Wraparound support
Wraparound brings young people, families, natural supports, and service providers together around one strengths-based plan—led by the young person’s goals, choices, and voice.
What is Wraparound?
Wraparound is a philosophy of care used to build support networks for young adults and their families. Traditional support models and systems of care typically place “experts” at the helm of youth and young adult services, but the Wraparound method ensures that the young adult’s voice is the driving force of their support plan.
The process
The Wraparound planning process is based on the collaborative work of the young adult, their family members, their natural supports, and local service providers to create a personal and family plan focused on community-based solutions.
The groundwork for trust and shared vision among the family and Wraparound team members is established so participants feel prepared to come to meetings and collaborate.
Trust and mutual respect are built while the team creates an initial plan of care using a high-quality planning process that reflects the principles of Wraparound.
The initial plan is implemented, progress and successes are continually reviewed, and changes are made while maintaining or building team cohesiveness and mutual respect.
Plans are made for a purposeful transition from formal Wraparound to a mix of formal and natural community supports. Preparation for transition continues throughout the process and begins during initial engagement.
Wraparound Youth Partner
The Wraparound Youth Partner is key to ensuring high fidelity within the Wraparound process. The process is always young adult and family driven, strengths-based, and solution-focused. Our Wraparound Youth Partners help empower young adults to make educated decisions, effectively lead their team meetings, and advocate for other young adults.
Youth Partners also use the Achieve My Plan (AMP) method developed by the Research and Training Center for Pathways to Positive Futures to ensure that the young adult’s voice drives their Wraparound plan. They help young people establish and work toward their life assignments, provide one-on-one peer support for youth and young adults navigating youth-serving systems, and aim to amplify youth and young adult voices across multiple systems.
Our goal
This service is not about blaming young adults and their team for failures or difficulties that may arise. If a plan is not meeting a young adult’s expectations or is inhibiting the progress of a Wraparound team, we reevaluate and make changes so the plan more accurately fits their needs and goals.
Questions, answered
All Youth Era support services are provided free of charge for youth and young adults between the ages of 14 and 25.
Yes. A parent or guardian and/or the youth or young adult must be enrolled in OHP and in Washington County Wraparound.
“Life assignments” are the short- and long-term goals youth and young adults set to create significant positive personal, community, or world change.
They empower young people to identify strengths and areas for improvement in their lives and communities.
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