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The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research
Published in: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research 3/2008

01-07-2008 | Regular Article

Is It Wraparound Yet? Setting Quality Standards for Implementation of the Wraparound Process

Authors: Eric J. Bruns, PhD, Jesse C. Suter, PhD, Kristen Leverentz-Brady, PhD

Published in: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research | Issue 3/2008

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Abstract

The wraparound process has increasingly been used as a mechanism to plan and coordinate services for children with behavioral health needs and their families. This has led to growing interest in assessing wraparound implementation against standards for quality. However, there has been little consideration of how best to establish such benchmarks or guidelines. Using both a norm-referenced and criterion-referenced approach, this study established preliminary criteria for assessing the adequacy of wraparound implementation using the Wraparound Fidelity Index, version 3, a multi-informant interview that assesses conformance to wraparound principles. The evaluation system was then applied to ten wraparound programs and 11 different study samples assessed via the Wraparound Fidelity Index version 3 in research studies. The system was constructed to discriminate different wraparound conditions assessed in research studies while still being attainable by the ten established wraparound programs. Implications for evaluating wraparound programs and for setting fidelity benchmarks in behavioral health services research are discussed.
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Metadata
Title
Is It Wraparound Yet? Setting Quality Standards for Implementation of the Wraparound Process
Authors
Eric J. Bruns, PhD
Jesse C. Suter, PhD
Kristen Leverentz-Brady, PhD
Publication date
01-07-2008
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research / Issue 3/2008
Print ISSN: 1094-3412
Electronic ISSN: 2168-6793
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-008-9109-3

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