Behavioral Health Alliance of Rural Pennsylvania Dual Diagnosis Treatment Team
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
Confidential - NHS Human Services - Not for Reproduction
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
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