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Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA)
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DDRS is Seeking Participants to Provide Training in Foundations for Direct Support Professionals
The Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services (DDRS) is pleased to announce a Train-the- Trainer Training (T3) opportunity for provider agencies who support individuals with developmental disabilities. Foundations, a standardized orientation training for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs), will be made available to a limited number of providers through the combined efforts of DDRS’ Outreach Services of Indiana; The Center on Community Living and Careers (CCLC) at IIDC; and Ivy Tech State College.
Foundations provides DSPs with a basic level of knowledge and competency, and is the first step for any DSP wishing to enhance or further their career. For consideration, providers must complete the formal application process by August 7, 2009. The attached document, Foundations for DSPs, includes: I) Information; 2) Application; and 3) Organization Workforce Outcomes Survey.
- PHI Launches PolicyWorks: A National Strategy Center for the Direct-Care Workforce
PHI announces the launch of PolicyWorks, an online strategy center promoting national and state policy solutions to strengthen the direct-care workforce. http://phinational.org/policy/
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Registrations for Outreach Training classes are now available online. https://ddrsprovider.fssa.in.gov/Events/Default.aspx
Please watch for future announcements regarding topics, locations, date and time. To better serve you, we continue to expand the topics we offer, the frequency of presentations and the locations around the state. Several of our trainings fill up in a very short time and we maintain waiting lists of up to 40 or more people. We also send out reminder notices 7 to 10 days before the training.
If you have been confirmed to attend a training and find you are no longer able to do so, please cancel your registration by clicking on the link in your confirmation e-mail and click on the “Cancel Registration” button at the bottom of the form. Your seat can then be filled with someone from the waiting list.
Even though it is clearly stated on our announcements that pre-registration is required, we sometimes still have people coming to the class without registering. Please be aware that this can cause crowding in the class, a shortage of handouts and may impact the quality of the learning experience of others.
Please do not attend a training unless you have been registered. If you have questions at the last minute about the possibility of attending please call Lois Robinson at 812 265-7489. If you have not pre-registered, it is the responsibility of the trainer to decide if you may stay or not.
Our goal is to train as many people as possible and you can help us do this by complying with these guidelines. Thank you for your continued interest in
Outreach Services trainings.
Patty Cook, Training Director
Outreach Services
812 265-7490
patty.cook@fssa.in.gov
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- Crisis Assistance Services Implementation Announcement
The Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services is extremely pleased to announce the phase in of the statewide implementation of the Indiana Crisis Assistance Services effective August 13, 2007.Crisis Assistance is a statewide comprehensive system that will provide supports in a timely and intensive manner for individuals with developmental disabilities experiencing extreme behavioral or psychiatric issues in which their health and welfare, or the health and welfare of others is in serious jeopardy. The Crisis Assistance Services include:
- 24/7/365 Telephone Crisis Support
- In-Home technical assistance
- Out-of-Home short term residential
- Follow-along post crisis intervention
DDRS has partnered with Meridian Services, a Mental Health Provider, Anthony Wayne Services, a Developmental Disabilities services provider –AWS, to provide these services. Meridian and AWS have effectively worked together to establish collaborative partnerships with other DD and Mental Health vendors to provide timely and appropriate services. Services Areas are defined below:
- North BDDS Districts 1, 2, & 3 - AWS
- Central BDDS Districts 5 & 6 - Meridian Services
- South BDDS Districts 4, 7, & 8 – AWS
Crisis Assistance is one of several initiatives being implemented which will work in a coordinated manner to provide both preventative supports and reactive responses to grow the capacity of the community and assist in individual situations. It is important to note that crisis assistance services is not designed to be the provider of record, take the place of existing services, or to serve individuals who are not experiencing extreme behavior or psychiatric issues.
For additional information please contact Dortha Joyce at 317-232-7830 or Randy Krieble at 317-232-7830.
OUTREACH SERVICES of INDIANA
Outreach Services will work collaboratively with consumers, families, advocates, providers and state agencies to grow the capacity of the community by providing training, technical assistance, consultation and service provision to improve the quality of life and support individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities, their families, service providers and case managers.
Contact Outreach Services:
1-866-429-5290 or
outreach@fssa.in.gov
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