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against all odds conference
June 1-3, 2008
University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Athens, Ga
People with developmental disabilities and their families want good support so they can have what other citizens expect: a secure home, friends, places to belong, freedom to make choices, chances to learn, and opportunities to contribute. In the past, they have had to struggle with an under-funded service system that is too often inflexible and controlling and too frequently enforces exclusion based on low expectations. They have had far better lives when they have met allies among service workers who have joined them in creating good supports against all odds. Working together, with passion, hope, faith and courage, these leaders have invented effective supports for real lives.
This conference brings together people with developmental disabilities, family members, service providers, support coordinators, and policy makers to explore what is possible now as Georgia increases investment of public funds in individualized, person-directed supports. Leaders from across the country who provide and coordinate person-centered supports will share what they are learning and leaders from Georgia will reflect on our own learning, the assets we have to build with, and the challenges we face. We will together envision what’s possible for the future as we work together with passion, hope, faith and courage.
Register by May 8 — Places are limited
register on line at
www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/conferences/2008/Jun/01/against_odds.phtml
or download the brochure at www.gcdd.org
sponsors
The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities and The Office of Developmental Disabilities, GA MHDDAD
B. J. Walker, Commissioner
Gwendolyn B. Skinner, Division Director
Georgia Department of Human Resources • Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Addictive Diseases
Two Peachtree Street, NW • Suite 22.224 • Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3171 • 404-657-7857
TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT
Orientation to Residential Site Reviews for Persons with Developmental Disabilities, Family Members, Self-Advocates, and Other DD Advocates
To: Persons Diagnosed with Developmental Disabilities & their Families
Self-Advocates and other DD Advocates
Support Coordination Agencies
DMHDDAD Regional Coordinators and Planning List Administrators
From: Stephen Hall, Ph.D., Director, Office of Developmental Disabilities
CC: DMHDDAD Management Team
Date: May 14, 2008
The purpose of this memo is to notify persons diagnosed with developmental disabilities, their families, and advocates of training on the use of a tool to assess the quality and effectiveness of residential services.
Title: Orientation to Residential Site Reviews for Persons with Developmental Disabilities, Family Members, Self-Advocates, and Other DD Advocates
Background: It is paramount that persons diagnosed with developmental disabilities receive the highest quality residential care available. A measurement tool, “My Place,” has been developed for use by persons with developmental disabilities, family members, and advocates to assess the quality and effectiveness of services delivered in residential sites. The “My Place” instrument can be completed in 45 to 90 minutes. The results indicate areas of exceptional service as well as potential problems, which can guide persons receiving services in choosing quality residential care.
Description: The goals of the training are to:
Establish an understanding of the complexities and dynamics involved in providing quality residential services;
Teach participants the nature and conduct of a residential review interview;
Enable participants to become more keen observers of living conditions in residential settings; and
Develop an appreciation of the role played by self-advocates and families in assuring quality of residential services.
Audience: This training is designed for persons with developmental disabilities and their families/representatives as well as self-advocates, and other DD advocates. Support Coordinators and Planning List Administrators may also benefit from this training.
Details: Please refer to the chart below for dates, times, locations and registration deadlines for each of the twelve seminars. Each seminar is one half day.
Orientation to Residential Site Reviews For Persons with Developmental Disabilities, Family Members, Self-Advocates, and other DD Advocates
Dates & Registration Deadlines Locations
Tuesday
June 10, 2008
SESSION I - MORNING
8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
SESSION II - AFTERNOON
1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Registration Deadline: June 3rd
CARTERSVILLE
Room # 1 - Holiday Inn Cartersville
2336 Hwy 411 N.E. @ I-75, Exit 293
White, GA 30184
770-386-0830
Directions: North from Atlanta on I-75, Exit 293. Take a left and hotel is located on the right. South on I-75 from Chattanooga, Exit 293, take a right and hotel is located on the left.
