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Fundamentals of Wraparound

For Care Coordinators and Service Facilitators

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August 10 & 12, 2026, 9:00am - 3:30pm CST
September 15 & 16, 2026, 9:00am - 3:30pm CST
Virtual via Zoom
Fee: None
Continuing Education Hours: 12.0
Note: Choose one of the sessions. There is a pre-study requirement of a series of 6 videos.
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Course Description

With the principles of wraparound as a foundation, care coordinators and services facilitators will learn how to develop a team and guide them through the wraparound process including completion of a strength-based assessment, consideration of underlying needs, development of an individualized plan of care including planning for crisis, and facilitation of transition out of the formal team process.

Learning Objectives: 

  • Enhance skills necessary to collaborate with partners, youth, and families to address multiple needs within the context of the system of care.
  • Enhance skills related to team building, including trust-building and building relationships with youth and families.
  • Enhance skills related to care coordination and team meeting facilitation.
  • Facilitate an assessment process that reflects the family’s long-term goal(s), culture, underlying needs, strengths, and youth and family supports.
  • Develop a functional strength-based plan of care, including planning for crisis.
  • Understand the team decision-making process and basic conflict management skills.
  • Enhance skills related to facilitating a team’s transition out of the team process/closure.
There is a pre-study requirement for this course. View modules 1-6 of the Foundations of Wisconsin Wraparound video course. Each video is around 20 minutes in length for a total of 2.3 hours of pre-training study.

About the Trainer

Jessica Beauchamp, LCSW, SAS, SOTS

Jessica Beauchamp, LCSW, SAS, SOTS

Jessica Beauchamp has 18+ years of experience in the human services field. She earned her graduate degree from Michigan State University. Areas of knowledge includes case management, service facilitation, administration, management, counseling, and program development. Jes worked in Community Mental Health (CMH) agencies for several years and in 2016 opened her own private mental health practice.

With CMH she provided crisis intervention services and worked closely with the court system and Chapters 51 and 55. She also worked in several roles within Comprehensive Community Support (CCS), Community Support Teams (CST), and Children’s Long-Term Services (CLTS) programs.

In private practice Jes offers unique services in that a majority of the treatment takes place in the community, nature, or the client home. She also contracts and consults with local practitioners and several agencies around the state of WI.

Jes has presented to a variety of audiences on topics including: wraparound, assessing suicide risk, crisis/safety planning, substance use/abuse, ethics/boundaries, personality disorders, Autism and HIPAA.
Sara Shaver, LMFT

Sara Shaver, LMFT

Sara Shaver is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 29 years of experience in the field. She is the co-founder and co-director of Compass Counseling LLC, a private mental health clinic. She was first introduced to the wraparound process in 1996. For Sara, utilizing a wraparound approach “just makes sense,” and she integrates this philosophy into her therapy practice and various programs.

Since 2002, Sara has been a presenter and trainer for programs using a wraparound approach in Wisconsin. Sara brings a unique perspective from her extensive experience in wraparound projects. She began her career as a Care Coordinator, progressing to Project Coordinator, where she played a pivotal role in helping five counties in Wisconsin establish and maintain their wraparound programs. Over the years, she has supervised Care Coordinators and teams.  Currently, she serves on teams for her clients and has been a member of the CST/CCS Coordinating Committee in her county since 2011.