April 30, 2008
In 2004, the National Wraparound Initiative (NWI) focused its attention on building agreement about essential elements of wraparound practice. To begin this work, a small core group came together to review existing wraparound manuals and training materials. This core group, which included researchers, trainer/consultants, family members and administrators, used these materials as the basis for an initial version of a practice model. This initial version saw the wraparound process as consisting of a series of activities grouped into four phases: engagement, initial plan development, plan implementation, and transition. . . . . The practice model that emerged from this process did not include any activities that were completely new (i.e., all the activities had appeared in one or more of the exiting manuals or materials). However, the overall model was still quite different from any single model that had been described previously.
Posted by Gary Holden at April 30, 2008 10:12 AM