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Our Values
 VVDB
is based on a set of core values about training, evaluation, research, and consultation.
These values are closely linked to a set of international core community (values for
systems of care). VVDB believes that values
are not truly values unless they are carried out in practice. VVDB is dedicated to carrying out these values in all of our work,
and in constantly improving our craft, as illustrated by the words of John Ruskin:
"Thy life so short, thy craft so long to learn". Specific values for
VVDB:
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To model the values of wraparound and systems of care
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To be a good value for the money
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To be sensitive to community strengths and needs
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We believe in cultural competency as being an absolute necessity
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We believe in parent professional partnership at all levels of the system of care and
program development
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To be constantly learning and evolving our work
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VVDB staff and consultants must be
among the best in their fields
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To practice our values about families with our own families
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More about community values
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Training
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Learning is a
continuous process and training should be ongoing
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Our training should
result in skill acquisition and performance
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Training should be
tailored to the developmental levels and priorities of the
participants
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Training must be
tailored to the unique strengths and culture of the participants
and the community
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Systems of care and
wraparound occur at several levels and training should be
individualized to these levels
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More about
training
Evaluation
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Evaluation must be
utilization-focused
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The results of the
evaluation must be useful at many levels of the system of care
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Family members
should be involved at all levels of evaluation design,
development, implementation, and analysis
Research
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Research needs to
identify and quantify the impact of system of care and
wraparound
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Research, like evaluation, should be useful to all levels of
the system of care
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Family members
should be involved in research design and implementation
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More about
research
Local Consultation
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Local consultation
must be preceded by and based on community assessment
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Local consultation
should be tailored to the unique culture, strengths, and needs
of each community
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Local consultation
should be ongoing
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Local consultation
must be done by consultants who understand local system
wraparound strengths and priorities
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More
about local consultation
Certification in Wraparound Practice Model
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Provided on an
individualized basis, based on system/agency practice
self-assessment
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May be provided
in conjunction with training sessions
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Skill-based
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Typically
involves one-to-one coaching of direct service staff and their
supervisors in the acquisition of core practice competencies of
the wraparound model
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More about Certification in Wraparound Practice Model
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