February 11, 2021, at 2:30 - 4:00pm ET
In this webinar, the NCAPPS team will share a new tool to help leadership measure progress in developing a more person-centered system, the Person-Centered Practices Self-Assessment. The tool’s creator will provide an overview of the tool, and staff and people with lived experience from one state will share their experiences putting the tool to use.
Presenters:
- Mary Lou Bourne, founder of The Learning Community for Person Centered Practice and developed the organization’s first PCP Mentor Trainer requirements
- Tanya RedRoad, Parent Coordinator at the North Dakota Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
- Jake Anderson, President of the group “Advocates Leading Their Lives”
- Jake Reuter, Money Follows the Person Grant Program Administrator with the Aging Services Division of the North Dakota Department of Human Services
- Ganesh Suryawanshi, passionate advocate for disability supports and services as a parent of a child with special needs. Ganesh, his wife and 2 children live in Fargo, North Dakota.
All NCAPPS webinars are recorded and archived at ncapps.acl.gov.
The National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems (NCAPPS) assists states, tribes, and territories to transform their long-term care service and support systems to implement U.S. Department of Health and Human Services policy on person-centered thinking, planning, and practices. It supports a range of person-centered thinking, planning, and practices, regardless of funding source. Activities include providing technical assistance to states, tribes, and territories; establishing communities of practice to promote best practices; hosting educational webinars; and creating a national clearinghouse of resources to support person-centered practice. Visit the NCAPPS website for more information.