Dual Diagnosis Treatment Team - mhdspa.org Presentation.pdf · Confidential - NHS Human Services -...
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Presenters
Sally Walker
Director
Behavioral Health Administrative Unit
Behavioral Health Alliance of Rural PA
Thomas J. McDermott, MBA
Administrator
Centre County MH/ID/EI and D&A
Anthony DeStefano, MA
Executive County Director
NHS Human Services
Northwestern & South Central Pennsylvania
Bob Fleming
Community Connections of Clearfield and Jefferson Counties
Behavioral Health Program Specialist 2
Dual Diagnosis Coordinator (BH/IDD)
Consortium CHIPP Coordinator
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Dual Diagnosis Treatment Team
(DDTT) Implementation:• RFP Awarded by Community Care Behavioral Health
early 2011, with scheduled program implementation date of July 2011
• DDTT operationalized August of 2011
• Interviews and conditional offers occurred August 2011—January 2012
• March 2012– DDTT enter accepted their first referral
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DDTT Roadblocks and Obstacles:
Large Geographic Coverage Area
Employee Candidates Meeting Minimum Qualifications
Buy-in from Providers and Community Services
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1st DDTT Referral
• CLA in Rural PA
• Severe and Persistent Behaviors with multiple Hospitalizations
• High Will – Low Skill Direct Care Staff
• DDTT and CLA on Different Pages
Buy-in From Providers & Community:
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• Top-Down Approach with Expectation Setting / Buy-in
• DDTT is not an Ala-Carte Service
• Skill Transference is 50% of DDTT service implementation
• Continue to Adapt and Collaborate to Achieve Best Possible Outcomes for Individuals
Lessons Learned
• Bradford/Sullivan • Huntingdon/Mifflin/Juniata
• Cameron/Elk • McKean• Centre • Northumberland• Clarion • Schuylkill• Clearfield/Jefferson • Tioga• Columbia/Montour/Snyder/Union • Potter• Forest/Warren • Wayne
QUESTIONS