LifeCourse Network

Affiliate Organizations

Is your organization interested in connecting with others working on transformational change? Do you want to learn about LifeCourse best practices happening around the country? Are you interested in staying connected to the LifeCourse Nexus to learn about on-going implementation strategies?

What is a LifeCourse Nexus Affiliate?

LifeCourse Nexus Affiliates are organizations who are interested in enhancing person and family centered policies, practices, and organizational culture through the lens of the Charting the LifeCourse framework.

Who should become an Affiliate?

LifeCourse Nexus Affiliates are committed to enhancing outcomes for:

People and their families to reframe their understanding and expectations in order to plan, problem-solve, navigate, and advocate for integrated supports that lead to quality of life.
Staff and professionals to use person and family centered practices for reframing conversations, problem-solving and planning to support individuals and their families to have a “good life.”
Organizational cultural change at every level by using the Charting the LifeCourse framework for strategic thinking and planning, training and coaching staff, driving policy change, and engaging with stakeholders

How to Become an Affiliate?

Organizations become an Affiliate by entering a Strategic Integration Agreement that defines the specific training and technical assistance activities provided by the LifeCourse Nexus, which include:

Creation and coaching of an Organizational Implementation Team made up of organizational leadership to establish a vision and related action plan for specific enhancement and integration objective
Training provided by the LifeCourse Nexus team to people supported, families, staff, and stakeholders to introduce the principles of CtLC and related tools
Certification of staff and practitioners as CtLC Ambassadors to build capacity for specific implementation and integration of the principles, sharing the CtLC framework with other stakeholders, and ensure sustainability of integration and implementation

What do LifeCourse Nexus Affiliates Receive?

Individualized implementation coaching and support from the LifeCourse Nexus Team
Recognition on the LifeCourse Nexus website and highlights of innovation/promising practices on social media, newsletters, etc.
Access for Certified Ambassadors to engage with over 500 Ambassadors through a Virtual Community and exclusive in-person and online events
Opportunities for co-branding and co-developing CtLC tools and resources

Listen as LifeCourse Nexus team member Jenny describes how LifeCourse can help your organization explore person and family centered policies, practices and procedures.

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