Integrating TCOM Principles within Alameda County Behavioral Health Child Family Team (CFT) Practices

Transformational Collaborative Outcomes Management (TCOM) is a conceptual framework for managing services and outcomes within complex systems.  Within this framework there is a philosophy, a strategy, and a set of tactics all designed to facilitate an effective and integrated approach to addressing needs and building strengths with people. We have integrated this person-centered, collaborative approach within our Alameda County Behavioral Health Department Child Family Team meetings.  To start with, we have redesigned the Intensive Care Coordination/Intensive Home Based Services (ICC/IHBS) Child and Family Team (CFT) Client Care Plan and meeting notes document by integrating client/family strengths and needs as discussion points which can be weaved in, as necessary, throughout the meeting. This change follows the Integrated Core Practice Model framework as we continue to focus on youth, young adult and/or family strengths and needs and support alignment of all members of the team so that these teams can collaboratively creation immediate and longer term action plans. These updates help ensure that the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) tool is integral in the teaming process.