Question

How can we support a larger number of persons (more than 15) per WTE, and at the same time offer good quality support?

Problem description

Currently, each WTE supports 15 persons.  Team in Utrecht accompany 40 persons per WTE.  And we notice that it is, already now, difficult to plan home visits for 15 persons every week.  What if the authorities expect us to increase the caseload per WTE?

Impact - effect

Increasing the caseload means less time available for each individual client, while we are often the guidance (the hold on) for our target population

To do

1) A more neighbourhood oriented approach and;

2) Shorter home visits, on the condition that the team composition is more efficiently arranged.  Shorter home visits are only feasible when the 2B-teams can count on the support of other services (which is the case for the FACT-teams in Utrecht). These services must be developed and should provide intensive aspects in their support, such as accompanying persons to several agencies.  See the example of the SBWU in Utrecht (Protecting Housing Facilities, organised by the city of Utrecht).  And also: a team psychiatrists is the treating psychiatrist.  In Woerden, a GP was attached to the FACT-team, which was experienced as very efficient

Theme

Starting up and further development/deployment of mobile teams

Topic

critical success factors for starting up and further development/deployment

Reference -  contact

Ann Verspeet, Izaura Arezes Da Cunha (2B De Link), Marie-Hélène Rutges (2B De Vliering)

Mobile team

2B

Project

SaRA (Antwerpen)

Intership abroad - place

GGZ Altrecht

Date

February 2014