THP-Plus Institute 2010

Moderator:Jaclyn Grant, John Burton Foundation

Panelists: Christina Nicholson, Whole

Person Learning Lisa Rohe, TLC Children &

Family Services Tes Salvatore, Progress

Foundation

Understanding Involuntary Exits:

Why are They Happening & Can We Prevent Them?

1. Refusal to make progress toward program case management goals, including education and employment requirements

2. Substance-related issues, including possession and/or use

3. Refusal to meet regularly with a staff member (e.g. case manager, coach, youth advocate)

Primary Factors Leading to Involuntary Exits

Non-adversarial, non-judgmental approach

Importance of relationships

Individualized goals

Flexibility

Education & Employment Requirements, Program Case

Planning Goals

Lisa Rohe, TLC Children & Family Services

Life Planning Team

Life Learning Plan

Launch Pad

Tes Salvatore, Progress Foundation

Education & Employment Requirements, Program Case

Planning Goals

Youth-centered

Individually tailored

Collaborative, Transition Team meetings

Christina Nicholson, Whole Person Learning

Education & Employment Requirements, Program Case

Planning Goals

Fail-proof program philosophy

Focus on youth outcome

Substance use alone not a basis for dismissal

Lisa Rohe, TLC Children & Family Services

Addressing Substance-Related Issues

Transition Team meetings

Assessment of youth willingness to address substance-related issues

Christina Nicholson, Whole Person Learning

Addressing Substance-Related Issues

Panels

Participation non-negotiables

Coaches meetings

Step process

Regular Interactions between Participants & Staff Members

Tes Salvatore, Progress Foundation

Additional Common Reasons for Involuntary Exit

Allowing an unauthorized individual to live in the participant’s unit

Unpaid rent

Questions??Questions??

Panelists:

Christina Nicholson, Whole Person Learning

Tes Salvatore, Progress Foundation

Lisa Rohe, TLC Children & Family Services

THP-Plus Involuntary Participant Exits

Thank You!!!