Western New York Care Coordination Project (WNYCCP)

The Western New York Care Coordination Program (WNYCCP) is a unique six county consortium dedicated to transforming mental health services for adults with severe mental illness.

"The integration of person-centered practices means a fundamental shift in goals for individuals. The goal is no longer simply stability, but recovery."

The participating upstate New York counties (Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Monroe, Onondaga, and Wyoming) are currently serving nearly 3000 such persons through 12 local not-for-profit care coordination agencies.

News and Updates

System Transformation Results
July 2008 Report - as presented to the NYS Office of Mental Health

General Information

Our Guiding Principles for Recovery-Oriented Services - Statement by participating enrollees, consumers, and family members on the services that promote recovery -
(PDF Brochure-192 KB)

Current Newsletter - Project news, enrollee satisfaction survey results, success stories - and more (PDF-232 KB)

Calendar of Committees and Workgroups
List of Project Meetings

Researching Your Diagnosis & Medication - Brochure of medical libraries and credible websites (PDF-198 KB)

Tools

Individualized Services Plan (ISP) - Updated Person Centered Planning form (Word-133 KB)

Vital Signs of Recovery - Toolkit of self-assessments and scoring for recovery-oriented, person centered practices

About Person-Centered Planning

Person-Centered Planning Recognized as Emerging "Best Practice" by SAMHSA The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) held a consensus group to address person/family centered planning (i.e. adults, children, and families). The work papers of this group provide insight into this emerging best practice:
www.psych.uic.edu/uicnrtc/cmhs/pfcppapers.htm.

Steering Committee

Training

Foundations of Person-Centered Planning
For practitioners of Person-Centered Planning
Description | Training Schedule

Trainer Meetings
For Trainers of the core curriculum in Person-Centered Planning Schedule

Web Consultations on Person-Centered Treatment Planning with Neal Adams and Diane Greider Description

Video - Finding Pathways to Recovery - Introduction to a person-centered approach to mental health care. Video (2 versions - 11 min.)
Quicktime (17 MB) | Flash (8 MB)
Companion Discussion Guide (PDF-376 KB)

Video - Recovery and Person-Centered Practice: Medicaid Medical Necessity featuring Neal Adams, MD, MPH
Overview for clinical supervisors that covers standards of service, application, and five key elements that demonstrate medical necessity for services that are billable to Medicaid.Video (34 min.) Flash version (145 MB)
(Latest Flash Player is needed to view - a free plug-in update can be downloaded at www.adobe.com.)
Powerpoint (Full workshop - 6.9 MB)