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COSIG Co-Occurring Disorders Conference, Hershey PA, May 15-17, 2006
Altoona Regional Health System, Home Nursing
Agency, Pyramid HealthCare, White Deer Run/Cove
Forge Site Visits, Staff Education, Case Study,
Discussion of Data & Prevalence Work
Training on the ILSA (Integrated Longitudinal
Strength- Based Assessment)
Negotiated and endorsed the Consensus
Document which included:
• Brief background & history of project
• 8 Best Practice Principles
• CCISC Implementation characteristics
• Agreed upon action plans for the County and the
Providers
Signature on Concensus Document indicated:
• Support and participation as a partner in the
initiative
• Commitment of the organization to adopting the
CCISC model
• Commitment to participating in a change
process consistent with the 8 best practice
principles
Using the Co-occurring Disorder Consensus
Document, developed a work plan which included
the following actions:
• Design a process & framework to document
implementation issues and barriers.
• Improve welcoming access and reduce barriers.
• Collect & disseminate data & information gathered by
project participants.
• Evaluate providers co-occurring disorder capability.
- the COMPASS tool is used to assess program competencies &
develop provider & system level action plans that focus on
strategic, incremental, measurable, and sustainable change
toward the goal of COD capability.
Using the Co-occurring Disorder Consensus
Document, developed a work plan which included
the following actions (continued):
• Develop a short and long term plan to improve the systems ability to
provide co-occurring disorder services & supports.
- use the CO-FIT tool to monitor and measure system change in
implementation of the CCISC.
• Assess clinician training needs around the CCISC Best Practice
Principles and the core competencies which include Attitudes and
Values, as well as Knowledge and Skills.
- the CODECAT is used for either supervisory evaluation or
clinician self-evaluation of these Competencies.
• Accurately identify & report prevalence of co-occurring disorder.
In order to implement the work plan, Blair County
established the following committee structures:
• The Performance Improvement Committee to
provide overall management & direction to the
project.
• The Trainers Group to assure long term viability
of the project by offering ongoing provider-level
training & support.
• The MISA Team to address the clinical &
system issues of individuals receiving treatment.
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