How
Does Family Network Actually Work?
Family
Network Conferencing and Wraparound services get results by taking
what works in other approaches, eliminating what doesn't work and adding
a special ingredient.
Here
are the key components:
1.
Family Centered Approach
There
are many ways of treating family problems, but putting the family
at the center of the service and at the head of the planning is proven
most effective in the long run. So Family Network works with families,
rather than individual members. In Family Network, it's the family,
with input from professionals, calling the shots.
2.
Integrated Services
Sometimes
it takes not one but many kinds of service to get to the bottom and
solve a problem. Therapy, education, behavioral mentoring and an
infinite array of others work best when they work in concert with
each other. The Family Network team, with help from our Team Manager,
braids your services together in an integrated whole.
3.
Customized Service Packages
Every
kid is unique and every family is different. Other programs, such
as residential treatment, are limited to the services they have on
hand. Family Network has no limits on the kinds or amounts of services
that can be bundled for your family. One family may not need professional
support outside of the Family Network staff. Another might need several
providers with different specialties.
4.
Focus On Results
Your
situation is complex and family treatment is not an exact science.
Sometimes you have to try a few different things in order to dial
in the right mix of services, providers and action plans. Family
Network teams keep their eye on the prize. We help you and your team
measure the results you see and make decisions about how to change
the plan or the service mix if need be. Our "Network of Accountibility
and "Signs of Success" help teams achieve the results you
need.
5.
The Special Ingredient: Your Team Meetings
What
makes the whole thing come together and work in a way that is truly
unique are the specially facilitated team meetings. You, your chosen
family members and friends and your professional providers come together
and engage in a creative thinking and problem solving process that
is unlike any other "family meeting" you may have experienced.
Our facilitators are experts at helping different people with different
ideas come together under times of difficulty and emerge with a plan
that is better than anything one of them could have created alone.
Over the course of implementing their plan, confronting difficulties
and adapting to changes, this group becomes an island of support.
