System Coordination Flashcards
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Which CASSP principle holds that children with serious emotional disturbances should receive services that address their emotional, social, educational, and physical needs?
Answer: Comprehensive
The comprehensive principle ensures the full range of a child's needs—not just mental health—is addressed across multiple life domains.
A family advocate on a Child and Family Team primarily serves to:
Answer: Ensure the family's voice is heard and their rights are upheld throughout the planning process
Family advocates empower caregivers to fully participate in decision-making and ensure their perspectives drive the service plan.
The concept of 'system of care' was formalized in child mental health policy primarily through the work of:
Answer: Jane Knitzer's 'Unclaimed Children' report (1982)
Knitzer's 1982 report documented how most children with serious emotional disorders were underserved and catalyzed the CASSP initiative.
Coordination between child welfare and mental health systems is especially critical when:
Answer: A child is placed in foster care and also has a serious emotional disturbance
Children in foster care with SED have overlapping needs that require both child welfare case management and mental health treatment to be aligned.
A 'strength-based' approach in system coordination means practitioners:
Answer: Identify and build on the child's and family's existing capacities and resources
Strength-based practice recognizes existing capacities as the foundation for intervention rather than focusing solely on deficits.
Performance measurement in a system of care most often tracks outcomes in which three domains?
Answer: Functional, clinical, and satisfaction outcomes
Systems of care measure whether children function better, show clinical improvement, and whether families are satisfied with the services received.
Under CASSP principles, services should be normalized, meaning they should:
Answer: Occur in settings used by children without disabilities whenever possible
Normalization directs services toward typical community settings—schools, homes, community centers—rather than segregated or institutional environments.