The Intersection of Equity, Disparities and the Multi-Dimensions of Family, Youth and Community Engagement
Join NEFCN for its inaugural webinar series for families and partners dedicated to early childhood social and emotional development.
Event Details
The Intersection of Equity, Disparities and the Multi-Dimensions of Family, Youth and Community Engagement
Join NEFCN for its inaugural webinar series for families and partners dedicated to early childhood social and emotional development.
Speaker: Alice Farrell, JD, LCSW, MSW, President and CEO, Olive Branch Clinical and Consulting Services
Description: The use of effective engagement strategies as a tool for counteracting the disparities that many families and children experience will be demonstrated. Facilitator will provide an overview of the ten dimensions and demonstrate the power of weaving them to create physically, psychologically and emotionally safe and supportive school, home and community environments. Facilitator will also highlight how focusing on the use of best practices in engagement can yield positive family and community connections, students’ academic success and positive social and emotional development and high staff morale.
This website brings together practical and current tools, strategies, and information designed to help physicians and other health care providers in Washington State care for children and youth with special health care needs and their families.
University of Washington experts provide the Autism Center of Excellence (COE) trainings through a contract with the Health Care Authority (HCA). As of July 2024, we are contracted to provide
Event Details
University of Washington experts provide the Autism Center of Excellence (COE) trainings through a contract with the Health Care Authority (HCA). As of July 2024, we are contracted to provide 4 general trainings a year.
Purpose of the COE Training
To increase the number of qualified clinicians (COEs) across Washington State who can appropriately diagnose children and youth with autism who have Medicaid insurance.
To foster collaboration between providers and systems serving autistic children and youth and their families
Help children and families access needed services as appropriate, including writing a Medicaid/Apple Health prescription for Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA). COE required for Managed Care Organization (MCO) prescription approval.
Who is Eligible to Become a COE
The HCA determines which primary care and other clinicians can become COEs. Currently the list includes medical physicians working in primary care, specialty physicians, clinical psychologists, ARNPs, Naturopathic Doctors, and Physician Assistants (PA-C). Licensed Clinical Psychologists, neurologists, psychiatrists and Developmental-Behavioral pediatricians are automatically recognized as being qualified to diagnose autism but may wish to attend to learn more about Washington State specific rules and resources and connect with peers.
Who is Eligible to Attend the Training
Clinicians who serve patients with Washington State Medicaid insurance or support clinicians doing this work. We welcome others interested in learning more about autism who are providing care coordination, peer support, mental or behavioral health services etc. There are limited spots for out of state providers interested in learning more about this approach to training primary care providers to diagnose autism.
WA INCLUDE Collaborative- Interdisciplinary Network of Community Leaders with a focus on the Underserved and Disability Education -Improving systems of care by supporting education, training, and connections within a growing community of champions -Promoting quality of life and health equity within underserved communities at the intersection of developmental disability, mental health, and physical health -Increasing accessibility, variety, and amount of trainings and support for providers strained by high workloads -Creating and facilitating state-wide networks that empower local regional champions through access to expertise from each other and state partners -Embedding supports within schools, medical homes, mental health clinics, and communities
Link to full-month event calendar.
