As an advisor to the National Wraparound Initiative (NWI) since 2006, our
Executive Director has been contributing to the national development of
the "Wraparound" philosophy. The Wraparound Fidelity Index was
published by the NWI as a means of measuring the degree to which a given
program complies with the essential principles of the wraparound
philosophy. The Institute for Behavior Change's responses to the
most recent version of the Wraparound Fidelity Index, showing extremely
high fidelity to the Wraparound philosophy are available
here.
This implementation of the Wraparound Fidelity Index has the
potential for improving the extent to which providers of behavioral
treatment programs, including Behavioral Health Rehabilitation
Services (BHRS) under the EPSDT mandate of the Medicaid system,
comply with the Wraparound philosophy. The Institute is proud
to acknowledge the appreciation expressed by leaders of the NWI for
its use of the Wraparound Fidelity Index to improve the quality of
care delivered to children.
