Dual Diagnosis Treatment Team Presenters Sally Walker Director - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Behavioral Health Alliance of Rural Pennsylvania Dual Diagnosis Treatment Team

Presenters Sally Walker Director Behavioral Health Administrative Unit Behavioral Health Alliance of Rural PA Thomas J. McDermott, MBA Administrator Centre County MH/ID/EI and D&A Anthony DeStefano, MA Executive County Director NHS Human Services Northwestern & South Central Pennsylvania Bob Fleming Community Connections of Clearfield and Jefferson Counties Behavioral Health Program Specialist 2 Dual Diagnosis Coordinator (BH/IDD) Consortium CHIPP Coordinator

Dual Diagnosis Treatment Team Operationalization & Program Data

Dual Diagnosis Treatment Team (DDTT) Implementation : • RFP Awarded by Community Care Behavioral Health early 2011, with scheduled program implementation date of July 2011 • DDTT operationalized August of 2011 • Interviews and conditional offers occurred August 2011 — January 2012 • March 2012 – DDTT enter accepted their first referral Confidential - NHS Human Services - Not for Reproduction

DDTT Roadblocks and Obstacles :  Large Geographic Coverage Area  Employee Candidates Meeting Minimum Qualifications  Buy-in from Providers and Community Services Confidential - NHS Human Services - Not for Reproduction

Buy-in From Providers & Community : 1 st DDTT Referral • CLA in Rural PA • Severe and Persistent Behaviors with multiple Hospitalizations • High Will – Low Skill Direct Care Staff • DDTT and CLA on Different Pages Confidential - NHS Human Services - Not for Reproduction

Lessons Learned • Top-Down Approach with Expectation Setting / Buy-in • DDTT is not an Ala-Carte Service • Skill Transference is 50% of DDTT service implementation • Continue to Adapt and Collaborate to Achieve Best Possible Outcomes for Individuals Confidential - NHS Human Services - Not for Reproduction

PROGRAM DATA (See Handout) Confidential - NHS Human Services - Not for Reproduction

QUESTIONS • Bradford/Sullivan • Huntingdon/Mifflin/Juniata • Cameron/Elk • McKean • Centre • Northumberland • Clarion • Schuylkill • Clearfield/Jefferson • Tioga • Columbia/Montour/Snyder/Union • Potter • Forest/Warren • Wayne

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