Minutes from VLF meeting 3/23/06 (from Joe)

Opening round:
We discussed everyone’s positive experience from their attendance of the training with Michael Smull

Upcoming trainigs:

CIRCL Gathering, April 20, 21 Santa Cruz. Exploring the forensic needs San Diego September 29th. Ticket to work March 29th by familia Unida 323- 261-5565. You can work without losing your Medi-Cal- trainings through out the south land call PASC at 1-877-5654477. CDCAN teleconference meetings contact Marty Omoto to get on the email list of when they occur at martyomoto@rcip.com

More feedback on Michael Smull coaches training:

We discussed how to involve more people from vendors, families, service coordinators, clinical team at our next trainings. At this time we have not had opportunity to debrief from this week to set the next step. We should have more information by next meeting with follow-up. We discussed the need to get up to speed with our own local trainers so that we can keep us heading along the path more consistently and not getting stuck in anyone place to long. We discussed how to be held accountable for the learning of the tools and getting proficient at using them.

Next learning community meeting:

First Friday of every month next meeting is at 2:00 4/7/06 @CHOICESS office

Path review:

Did not have time to review

Sharing tools used from the last month:

We passed around an end-of-life manual that has person centered thinking tools infused within the document. Looked over some scenarios that can be used along with the PCT tools to assist us with aging and end-of-life wishes.

Review actions:

This meeting went long and the discussion was extensive on our feedback with the training over the last three days. We did not have time to review any action items. So I will make it a priority to have some information at the next meeting of our next steps.

Frances reported that families wanted training in the area of technology and Augmentative and Facilitative communication training. She would like the VLF to co-sponsor the training with them in the near future.

Closing round:
To use the communication chart instead of the traditional ABC behavior record. (Alana)

We did not have time to go around the room but since I am drafting these minutes I will commit sharing and doing an exercise next month.

Smull Training 3/21/06

I am including an overview on the afternoon training for Tuesday, March 21st, 2006.

The Purpose of today’s meeting was for service Providers and ELARC Commuunity Services and management to discuss strategies for partnership in implementing Person Centered Planning with the facilitation of Michael Smull...please note that this is an ongoing dialogue with the Michael Smull, the VLF and the Regional Center...

Michael initiated the dialogue by presenting a visual of an arrow (do you have this graphic Joe?). The left of the arrow represented the lowest standard of care, including health and safety, the middle represented good but payed care and the furthest point to the right of the arrow represented lives integrated in the community. Michael posed the following questions to the Regional center and Service provider’s:

1. What percentage of RC’s clients would we say are living fully integrated lives?
2. Where would we say a majority or our clients lie on the arrow?
3. What would it look like if there were clients living person centered lives integrated in the community?

After a facilitated discussion on these issues, attendees were divided into four groups, each a mix of service providers and Regional Center staff to do an exercise in the what impacts our ability to create an environment of more person-centered lives. Both positive and negative factors were discussed and changes that could be made to each of these factors were identified in order to help move the system closer to a system that supports Person centered integrated lives.

To all in attendance, please feel free to make corrections and additions...

Meeting Minutes (from Joe)

On march 3rd we had our second Learning community meeting. Alana, Cathy and Joe were present sharing ideas of how to keep the momentum going and the learning happening in phases. We have a good start with the first round of person centered thinking training and coaches training. After this months coaches training with the regional center and vendors we will strategize with Michael Smull on the next steps for follow-up with existing service coordinators and vendors as well as the next round of person centered thinking training. Joe shared some work that is being shared from Northstar Services in using the four questions. What have you tried, what have you learned, what are we pleased about and what are you concerned about. Next meeting April 7th.

Meeting Minutes (from Joe)

Minutes from our last VLF Meeting:

Liz shared the schedule of events with Michael Smull the week of march 20th. It will be at the South Pasadena Community Center.

Update on trainings: Symposium with Tri-Counties Regional Center, CSLN conference and CIRCL gathering Lee gave a quick update on the Micro-enterprise training provided by Sherry Beamer Dale Dutton and
Liz shared information on the Grass roots day in Sacramento. The idea was thrown around to look at doing another vendor fair.

The path was distributed to VLF as well as copies were available for the VAC. Thanks Yvette.

Joe passed around an example of what’s working tool that was used in a team meeting.

Review actions:
Sarah will send out information to the vendors.
Liz will provide more information regarding Grass roots day to the VLF
Joe to put the minutes on the BLOG.

Tools to share at next meeting:
Liz and Alana will use what’s working tool
Lee is using the learning log
Joe is using important to/for, donut and whats working tools at next weeks presentation on end of life issues.