Wednesday
June 11, 2008
SESSION I - MORNING
8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
SESSION II - AFTERNOON
1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Registration Deadline: June 4th
GAINESVILLE
Meeting Room C - Georgia Mountains Center
301 Main Street SW Gainesville, GA 30503
770-534-8420
Directions: See website for map and directions: http://www.gainesville.org/citydepartments.georgiamountainscenter.directions.asp
Thursday
June 12, 2008
SESSION I - MORNING
8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
SESSION II - AFTERNOON
1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Registration Deadline:
June 5th ATLANTA
Monroe Room – Atlanta Capitol Conference Center
Holiday Inn Select
450 Capitol Ave
Atlanta, GA 30312
404-591-2000
Directions: Across Capitol Avenue from the Turner Field parking lots. If travelling southbound on 75/85, take exit 246, Fulton Street. Turn left at the first light. Travel two lights and turn left onto Capitol Avenue. The hotel will be immediately on the right. If travelling northbound on 75/85, take exit 246, Fulton Street. Turn right at the first light. Travel two lights and turn left onto Capitol Avenue. The hotel will be immediately on the right. If travelling westbound on 20, take exit 58A, Capitol Avenue. Turn left at the light. The hotel will be straight ahead on the left. If travelling eastbound on 20, take exit 58B, Windsor Street. Turn right at the first light. Turn left at the next light, Fulton Street. Travel five lights and turn left onto Capitol Avenue. The hotel will be immediately on your right.
Orientation to Residential Site Reviews For Persons with Developmental Disabilities, Family Members, Self-Advocates, and other DD Advocates
Dates & Registration Deadlines Locations
Tuesday
June 17, 2008
SESSION I - MORNING
8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
SESSION II - AFTERNOON
1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Registration Deadline:
June 10th
FORSYTH
Monet Room - Central Georgia Convention Complex
(Conference Center near Holiday Inn)
480 Holiday Circle
Forsyth, GA 31029
478-994-5691
For directions: www.cg-cc.com The Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, and the Convention Center are located on the west side of I-75 at exit # 186. Coming up I-75 north, exit and turn left back across the interstate. From I-75 south, exit and turn right. The Convention Center is located behind the Holiday Inn building.
Wednesday
June 18, 2008
SESSION I - MORNING
8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
SESSION II - AFTERNOON
1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Registration Deadline: June 11th TIFTON
UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center, Ballroom 17-B
15 RDC Road, Tifton, GA 31794
Directions: The UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center is located just off the intersection of I-75 (exit 64) and Highway 41 North in Tifton, Georgia. Off I-75, take Highway 41 north, then turn left on RDC Road. Look for the conference center on your right.
http://www.ugatiftonconference.org/facilities/index.html shows a diagram of the facility.
Thursday
June 19, 2008
SESSION I - MORNING
8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
SESSION II - AFTERNOON
1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Registration Deadline: June 12th SAVANNAH
Room 111 - Coastal Georgia Center
305 Fahm Street
Savannah, Ga. 31401
912-651-2844d
www.cgc.georgiasouthern.edu
Directions: FROM I-16 East > - Exit on Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd (Exit #167A). - LEFT off exit - Continue straight past Visitors Center - Turn LEFT @ 5th traffic light onto West Oglethorpe Avenue - Turn LEFT @ 1st traffic light onto Fahm Street - Straight 2 blocks - end at Coastal Georgia Center (parking to the right)
Sponsor: The Arc of Georgia is sponsoring this training under agreement with the Division of MHDDAD. The Facilitator/Presentor is Greg Kirk, LPC.
Presenter: Greg Kirk, LPC, founded Professional Counseling Services of Americus (PCSA) in 1993 and began coordinating and providing services to persons diagnosed with developmental disabilities and their families. Greg’s agency rapidly became the largest service coordination agency in Georgia and it currently serves over 3000 persons across the state. A recent statewide survey indicated that PCSA received the highest satisfaction rating (97.5%) of any such agency in the state. Greg has developed “My Place,” a tool for conducting residential site reviews that can be used by both professionals and laypersons. Greg serves on the board of the Georgia Association of Community Care Providers, is a past board member of the Center Directors Association of Georgia, and does extensive volunteer and special assignment work for The ARC of Georgia.
Registration: REGISTER ONLINE: http://www.cviog.uga.edu/training/dhr
Please register online if possible – it’s quick and easy!
