Recap from our November 2017 Quarterly Stakeholder’s Meeting and Updates from Missouri Family to Family

Photo: View of the back of the room, with all of the attendees visiting at tables at the November 2017 Family to Family Stakeholder's Meeting

Thank you to everyone who attended and participated. If you weren’t able to make it, we missed you and hope to see you next time.

Here is what we talked about:

In the Morning

Graphic: LifeCourse CircleCharting the LifeCourse Framework Overview
In the morning, we kicked off the meeting with a brief overview of the LifeCourse framework and its principles. Watch the livestream: https://www.facebook.com/mofamily2family/videos/2105314396149039/

Trajectory toward Meaningful Day & Employment
At tables, attendees selected a target age group and created a trajectory toward either a meaningful day or employment.

Integrated Supports for Meaningful Day & Employment
Each table completed a star for what supports are needed to have a meaningful day or employment.

In the Afternoon

Icon: TransitionCase study: Susan’s Good Life at Transition
After lunch, attendees switched tables and then worked together to complete a Good Life Portfolio for Susan, a young woman with a hearing disability. The  case study borrowed from a college educational class. Feedback from tables was that the Portfolio made thinking through and having a strengths-based conversation about Susan’s transition a lot easier.

Graphic: LifeCourse CircleCharting the LifeCourse Movement: Nationally and Here at Home
Sheli walked through how Charting the LifeCourse has spread across the country (and even the world) and how it started right here at home in Missouri, back in 2011 with a simple table in Microsoft Word.

Since so many awesome things are happening around Charting the LifeCourse (thanks to you!), we have had to have a lot of conversations internally at the IHD about formalizing our network.

MOF2F developed a proposed structure to sustain the broader stakeholder group and cover expenses since we are 100% grant-funded so that we can sustain the work of the stakeholder’s group and keep up with the demand for our offerings. We shared this at the meeting and it was positively received by attendees.

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Announcements

  • Participants needed for MOF2F Resource Center Advisory Group
    We need a few good people invested in Missouri Family to Family and the Resource Center side of our work to form an advisory group to give us feedback on and improve the work we do directly with families. Families and individuals are encouraged to apply. Meetings will take virtually.

    Contact Crystal at bellcd@umkc.edu to get involved or find out more.

  • Charting the LifeCourse Respite Webinar December 7
  • Charting the LifeCourse Showcase April 19-20, 2018
    Submit a presentation proposal by December 29, 2017
    Registration will open by the end of the month!
  • We Need to Hear from You!
    The Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) is partnering with stakeholders to review the state Support Coordination system for any needed enhancements that assist with the provision of quality Support Coordination. This will include a review of the core foundational pieces of Support Coordination in order to better define the Support Coordination role and purpose. In response to the HCBS Rule, this review will particularly look at the knowledge, skills and standards for person centered planning that promotes a good life for people with developmental disabilities.

    The Division contracted with UMKC Institute for Human Development, UCEDD, to facilitate this process and collect feedback from an array of stakeholders, including a project advisory group, to guide final recommendations.

    How to Provide Feedback: 
    Please review the Support Coordination Core Competencies document at https://dmh.mo.gov/dd/docs/sccompetencywithrequirements.pdf and then provide your feedback using our online survey.

    Link to online survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/scCoreComp

    We need your feedback by December 29, 2017.