August 2020 Innovation: Person-Centered Outcomes
Learn how the LifeCourse framework and tools are being used to achieve person centered outcomes.
Gather specific ideas and examples for having difficult conversations, developing person centered plans and goals, and tracking success in achieving the “good life”.
This month’s content sponsored by Therap.
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August 2020 Showcase LIVE Event
August 27, 2020
This month’s Showcase LIVE event features a panel of all of the August Friday Feature presenters discussing Person Centered Practices. Panelists discussed how they utilized the CtLC framework to develop good plans that lead to good lives for people receiving, and people waiting for, paid services. They also share how they used the principles to develop and organize data and reports to support program planning and decision making related to person centered outcomes. Hear from our August LIVE host, Jenny Turner, as she introduces a newly released CtLC tool for goal planning and tracking success. Find out who received the Innovation Award for this month, and don’t forget to check out the awesome Showcase 2020 sponsors.
Showcase Spotlights
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Using CtLC to Track Success to the Good Life
Presented By: Heather Lytle, Executive Director, F.A.C.T. Missouri
August 7, 2020
In this Friday Feature, Heather Lytle from FACT shows how they used the Charting the Lifecourse domains in order to create a survey that would be completed every three months for three years. The survey would collect data that would indicate a family’s progression. The goal for all families is to be empowered to handle the challenges that come with having a child with a disability. This study supports having a Family Support Partner significantly increases a parents’ ability to overcome barriers, learn about resources and advocacy.
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Use of Life Trajectory in Planning
Presented By: Lauren Wiig, Boone County Family Resources
August 14, 2020
In this Friday Feature, Lauren Wiig shows us how Boone County Family Resources (BCFR) has integrated the life trajectory tool in to their planning process and how this tool has facilitated communication with families, individuals and teams across the life span.
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Using the LifeCourse Tools to Improve Outcomes
Presented By: Jim Schu, Corporate Director of Supports and Services and Rachel Bernini, DSW, Deputy Director of Supports and Services PA and NJ
August 21, 2020
Many can agree that the LifeCourse Tools and framework are useful when engaging in person-centered planning, yet little data is available that illustrates the usefulness of the tools. How does the use of the LifeCourse Tools compare with other person-centered planning tools or processes? Jim Schu and Rachel Bernini of www.sam-inc.org were interested in determining what, if any, connection existed between the use of the tools and outcome development. They highlight what they learned when comparing individualized outcomes utilizing the tools in this presentation.
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Data Driven Outcomes: Utilizing Service Data to Assess Progress Towards CtLC Life Domains
Presented By: Jason Laws, Therap Business Development Consultant
August 28, 2020
In this Friday Feature, learn how providers can use Therap’s Data Driven Outcomes (DDO) tool and associated dashboard as a framework for understanding and assessing individual and organizational progress towards the CtLC Life Domains. It will include a demonstration of how data can be analyzed at the individual, staff, program, and provider level, all with the intent of informing the organization’s processes and continual improvement in facilitating outcomes for individuals.
Our August 2020 Innovation Award Winner
Lisa Meyer
Consultant
National Charting the LifeCourse Team, Coach/Facilitator
National Person Centered Thinking Trainer, Mentor
Lisa Meyer is the August awardee for Innovation in Person Centered Planning. Lisa is the perfect example of a LifeCourse “super-participant”. When we first met Lisa years ago, her enthusiasm and energy for the LifeCourse framework was evident. Lisa expressed that it validated her values and the work she was doing in Pennsylvania at that time, and it beautifully complemented her role as a Mentor-Trainer in the Learning Community for Person Centered Practices (TLCPCP). Lisa has put her passion to work with the Nexus as the main cheerleader for Ambassador coaches and works to develop skilled coaches that are hosting the Ambassador Series. We are honored to continue to learn from Lisa and have her as part of the Nexus team!
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