We are excited to announce the release of the revised Team Observation Measure, the TOM 2.0! WERT's goal was to create a reliable and valid measure of adherence to the Wraparound principles and key elements that is less burdensome and more sensitive to different elements of Wraparound practice implementation. In the revision, WERT was able to remove redundant items, make the language clearer and more consistent, remove non-essential items that showed little variability on the original TOM, and separate the assessment of facilitation skills from fidelity to the Wraparound model.
While the original TOM had 71 indicators across 20 items, the TOM 2.0 has 36 indicators across only 7 items, which are termed "subscales". The TOM 2.0 is organized by the 5 key elements and two additional subscales measuring meetings attendance and facilitation skills. This strucutre aligns with that of the Wraparound Fidelity Index (WFI-EZ), our other widely-used fidelity assessment tool.
To sign up for the TOM 2.0, please click here.
If you are a current TOM user and are interested in learning more about switching to the revised version, please contact us.
Sincerely,
The Wraparound Evaluation & Research Team