COMMUNITY BASED WRAP AROUND SERVICES

One of the many services offered by the National Youth Advocate Program in South Carolina is the Community-Based Wraparound Services Program, commonly known as the Wrap Program.  These services are therapeutic activities and treatment services provided to children and adolescents with emotional, behavioral and/or medical disturbances. 

NYAP employs a Wrap Advocate to provide one-on-one services to youth.  The specific combination of services provided to a child or youth is dependent upon his/her individual needs and circumstances.  They are dictated by the agency that refers the client to NYAP. 

Wrap Around Services - Documents

Wrap Around Service Application (PDF File)

Medicaid Exclusion Certificate (PDF File)

WRAP SERVICES DESCRIPTIONS

BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION

Regularly scheduled interventions designed to optimize a child's emotional and behavioral functioning in his/her natural environment through the applicationof clinically planned techniques that promote the development of healthy coping skills, adaptive patterns of interacting with others, and appropriate responses to environmental stimuli.  Behavioral shaping and redirection are essential components of the service.  A primary focus is to assist the child in restructuring his/her milieu so that more positive treatment outcomes can be realized. 

The service provides a child the opportunity to alter existing behaviors, acquire new behaviors, and function more effectively within his/her environment, accomplished through a one-on-one relationship (face-to-face) contact between a child and the Behavioral Interventionist as they participate in a variety of structured therapeutic activities.  Behavioral Intervention may be employed to analyze the dysfunctional behavior and design specific techniques to reduce or eliminate undesired behaviors.  Specific strategies may be used to change, control, or manage dysfunctional behavior.

INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES

Individualized instruction and supportive services provided in the community for youth who are transitioning into independent living.  Services are divided into two (2) categories:

• Basic Living Skills - Development and restoration of basic skills necessary to independently function in the community, including food planning and preparation, maintenance of living environment, community awareness, and mobility skills.
• Social Skills - Development or redevelopment of skills necessary to enable and maintain independent living in the community, including communication and socialization skills and techniques.

CAREGIVER SERVICES

Face-to-face interventions with the caregiver (parent, guardian, or custodian) to enable the caregiver to serve as the primary treatment agent in the delivery of therapeutic service to their emotionally/behaviorally disturbed child.  This service is designed to develop and/or improve the ability of caregivers to care for their emotionally/behaviorally disturbed child and enhance the treatment process. 

Instruction, formal or informal, will be provided to the caregiver for the purpose of enabling the caregiver to better understand and care for the emo-tional/behavioral needs of the child and participate in the treatment process for the child.  Services are only be provided to the caregiver and directed exclusively to the effective treatment of the emotionally/behaviorally disturbed child. 

Services are available to the biological family/guardian of a child who is transitioning home from an out-of-home placement.  Otherwise, the emotionally disturbed child must reside in the caregiver's home.

TRANSPORTATION

A service to a child in need of transportation in order to participate in needed programs or activities.  It includes transportation coordination, the training of the child in the use of public transportation, and assistance with carpooling and planning. 

Generally, transportation will be provided in one of the following categories:

• General transportation - transportation provided as a service to a group of clients, (i.e., bus transportation for before and after school or to a group activity).
• Specific transportation above the normal requirements - is transportation that is provided to an individual client to allow him/her to benefit from other specialized services provided by an agency, (i.e., transportation of client and/or family to therapy sessions).

TUTORING

Instruction which is supplemental to a child's regular school program and which is delivered for the purpose of assisting the child to reach his/her academic potential through remediating deficits, building basic skills, and/or increasing academic achievement levels.

NYAP in South Carolina accepts referrals for youth ages birth to 21.  NYAP serves both male and female children, youth and all families.  NYAP does not discriminate by severity of disability, race, gender, religion, national origin or physical or mental handicap. 

Give us a call today to learn more about our Wrap Services and the many other innovative and creative programs we offer.

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