Scope of Services

The scope of services provided through Impact/Ingham County System of Care include the following:

Family Guidance Home Based Services: Family Guidance home based therapists will provide treatment activities based upon established and recognized methods such as strength-based and family-centered therapy, solution-oriented therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, behavior management consultation, and coordination and collaboration with other involved agencies and individuals.

Wraparound Services: The wraparound component will provide strength-based, family-centered wraparound facilitation activities, which include coordinating a strength-based assessment of the child and family, conducting and facilitating child and family team meetings on a regular basis, facilitating the development of the family's wraparound plan, coordination and monitoring of the implementation of the plan, and facilitating the termination of wraparound services, including the development of a plan to assist the family in maintaining gains.

Impact Family Advocates: Impact Family Advocates are parents of children who experience emotional, behavioral, or mental health challenges. Advocates partner with families to support, educate, and empower them to use their voice, develop positive relationships with service providers, and develop skills to navigate the systems with which the youth and family are involved.

Impact Family Advocates are provided by the Association for Children's Mental Health (ACMH); Michigan's state-wide family organization.