Developing a Meaningful Day-via the Use of Person Centered Planning and Community Focused Support 

Please join us for a webinar on Developing Meaningful Days on Tuesday May 3rd at 2pm eastern, 1pm central, noon mountain, 11am pactic, led by Annette Downey. Annette is a trainer and consultant for the National Center for Self-Determination, and is also the Executive Director of Community Living Services of Oakland County, in Southeast Michigan.

The type of supports people are asking for is changing, and the funding and regulations for support arrangements are changing too.  Now is the time for service providers to start adapting their service array to provide the supports that people want and need to achieve community based outcomes.  This session will focus on helping people with disabilities achieve active, full, and respected lives as valued members of their community through very individualized Person-Centered Planning processes.  “Getting great services” is obviously not the ultimate goal for people with disabilities - “GETTING A GREAT LIFE” is!  Self-directed supports will be discussed, including how Community Living Services, a large service agency in Michigan, has paired Person-Centered Planning with individual budgets in a Medicaid funded environment.  Audience members will hear inspirational success stories and will be encouraged to think outside the box when assisting people with disabilities in planning for their futures. 

Annette Downey has 23 years of experience working with both children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.  She is frequently an invited speaker at conferences throughout the state of Michigan and nationally on topics including Person-Centered Planning, Self-Determination, Income Generation for ALL, and Community-Focused service provision.  Annette is a tireless advocate for systems change aimed at promoting people with disabilities’ right to choose their own life paths and to control who, what, when, where, and how their supports are provided.

 Annette is a trainer and consultant for the National Center for Self-Determination, and is also the Executive Director of Community Living Services of Oakland County, in Southeast Michigan. 

 (Contact Annette Downey at adowney@comlivserv.com)

Cost to attend:
$25 for APSE Members
$50 for Non APSE Members 

Cancel by April 25th for a full refund minus a 25% processing fee
Cancel by May3rd for a 50% refund minus a 25% processing fee