Description:

As funding streams decrease and expectations increase, the service community is seeking new approaches in efficiently delivering services. Strategic partnerships are emerging with educational institutions, public sector providers, behavioral health, child welfare, and community-based agencies. Enhancing customer service, maximizing agency resources, and improving performance outcomes are the results of these new approaches. A strategic partnership is not a collaboration. This seminar will define the distinctions and provide examples of successful service integration partnerships.

Contact Hours: 6.0

What you will learn:

• Become aware of the elements of a successful strategic partnership
• Learn how a strategic partnership is different from a collaboration
• Discover why strategic partnerships fail
• Discuss examples of successful service integration partnerships
• Determine when a strategic partnership is appropriate for your agency
• Learn how to develop a strategic partnership

Who should attend?

• Chief executive officers and executive directors
• Chief operating officers
• Chief financial officers
• Chief information officers
• Public sector administrators
• Program managers and supervisors
• Members of boards of directors

Event Agenda

Registration 9:30 AM

Session 1

The Current & Future Industry Trends for Children's Services & Why They Lead to Considering Service Integration

• The Change in Funding Streams
• The Shift From Process Outcomes to Performance-Based Outcomes
• The Impact on the Provider Community Drives the Need for Integration Through Collaboration

Session 2

The Elements of Integration & Collaborative Models – Financing, Clinical Services & Information

• Integrated Financing & Risk-Based Contracting - Understanding Risk Models for Children’s Services
• Fiscal & Operational Preparedness for Developing a Continuum of Care
• Integrated Clinical Services - Clinical Preparedness for Developing a Continuum of Care

Session 3

The Elements of Integration & Collaborative Models – Financing, Clinical Services & Information (continued)

• Integrated Information - Core IT Functionality to Support Finance Operations, Electronic Case Records & Clinical Functionality & Reporting & Outcomes Management

Session 4

Collaborative Management Models for Improving Economies of Scale & Achieving Service Integration: A Look at Cooperative Models in Place in the Field

• Environmental Drivers of Economies of Scale: Current Data & Future Trends
• Taxonomy of Collaborative: Available Models
• Collaborative Case Studies: A Look at Current Collaborations

Event Dates

July 13, 2008 - The Woodlands, Texas

Location: The Woodlands® Resort & Conference Center, 2301 N. Millbend Drive, The Woodlands, Texas 77380 (near Houston), 281-367-1100, 1-800-433-2624.

Host(s): Foster Family-based Treatment Association

Presenter(s): M. Colleen Elmer, M.S.W., M.B.A., LCSW, Executive Vice President & Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS

Registration Fee:
Before 06/13/08 - $295; After 06/13/08 - $395