
Eligibility​
Children, youth and young adults between the ages of 5 -25 who are currently eligible for Regional Center services. Specialized Wraparound is offered through a contract with San Diego and Inland Regional Centers, providing support to youth and families living in San Diego, Imperial, and Riverside Counties.
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Fred Finch Specialized Wraparound is a family-centered, community-based program that provides highly individualized mental health and behavioral services for youth and families referred by the San Diego or Inland Regional Center. The program is designed to address behavioral challenges that impact a youth’s ability to thrive in natural home environments and form healthy, lasting relationships.
Specialized Wraparound takes a strength-based, comprehensive approach, collaborating closely with families to address challenges related to caregiving and to foster sustainable safety, resiliency, and stability at home and in the community. The program works with families to enhance their ability to implement mental health and behavioral strategies, offering:
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Modeling and Coaching: Guidance and practical support to help caregivers and youth achieve treatment goals.
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Advocacy Skills Development: Assisting families in navigating systems, activating resources, and building long-term supports.
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Enhanced Supports: Connecting families with academic, community-based, and natural supports to generalize success across multiple settings.
Key services include:
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Assessment and Intervention: Comprehensive evaluations to identify needs and tailor interventions.
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Intensive Care Coordination and Case Management: Collaborating with the family’s extended team of providers to ensure seamless support.
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Crisis Response and Safety Planning: Providing immediate and ongoing strategies to manage crises and ensure safety.
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Behavioral and Mental Health Treatment: Direct therapeutic interventions, psychotherapy, and psychiatric care, including medication monitoring.
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Caregiver and Parent Coaching: Equipping families with skills and strategies to support their child’s development.
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Community Resource Linkage: Facilitating access to critical services and natural supports.
By fostering collaboration and empowering families, Specialized Wraparound helps create lasting change, ensuring that youth and caregivers can achieve sustainable progress and stability in their home and community environments.
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Program Philosophy: The 10 Principles
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Our program philosophy reflects a commitment to empowering families through collaboration, cultural responsiveness, and strength-based strategies. These values guide our work as we partner with families to achieve sustainable progress and meaningful outcomes.
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Family Voice & Choice: Families guide the process.
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Team-Based: Collaboration with the family’s chosen support network.
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Natural Supports: Involving personal and community resources.
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Collaboration: Unified planning across systems.
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Community-Based: Services delivered where families live and thrive.
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Culturally Responsive: Tailored to reflect families’ unique identities.
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Individualized: Flexible strategies based on each family’s needs.
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Strength-Based: Building on families’ abilities and assets.
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Persistence: Committed to overcoming challenges.
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Outcome-Based: Focused on achieving measurable progress.
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Referrals​​
Contact your local Regional Center (RC) Service Coordinator
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Now serving San Diego, Imperial, and Riverside Counties.
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For morer information, please contact Talia Morrison, LMFT, Specialized Wraparound Program Director 📧taliamorrison@fredfinch.org 📞619-797-1090
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Main office: 3845 Spring Drive, Spring Valley, California 91977