Special Announcement:  On November 21st IBC will host a conference for parents and professionals at the Eden Resort in Lancaster, Pennsylvania to explain the Medicaid funding system for Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Services (BHRS, often mistakenly called "wraparound" services in Pennsylvania) and describe how Medicaid funding for necessary treatment services for children can be easily and consistently obtained, how to identify the components and characteristics of excellent behavioral treatment services, and how to retain Medical Assistance (MA) funding for needed behavioral treatment services until the treatment plan is finished.  The keynote address will be by Dr. Robert Cormany, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Association of Pupil Services Administrators (PAPSA).  This information was presented to an enthusiastic audience at the bi-annual Training Institutes in Nashville in July, along with outcome research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on more than 300 individual treatment plans for children with Autism spectrum disorders, ADHD and other conditions that found our treatment model to be associated with substantial behavioral change in children and worthy of further study.        

 

 

 

See the Press Release authorized by the UNC researchers, with a link to the research monograph here.

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Excellent Behavioral Support for Children in their Schools and Homes: 

How to Find it...     How to Fund it...    How to Keep it.

 
8-9     Registration
 
9-9:30    Keynote Address:  Dr. Robert Cormany, Executive Director, the PA Association of Pupil Services Administrators (PAPSA)
 
9:30 - 11:30    Session I:  How to Find Excellent Behavior Support Services for children
 
          Characteristics of Excellent Behavioral Treatment Programs for Children -- what the data shows
               Professional Supervision & Training of treatment providers
               Professional Collaboration with Teachers and Parents
               Written treatment plans that include appropriate, individualized interventions, time frames and goals
               Progress Monitoring techniques that establish the "medical necessity" for prescribed services
                    The five core values that support excellent treatment programs
                         1.  Tell the Truth -- nothing else matters if this isn't your, and your provider's, top value
                         2.  Be Thankful -- you & your treatment provider should be thankful for each other
                         3.  Help Others -- your provider should want (and be able) to prove that their efforts are helping
                         4.  Share Fairly --  you & your provider should fairly share the responsibility for helping your child
                         5.  Move Forward -- you & your provider should chart a course for the future that is positive and optimistic
 
             BHRS versus "wraparound" services -- what you don't know can hurt you...
 
11:30 - 12:30 lunch        The Institute for Behavior Change Distinguished Service Awards
 
             Honoring a Parent for exemplary advocacy for their child
             Other honorees to be announced
 
12:30 - 1:30    Session II:  How to Fund Excellent Behavior Support Services
 
              Medicaid - EPSDT funding explained -- learn how to establish Medicaid eligibility quickly and easily
              BHRS funding -- learn how to access Medicaid funding for BHRS via the EPSDT mandate
              School-Based Access Services versus BHRS -- learn the advantages & disadvantages of each modality
 
1:30 - 3:30       Session III:   How to Keep Funding until the Treatment Plan is finished (without having to water-down treatment)
 
              Fast, Effective BHRS Progress Monitoring - how to do it in a way that bonds parents and caregivers for success
              The BHRS Grievance & Appeal process - how it works (there are 5 levels; most people only know about 3 or 4)
              The BHRS Grievance & Appeal process - how to make it work for you (how to use timing to your advantage)
 
3:30 - 4:30       Session IV:  Practical Applications, Questions & Answers
 
              Understanding the barriers to BHRS and how to overcome them successfully, how to change BHRS Providers, etc.
              Opportunities for Licensed Psychologists in the BHRS world

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