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...