If you are unable to access the Internet to register online, you may fax the Registration Form to UGA/CVIOG at 404-463-6808. For faxed registrations, please use the form on the last page of this announcement.
This announcement as well as instructions for registering multiple participants from the same organization are posted on the Division of MHDDAD Training website at http://mhddad.dhr.georgia.gov/training
Please note registration deadline(s) contained in this announcement. No registrations, online or faxed, will be accepted after the deadline(s).
Early registration is encouraged and you must provide an email address so that we can communicate with you (or your supervisor if you do not have email.)
When submitting registration online, an email will automatically be sent to the email address you provided; this email confirms receipt of your registration. This email is not an approval to attend the training.
There are often more registrants than we are able to accommodate and the Division of MHDDAD reserves the right to utilize various factors in selecting participants.
Notification that you have been approved to attend will typically be sent two weeks prior to the date of the session for which you registered. This notification will be sent via email from the Division of MHDDAD Training staff. Exceptions to this timeframe may occasionally occur, depending on when the training was announced.
If you have not received an email indicating whether you are approved or not approved to attend the training by 10 days prior to the event, please email RegistrationMHDDAD@dhr.state.ga.us to inquire about your status. In that email, please be sure to tell us what event and session you registered to attend.
RegistrationMHDDAD@dhr.state.ga.us is also the address to which you may send any other registration questions.
Please Note: While there is no fee for this training, participants are responsible for their own travel, meals, snacks and lodging arrangements. You may want to bring a light-weight jacket or sweater as trainers have no control over room temperature.
CEUs: While no CEUs are offered for the training, a certificate of attendance will be provided to those that attend the entire training.
Contact: For questions about registration, you may contact Zena MaNais at manias@cviog.uga.edu or at 404-463-6852.
For questions about training content, you may contact Mat Winer at RegistrationMHDDAD@dhr.state.ga.us or at 404-463-0796.
If accommodation is needed (interpreter, etc), please send your request promptly to Zena Manais at manias@cviog.uga.edu or call 404-463-6852.
B. J. Walker, Commissioner
Gwendolyn B. Skinner, Division Director
Georgia Department of Human Resources • Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Addictive Diseases
Two Peachtree Street, NW • Suite 22.224 • Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3171 • 404-657-7857
Orientation to Residential Site Reviews For Persons with Developmental Disabilities, Family Members, Self-Advocates, and Other DD Advocates
CONTACT INFORMATION Date: _____________________
Last Name First Name Middle
Mailing Address (Street Address or PO Box) EMAIL Address (PLEASE PRINT)
City State Zip
Work Phone Fax Alternate Phone
Full Name of Organization You Work For Provider Name (obtain from link)
Job Title
PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION
Program Area You Work In
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Addictive Diseases
Mental Health & Addictive Diseases
All Program Areas DHR Region Your Organization
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Your Role
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Licensed Prof Counselor
Certified Addition Counselor
Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist
Please check (√) the session that you are attending:
£ June 10, 2008 Morning Session - Cartersville
£ June 10, 2008 Afternoon Session - Cartersville
£ June 11, 2008 Morning Session – Gainesville
£ June 11, 2008 Afternoon Session - Gainesville
£ June 12, 2008 Morning Session - Atlanta
£ June 12, 2008 Afternoon Session - Atlanta
£ June 17, 2008 Morning Session - Forsyth
£ June 17, 2008 Afternoon Session - Forsyth
£ June 18, 2008 Morning Session – Tifton
£ June 18, 2008 Afternoon Session - Tifton
£ June 19, 2008 Morning Session - Savannah
£ June 19, 2008 Afternoon Session - Savannah
REGISTER ONLINE: http://www.cviog.uga.edu/training/dhr.
If you are unable to access the Internet to register online, you may fax the Registration Form to UGA/CVIOG at 404-463-6808. If you have questions, please email manias@cviog.uga.edu or call 404-463-6852 If accommodation is needed (interpreter, etc), please send your request promptly to Zena Manais at manias@cviog.uga.edu or call 404-463-6852.
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