the Children’s System Care Call PerformCARE / Contracted Systems Administrator (CSA): 1-877-652-7624 www.performcarenj.org