Professional Partner Program

Professional Partner Program

The Professional Partner Program coordinates supports and services for youth and young adults between the ages of 3-26 years with a behavioral health needs within the 22 county area of Region 3. It utilizes the Wraparound approach by building a team dedicated to provide flexible, non-traditional and unconditional care to assist the family in meeting their needs and achieving their goals. It ensures that families have a voice and ownership in developing an accessible, comprehensive individualized support plan.

Referrals can be received by caregivers, service providers, schools or community supports.

Program contact: Jill Schubauer | 308-237-5113 Ext. 238

Youth System of Care Coordination

The Youth System of Care Coordination fosters and facilitates a collaborative environment to promote the development of multi-disciplinary services and supports to respond to the behavioral healthcare needs of youth and their families. It works with representatives of health and human services systems, the juvenile justice system, schools, providers, and community/consumer groups to conduct needs assessments, develop strategies to address service gaps and barriers, and serve as a liaison between behavioral health programs to enhance interagency coordination. It employs System of Care core values and guiding principles to improve the design and delivery of services and supports for youth and young adults with behavioral health needs.

Program contact: Jill Schubauer | 308-237-5113 Ext. 238

Professional Partner Program

Eligibility Criteria and Population Served:

The program serves children, youth and young adults that are experiencing behavioral health challenges, in coordination with their family or caregiver.

  • The consumer must be between 3 and 26 years of age.
  • The consumer must reside within the 22 counties of Region 3.
  • At enrollment, or as determined within 60 days of enrollment, the youth/young adult must be diagnosed with a current mental health disorder under the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Health Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association.  
  • The pattern of behavior must be persistent in that it has existed for one year or longer, or is likely to endure for one year or longer.
  • The youth/young adult must demonstrate significant functional impairment due to their behavioral health diagnosis. The Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS) or Preschool and Early Childhood Functional Assessment (PECFAS) are used to determine the degree of functional impairments. 
  • The consumer resides in natural or long-term foster care (regular or agency based/therapeutic/treatment) or in the process of reunification or transitioning back to the community, or is at risk of a more restrictive placement or at risk or is homeless.
  • The consumer is at-risk of school failure; dropping out of or being expelled from school or vocation due to behavior problems; or at-risk becoming unemployed or is unemployed.
  • Strong consumer and/or community commitment and participation is agreed to and demonstrated by all legal guardians.
  • The consumer meets Department of Behavioral Health Financial Eligibility criteria or has the ability to pay designated month rate.
  • The consumer may be involved in the criminal/juvenile justice system or at – risk of committing a criminal offense.

The Professional Partner Program (PPP) will not exclude from admission any otherwise eligible person on the basis of ability to pay, previous admission record, marital status, race, color, national origin, religion, or disability.

Wraparound

Wraparound is a family driven, strength-based, solution focused planning and problem solving process with the family or young adult and their team. It is individualized, which means that every youth, young adult and/or family develops a unique plan that fits them and their culture, beliefs and values.  Wraparound helps families achieve important changes by helping them meet their unmet needs.

Wraparound Team

A Wraparound Team is developed with each consumer and family served in the program. The consumer and family identify those individuals they desire to participate on the team. The Wraparound Team generally consists of four to ten members that know the family best and are willing to work to help the consumer and family achieve their goals.

The Wraparound Team develops the Individualized Plan of Care by utilizing the wraparound process. The team supports the implementation of the plan of care and unconditional commitment to the consumer and family. The Team also identifies and connects to informal supports that will be important to the success of the family after formal services end.

Programs

Utilizes the Wraparound Approach to serve families in all 22 counties of Region 3 that have  children and young adults ages 3-26 who have a behavioral health disorder and are at-risk of failure in the home, school, and/or community.

Eligibility Criteria: 

  1. Have a diagnosable behavioral health disorder
  2. Be between 3 and 26 years of age.
  3. Reside within the 22 counties of Region 3.
  4. Demonstrate significant functional impairment due to their behavioral health diagnosis in life domains of school, home, vocation and/or community. 
  5. Resides in natural home or long-term foster care or in the process of reunification or transitioning back to the community.
  6. Strong consumer and family commitment and participation is agreed to and demonstrated.
  7. Meets financial eligibility criteria 

Referral Forms
English PPP form | Spanish PPP form

Utilizes the Wraparound Approach to serve young adults with a behavioral health disorder, between the ages of 15-21 who have unmet vocational, school and behavioral health needs. The COOP for SUCCESS is a unique collaboration between Region 3 Behavioral Health Services, Goodwill Industries of Greater Nebraska, Vocational Rehabilitation of Nebraska and Grand Island Public Schools.

Eligibility Criteria:

  1. Have a diagnosable behavioral health disorder
  2. Be between the ages of 15-21
  3. Be enrolled in Grand Island Public School or within 3 months post-graduation
  4. Demonstrate significant functional impairment due to their behavioral health diagnosis in life domains of school, home, and vocation. 
  5. Have the desire to work
  6. Resides in natural home or long-term foster care or in the process of reunification or transitioning back to the community.
  7. Strong consumer and family commitment and participation is agreed to and demonstrated.
  8. Meets financial eligibility 

Referral Forms
English PPP form | Spanish PPP form

Utilizes the Wraparound Approach to serve youth with a behavioral health disorder, between the ages of 5-21 who have unmet educational and behavioral health needs. The School Based Wraparound Program is a unique collaboration between Region 3 Behavioral Health Services and Grand Island Public Schools.

Eligibility Criteria:

  1. Have a diagnosable behavioral health disorder
  2. Be between the ages of 5-21
  3. Be enrolled in Grand Island Public School 
  4. Demonstrate significant functional impairment due to their behavioral health diagnosis in life domains of school and home. 
  5. Resides in natural home or long-term foster care or in the process of reunification or transitioning back to the community.
  6. Strong consumer and family commitment and participation is agreed to and demonstrated.
  7. Meets financial eligibility

Referral Forms
English PPP form | Spanish PPP form

Utilizes the Transition to Independence Model and the Wraparound Approach to serve young adults in all 22 counties of Region 3 with a mental health diagnosis between the ages of 16-26 who need additional supports and services to successfully transition into independence.

  1. Have a diagnosable behavioral health disorder
  2. Be between 16 and 26 years of age.
  3. Reside within the 22 counties of Region 3.
  4. Demonstrate significant functional impairment due to their behavioral health diagnosis in life domains of school, home, vocation and/or community. 
  5. Resides in independent living, natural home or long-term foster care or in the process of reunification or transitioning back to the community.
  6. Strong consumer and/or family commitment and participation is agreed to and demonstrated.

Meets financial eligibility criteria

Referral Forms
English PPP form | Spanish PPP form

For more information, contact:

Jill Schubauer
308-237-5113  Ext. 238