Team Member and Stakeholder Roles for Integrated Support of Children and Families

Supporting the evolving needs of children and families takes a powerful, connected network of clinicians, schools, community partners, and service organizations. From ensuring physical safety and basic needs through child welfare services to providing team-based guidance for children with developmental disabilities, this collective effort forms the backbone of holistic pediatric care. Cultural sensitivity is essential to care coordination, especially for children from underserved racial and ethnic communities and for Indigenous families partnering with health systems through sovereign relationships. Clinicians and multidisciplinary teams must fully commit to seamless collaboration across these diverse groups to unlock stronger, more integrated support systems and ultimately deliver the high standard of care that every child and family deserve.

In this CME Outfitters Snack, part of a series on health equity, expert faculty will identify cross-sector roles guiding care coordination in child and family health including integration with schools, welfare agencies, and community partners. Faculty will differentiate the unique assessment and support needs for children and adolescents with developmental disabilities including roles of coordinated services, culturally sensitive care, and shared decision-making. Learners will be guided through employing evidence-based strategies to address continuity of care during the transition from child and adolescent care to adult care across the fields of medical, behavioral, legal, and education/vocation services, particularly with patients with complex needs. Lastly, faculty will implement culturally sensitive coordination practices with tribal nations and Indigenous communities that honor sovereignty, promote trust, and uphold best practices aligned with ICWA in cross-sector partnerships.

At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to better:

• Identify cross-sector roles guiding care coordination in child and family health including integration with schools, welfare agencies, and community partners
• Differentiate the unique assessment and support needs for children and adolescents with developmental disabilities including roles of coordinated services, culturally sensitive care, and shared decision-making
• Employ evidence-based strategies to address continuity of care during the transition from child and adolescent care to adult care across the fields of medical, behavioral, legal, and education/vocation services, particularly with patients with complex needs
• Implement culturally sensitive coordination practices with tribal nations and Indigenous communities that honor sovereignty, promote trust, and uphold best practices aligned with ICWA in cross-sector partnerships

This program is supported by an independent medical education grant from CVS Health.

Physicians, physician associates (PAs), nurse practitioners (NPs), nurses, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, case managers, and social workers

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Dr. Peek reports no financial relationships to disclose.

Ms. Gibson reports no financial relationships to disclose.

The following individuals have no financial relationships to disclose:

Rebecca Vargas-Jackson, MD (Peer Reviewer)
Albert Eubanks, Jr., RN (Peer Reviewer)
Keshia Pitt, PhD (Planning Committee)
Felicia Oyedepo, MD (Planning Committee)
Scott J. Hershman, MD, FACEHP, CHCP (Planning Committee)
Sandra Caballero, PharmD (Planning Committee)
Sharon Tordoff (Planning Committee)

*All identified conflicts of interest have been mitigated.

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