How does MiiWrap improve Wraparound?
MiiWrap was developed to improve Wraparound, addressing problems of engagement and motivation. This blog describes the specific skills MiiWrap teaches and the big difference in mindset from Wraparound.
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About MiiWrap
Focusing on engagement in MiiWrap
Engaging families in the MiiWrap process is a skill, one of the first learned during training. MiiWrap is designed to improve engagement in the change process from very beginning.
Transition out of MiiWrap: preparing to succeed
MiiWrap embraces the adage to begin with the end in mind. From the beginning, facilitators and support partners work to build self-efficacy so change sustains even when services end.
Understanding and addressing ambivalence
Ambivalence is having two minds about a change, with reasons for and against it. Understanding and exploring ambivalence is a key part of the MiiWrap process, as ambivalence is a normal part of change.
Resistance to change; running into the brick wall
Resistance is a normal reaction to change. But it isn’t a static trait. Responding to resistance can help people prepare for change.
The origins of MiiWrap: an interview with Jim Rast
How we went from Wraparound to MiiWrap, and lessons learned along the way.
The theoretical foundations of MiiWrap
Each skill and process of MiiWrap is informed by research into why change happens. This is the science of the theory of change.
Evoking ideas in a partnership for change
When you are out of ideas…wouldn’t it be great if the people you work with made their own arguments for change?
How Motivational Interviewing was Integrated with Wraparound
MiiWrap was created from a thoughtful marriage of Wraparound and Motivational Interviewing. Motivational interviewing provided promising structure to improve Wraparound outcomes.