Introduction

Medical Home: Community Resources Receiving information about community services is a top priority for parents of children with chronic illnesses. Linking a patient and family to community resources can involve:

A specific service referral,
Sharing a handout of local services with recommended services circled,
Posting information about community resources in waiting rooms,
Keeping up-to-date on what’s available see key resources

Community Resources for Children with Special Health Care Needs

Help Me Grow Washington Hotline – a program of WithinReach
Toll-free, statewide child and family health Information and Referral Line from WithinReach. Get connected to services in your community including free or low-cost health insurance, food resources, immunizations, breastfeeding support, family planning services, parenting support, child development screening services, and many other social and health programs, including information for children with special health care needs. Access to interpretive service for 50 languages. Hotline(Hours: Monday to Thursday 8:00am to 5:30pm, Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm)
1-800 322-2588 or 1-800-833-6388 (tty relay)
ParentHelp123.org – a program of WithinReach
Want to look for resources yourself and apply for programs for which you are eligible? Search the ParentHelp123 website to find services available through the Family Health Hotline. The Call Center staff is the same for the Health Hotline and ParentHelp123- Call if you want help finding out if your family qualifies for programs and filling out applications on-line. Hotline: 1-866-585-1123 Website in Spanish / En Español
Public Health Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Coordinator
This link takes you to a guide with information on how to refer families to public health nurse CSHCN Coordinators. The guide also includes contact information by county for each CSHCN Coordinator in Washington State.
CSHCN Coordinators are public health nurses in local health departments who can assist families who have children with special needs from birth to age 18.

Statewide Family to Family Support Organizations

Parent to Parent
Washington State parent network providing emotional support and information to parents who have children with disabilities or developmental delays. 1-800-821-5927
Fathers Network
Advocates for and provides support and resources for all men and families who have children with special needs.
PAVE (Partnerships for Action, Voices for Empowerment)
Statewide parent training and information center providing assistance to families who children with disabilities, ages birth through adulthood. 1-800-5 PARENT

31jan8:30 am4:30 pmWA State Autism Center of Excellence Certification Training Event Organized By: WA INCLUDE Collaborative - University of Washington, Institute on Human Development and Disability, Clinical Training Unit Event Type:TrainingIn-person or Online:Online

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 and pediatric naturopaths. Physician Assistants (PA-C) whose supervising clinician is a COE are eligible as of Jan 1, 2023.

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.

More information and registration

Registration

Time

(Friday) 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Location

Online

Organizer

WA INCLUDE Collaborative - University of Washington, Institute on Human Development and Disability, Clinical Training UnitWA 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 communitieshttps://wainclude.org/

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