Best or Promising Practices for Medicaid-Eligible Youth with a SED and Their Families
Principal Investigator: Tom McDonald, PhD
Project Manager: Megan O’Brien, PhD
Project Staff: Liz Crickard, MA; Cheryl Holmes, MPA
Project Dates: Jul 2008 - ongoing
Background
Shared decision making (SDM) is a process that enables practitioners and clients to work together to make decisions about medical treatment. Practitioners and clients are both actively involved in the decision making process, and treatment decisions are based on agreement from each party*.
SDM has been used in various medical settings, predominately around physical health. While it does have a growing presence in the adult mental health arena, little work has been published to offer a process for using SDM in mental health with parents and youth.
With funding provided by the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services – Division of Disability and Behavioral Health Services/Mental Health, the goal of this project is to create a youth shared decision model for mental health medication treatment. To create a model that will be functional for youth and family-friendly, it is imperative that:
- Parents/guardians, youth, and mental health program staff are involved in the development of the model;
- The model components can be adapted to the developmental changes of transition-age youth;
- The influence and interaction of multiple children’s systems, such as schools, child welfare, and juvenile justice, are considered.
* Charles, C., Gafni, A., & Whelan, T. (1997). Shared decision-making in the medical encounter: What does it mean? (or it takes at least two to tango).
Social Science & Medicine, 44(5), 681-692.
Available Information
Reports and tools created throughout the process of model development will be shared through this website. The following documents are now available:
Developing a Model for Youth Involvement in Mental Health Shared Decision Making: A Review of the Literature
Best or Promising Practices for Medicaid-Eligible Youth with a SED and Their Families -- Youth Shared Decision Making for Mental Health Medication Treatment Interim Report: Spring 2009
Developing a Youth Model for Mental Health Shared Decision Making: SFY2009 Report
For more information, please contact:
Liz Crickard (785-830-9008)
Cheryl Holmes (785-830-9006)
Megan O’Brien (785-830-8082)
