Service Coordination Flashcards
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In CAASP-aligned systems of care, what is the primary role of a service coordinator when a family disagrees with the recommended treatment plan?
Answer: Facilitate a collaborative discussion to understand family concerns and reach a mutually agreed-upon plan
Service coordinators facilitate collaboration and ensure families are genuine partners in planning, reconciling differences through open dialogue.
Which federal legislation most directly shaped the development of CASSP and its service coordination principles?
Answer: Child and Adolescent Service System Program initiative (1984 NIMH)
CASSP was launched in 1984 by NIMH as a federal initiative to reform fragmented children's mental health service systems.
A service coordinator discovers that a youth's school, mental health provider, and juvenile justice worker are each making separate plans with no shared information. This is an example of:
Answer: Service fragmentation requiring coordinated wraparound
Siloed planning across systems represents fragmentation, the exact problem wraparound and service coordination are designed to address.
Cultural competence in service coordination requires that coordinators:
Answer: Adapt services to respect and incorporate each family's cultural values and beliefs
Culturally competent coordinators actively adapt their approaches to honor each family's cultural identity as a strength.
When coordinating services for a youth involved with multiple systems, the service coordinator's highest priority should be:
Answer: Keeping the youth in the least restrictive, most community-based setting possible
Systems of care prioritize community-based, least-restrictive settings to support youth remaining with their families.
A strengths-based approach to service coordination focuses on:
Answer: Building on the existing capacities and resources of the youth and family
Strengths-based practice identifies and amplifies existing assets in the youth, family, and community rather than cataloging deficits.
In the CAASP framework, 'natural supports' refer to:
Answer: Informal supports such as extended family, neighbors, and community members
Natural supports are unpaid, informal community connections that provide sustainable, real-world support for youth and families.