Barrett Flesh, LPC - Program Manager
Shannon Brister, BA - Lead Care Coordinator
What Does ICTS Do?
The Child and Family Team offers intensive, community-based support for eligible youth and families on the Oregon Health Plan. The team uses a wrap-around model that brings together people from different parts of a youth’s life for planning and support. With the help of a facilitator, these people work together and coordinate their activities in order to assist the youth.
The Wrap-Around Team can work on one or more of the Life Domains, which include:
- Family/Home
- Educational/Vocational
- Medical/Health
- Emotional/Psychological/Behavioral
- Financial
- Social/Recreational
- Legal
- Spiritual/Cultural
- Safety/Crisis
Who is Eligible?
Children and youth whose mental health needs have not been met through usual services, and their families.
Eligibility Screening Includes:
- Signed consent from parent or guardian before the screening
- Interviews with people who know the child’s situation well
- Review of a recent mental health assessment report
- Completion of the CASII*, a survey to help pinpoint mental health needs
- Assessment of other risk factors. These include risk of out-of-home placement, family stress, and school disruption.
How Does The Program Work?
The principles of the wrap-around model are that services are strengths-based, family-driven and decisions are by team consensus. The wrap-around process is an open model, with treatment planning meetings that involve all members of the team, including the client and family, with an equal voice to all participants. Team members:
- Support the family in getting the help they need to succeed as parents once the formal Team is no longer needed,
- Are made up of people chosen by the family,
- Work with family strength,
- Find effective solutions that fit the family and child.
Why Might The Wrap-Around Team Work For Your Family?
Community Based – Services are based in your home community whenever possible.
Individualized – The plan considers all aspects of your lives and is flexible to meet your family’s needs.
Strength Based – Services and supports are based on identified strengths of your child and family.
Family Voice – It is the family’s choices, preferences, cultural values that are incorporated in the Plan of Care.
Family Access – We try to have the meetings in your home when possible.
Family Ownership – We try to blend formal and informal resources and you decide what needs to work on first.
To discuss eligibility and find out more about the program, families can call (541) 322-7545.
School counselors and teachers can help with the referral by faxing the short referral form to DCHS-CFT Wrap-Around, (541) 322-7566.
