3M/FASD Waiver
The FASD/RPTC Demonstration Project, also know as the “3M Project,” was launched in October 2007 with the goal of reducing the number of youth, ages 14 to 21, in residential psychiatric treatment centers who are dual-diagnosed with FASD and SED. Part of the project success is determined on interventions based on:
- Modeling- to learn desired behaviors
- Mentoring- consistent reinforcement of desired behaviors
- Monitoring- continual evaluation and data collection for gathering practice-based evidence
This project allows Alaska to use Medicaid money formerly spent on residential psychiatric treatment on new home and community based services.
For additional information on the State’s project, see http://www.hss.state.ak.us/commissioner/fasd-rptc.html.
Information for Agencies:
Technical Elements for Supervisors and Adminstrators
Alaska FASD/RPTC 3M Project Conference
Spring Conference - SAVE THE DATE!
Wraparound and FASD: Planning for Success
March 30 - April 4, 2009
Anchorage Millenium Hotel
Keynote Speaker: Mary Grealish
Call for Presentations
CONFERENCE CURRICULUM
When developing the conference curriculum, our goal is to provide a balanced program of educational sessions with qualified speakers that meet the variety of skill levels and interest levels of the conference participants.
The Call for Presentations schedule runs as follows:
- The recruiting process runs from January 1 to February 16.
- Notice of acceptance will be sent February 28.
- Presenters are responsbile for providing materials for handouts for their session, and these must be submitted electronically no later than March 10.
Click here to download the Call for Presentations information packet and application form:
Past Conferences:
This sold-out event was held October 7-10, 2008 at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel. Over 100 administrators, educators, clinicians, direct service professionals, advocates and family members in attendance participated in plenaries and workshops revolving around Neurobehaviorally-Informed Systems of Care and the 3M Waiver as it applies to youth who are dual-diagnosed with FASD and SED.
Links to past conference presentations:
FASD Medicaid Waiver Training for New Service Providers
Presenters L. Diane Casto, State of Alaska, DHSS, Behavioral Health
Dan Dubovsky MSW, U.S. DHSS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Jeanne Gerhardt - Cyrus, Kobuk Valley Consulting
Cheri Scott, Stone Soup Group
FASD Medicaid Waiver Training --Part 1
FASD Medicaid Waiver Training--Part 2
Getting Familiar with the Alaska FASD Diagnostic Teams
Presenters Ric Iannolino, Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Tribes of Alaska and
Vickie Tinker, Frontier Community Services
FASD Diagnostic Teams in Alaska
Alaska Diagnostic Team Contacts
"Thinking Off the Road" - Providing Support to Youth in Villages
Presenter Jeanne Gerhardt-Cyrus, Kobuk Valley Consulting
Managing Difficult Behavior
Presenters Geno Daly and Julie Holden, Center for Psychosocial Development
Training & Certification
The University of Alaska, through the Center for Human Development, is creating a certification process for therapeutic intervention mentors and plan of care coordinators. Participants must complete FASD 101, offered online and locally, prior to attending core training sessions. Core training sessions are offered at the Semi-Annual 3M Conference in Anchorage in the spring and fall of each year. Web-based training will be available for new staff in need of training when the Core Training is not immediately available.
To access ELearning and the State of Alaska's Department of Education and Early Development's FASD 101 online course, click here: ELearning
Upcoming Trainings
The Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS)
The CAFAS will be used by providers as an instrument for screening, program evaluation and measurement for Alaska's FASD/RPTC 3M Medicaid Waiver Project.
Training will be offered four times a year, beginning November 22 and 23 in Anchorage. Upcoming dates for CAFAS training are tentatively set for April 1, 2 and 3 in conjunction with the Medicaid Waiver Core Training.
For the training registration form click here:CAFAS Registration Form
You may complete this and send in to the address on the form to hold your spot in the April training.