Wraparound
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An extremely long turd that completly [wraps] around [the toilet bowl]; often a source of great pride for the producer. Usually left in a [public toilet] for others to admire.
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Curving or extending around at the edges or sides.
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(a piece of clothing that is) made so that it can be tied around the body:
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a garment (as a dress or coat) with a full length opening; adjusts to the body by wrapping around
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A label or advertising display that wraps around a container.
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Word wrap, the word processing feature that moves text on to the next line if it will not fit on the current one.
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designed to be wrapped around the body and tied
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that extends around a corner or bend
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Wraparound generally refers to the characteristic of something extending from the front to the back, or to surround, envelop, or enclose something on all sides. It can be used in various contexts such as design, fashion, computer programming, services, and more. For example, in fashion, a wraparound dress wraps around and ties at the back. In computer programming, wraparound is a process where a counter or memory registers an overflow occurs and a value resets back to its beginning point.
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The wraparound process is an intensive, individualized care management process for youths with serious or complex needs. Wraparound was initially developed in the 1980s as a means for maintaining youth with the most serious emotional and behavioral problems in their home and community. During the wraparound process, a team of individuals who are relevant to the well-being of the child or youth collaboratively develop an individualized plan of care, implement this plan, and evaluate success over time. The wraparound plan typically includes formal services and interventions, together with community services and interpersonal support and assistance provided by friends, kin, and other people drawn from the family’s social networks. The team convenes frequently to measure the plan’s components against relevant indicators of success. Plan components and strategies are revised when outcomes are not being achieved.
The process of engaging the family, convening the team, developing the plan, implementing the plan, and transitioning the youth out of formal wraparound is typically facilitated by a trained care manager or “wraparound facilitator,” sometimes with the assistance of a family support worker. The wraparound process, and the plan itself, is designed to be culturally competent, strengths based, and organized around family members’ own perceptions of needs, goals, and likelihood of success of specific strategies.
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