Unintentional Racism: Taking Action to Reduce Hidden Bias WHITE PRIVILEGE DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THAT MY LIFE WAS EASY. IT MEANS THAT MY SKIN COLOR IS NOT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MADE IT HARD. Contributed by Jim Flynn, consultant/trainer and interim supervisor, PEP Early Childhood Plus All too often, when they enter our doors
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Piloting Positive Outcomes with High-Fidelity Wraparound In 1989, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation set out to find ways to provide needed services to youth involved in multiple systems of care (MSY), as far too often these children were landing in residential treatment facilities and/or in psychiatric hospitalization. These options were costly and did not produce
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Ten Principles of High-Fidelity Wraparound WE CELEBRATE THE UNIQUE IDENTITY, STRENGTHS, AND CULTURE OF EACH CHILD AND FAMILY. Contributed by Dan Lotz, Care Manager Supervisor, PEP Connections For over 30 years PEP Connections has helped young people with serious mental and behavioral health needs remain in their homes and communities by delivering a care coordination
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The Reinvention of PEP’s Early Childhood Programming In the mid-1990s, as Welfare to Work took shape, more children than ever before attended child care. Soon after, a challenge evolved. Many children new to child care exhibited challenging behaviors, and they were being expelled. This pattern created two problems – parents could not maintain employment and
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