Child and Family Team. Each child in the WISe program will have a Child and Family Team (CFT). The CFT facilitates cross system coordination and drives the treatment planning process to ensure that services and supports are provided in accordance with the WISe Program. The role of the CFT, as further described in the WISe manual and PIHP contracts, includes: Collectively developing a single, unified, cross-system care plan that addresses the strengths and needs of the youth and family and the mandates of all of the parties involved. Identifying creative and nontraditional approaches, including formal and natural supports, for meeting the needs of the youth and family. Determining medical necessity for services provided under the Mental Health Individual Service Plan. Working together to resolve differences regarding service recommendations, with particular attention to the preferences of the youth and parent(s)/guardian(s). Having a process to resolve disputes and arrive at a mutually agreed upon approach for moving forward with services. Reconvening to consider the outcomes in relation to the services that have been provided and to make needed adjustments over time.
Child and Family Team. (CFT) “Child and Family Team (CFT)” means a group of people – chosen with the family and connected to them through natural, community, and formal support relationships – who develop and implement the family’s care plan, address unmet needs, and work toward the family’s vision and team mission.
Child and Family Team is a group of individuals responsible for the development, implementation, and monitoring of a unified IPoC that engages and involves the Child and family. The Child and Family Team is composed of family members, significant people in the lives of the Child and family, and representatives of the community’s human services agencies that can provide needed services.
Child and Family Team. The Child and Family Team (CFT) facilitates cross system coordination and drives the treatment planning process to ensure that services and supports are provided in accordance with the WISe Program. The role of the CFT is to: Collectively develop a single, unified plan that addresses the needs and mandates of all the parties involved. Identify creative and nontraditional approaches, including formal and natural supports, for meeting the needs of the youth and family. Determine medical necessity for services provided under the Mental Health Individual Service Plan. Work together to resolve differences regarding service recommendations, with particular attention to the preferences of the youth and parent(s)/guardian(s). Have a process to resolve disputes and arrive at a mutually agreed upon approach for moving forward with services. Appendix B Reconvene to consider the outcomes in relation to the services that have been provided and to make needed adjustments over time.
