By Request: Getting Supports as People with Lifelong Disabilities Age
About this Event
The Area Planning and Services Committee on Aging with Lifelong Disabilities (APSC) Welcomes you to our November online Workshop series. We are very excited to see you next month and to be a part of our Workshop. For 3 Mondays in November, grab your second cup of coffee and join us online for By Request: Getting Supports as People with Lifelong Disabilities Age. Each Session will be about 75 minutes.
11/9/20 - 10:00am Best Practices for Supporting an Individual with the Support Intensity Scale (SIS) Assessment. A Panel Discussion with Kimberly Jones (Henrico Mental Health), Ashlee Giles (Commonwealth Catholic Charities), Madeline Grey (RBHA)...
Understanding the Support Intensity Scale (SIS) Assessment and how best to support an individual with an upcoming assessment. Panel members will be from local CSB, Residential Providers, Day Program Providers, Guardians and Family Members.
11/16/20 - 10:00am Introduction to MRE (Mobile Rehab Engineering) Team Services. Joy Richardson (DBHDS), David Wilson (DBHDS)
An office of DBHDS, OIH (Office of Integrated Health) created a Mobile Rehab Engineering Team to assist providers with equipment repairs/modifications initially for individuals transitioning out of state training centers. Now that many of the training centers have closed, these same services are available for the broader DD community. Two staff from this MRE team will present more information about the work they are doing in the community and how caregivers can access these supports.
11/23/20 - 10:00am If I could, I Would: Dementia Care with lifelong disabilities.
Sharon DeBoever, NTG-certified trainer