Service Array Flashcards
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A youth is successfully stabilized through crisis services. According to CAASP service array principles, what should happen next?
Answer: Transition to the least restrictive ongoing services that address underlying needs
After crisis stabilization, CAASP requires connection to appropriate ongoing community-based services to address root causes and prevent recurrence.
In the CAASP model, 'unconditional care' means that service providers must:
Answer: Continue serving youth even when they present challenging behaviors rather than discharging them
Unconditional care is a core CAASP/wraparound value requiring providers to adapt services to meet youth needs rather than discharging youth for non-compliance.
Which service array element BEST addresses the need for CAASP-eligible youth who require intensive support but whose families cannot provide 24-hour supervision at home?
Answer: Therapeutic group homes
Therapeutic group homes provide 24-hour supervised care with clinical services in a community setting, filling the gap between home-based and residential treatment.
The inclusion of cultural and linguistic competence in CAASP service array design is MOST important for which reason?
Answer: Services must be responsive to families' cultural values and language to be effective and equitable
Culturally and linguistically competent services ensure that all families can engage meaningfully, improving outcomes and reducing disparities.
Which CAASP service array component MOST directly supports youth aging out of the child mental health system?
Answer: Transition-age youth (TAY) services that bridge child and adult behavioral health systems
TAY services address the critical gap when youth turn 18 and lose eligibility for children's services but may not yet be connected to adult systems.
A child welfare caseworker and a mental health provider disagree on the appropriate service level for a CAASP-eligible youth. The MOST appropriate resolution process is:
Answer: A joint interagency team meeting where the family's perspective is centered in the decision
CAASP relies on interagency collaboration with family involvement as the cornerstone of decision-making, not single-agency authority.
Prevention and early intervention services are placed at which level of the CAASP service array continuum?
Answer: The least restrictive, universal end of the continuum serving the broadest population
Prevention and early intervention occupy the least restrictive, broadest access end of the continuum, serving youth before needs escalate to higher levels of care.