WrapStar 

DESCRIPTION 

The Wraparound Structured Assessment and Review (WrapSTAR) provides an external, objective method for evaluating a site or system’s Wraparound implementation strengths and needs, allowing for a comprehensive approach to accountability and quality improvement across all implementation drivers for Wraparound. Bringing together a range of WFAS tools and implementation measures, the WrapSTAR process goes above merely measuring a site’s adherence to the Wraparound model (aka, “fidelity”) to also assess key implementation drivers rooted in years of implementation science research, as well as community and system supports found to be essential for sustaining a Wraparound Initiative. This holistic approach allows for a robust understanding of not only how, but why Wraparound is functioning within an organization or community, leading to greater insight about what can be done to improve outcomes for families and staff, and the degree to which locally sustainable infrastructure for workforce development and implementation has successfully yielded high-quality practice.  

USES 

WrapSTAR collects and synthesizes a wide variety of information to create a comprehensive snapshot of how Wraparound is working within a community or agency. Over a few months, a Wraparound initiative provides information about their operations and supports the gathering of feedback from staff, youth, and families, and other stakeholders via standardized fidelity measures. The organization is then provided with information about how faithfully they are adhering to the Wraparound model and about the robustness of their implementation. In addition to a detailed qualitative review, organizations receive ratings in the areas of fidelity, outcomes, implementation, and system support.  

All organizations that complete the WrapSTAR process will be recognized for their efforts by the National Wraparound Implementation Center (NWIC), which may help a provider organization demonstrate the strength of its services and commitment to continual quality improvement to stakeholders, such as families, funders, and community leaders.  

LEARN MORE

Please contact Eric J Bruns, ebruns@uw.edu, for more information.