Partners Advancing Self-Determination

Partners Advancing Self-Determination (PAS), in collaboration with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS ), will increase the availability and use of self-directed services for people with developmental disabilities in Michigan. Now recruiting P artners dvancing elf-Determination Teams! Team members will include (but are not limited to): • Community Mental Health Service Providers (CMHSPs or CMHs) • Prepaid Inpatient Health Plans (PHIPs) • Intermediate School Districts (ISDs) • People with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD), family members & allies • Michigan Rehabilitation Services (if applicable) • Service Providers (if applicable) state-level technical assistance, training, and support is provided to local PAS Teams to improve Community Mental Health (CMH) processes to help make sure people can direct their own services. While the most intensive support will be provided to PAS Teams during the first year, technical assistance will be available for the duration of the grant. • Support provided by PAS staff and • Increase the satisfaction of people receiving services • Help CMHs meet new Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) requirements. In addition to improving supports at a local level, Partners Advancing Self-Determination will facilitate a state-level Advisory Council. The Council will develop and refine state requirements, policies and standards that ensure consistent, quality self-directed services that results in an increase of those choosing to direct their services.

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Phase 1: • Local PAS Team Leader will recruit members as outlined. • Members commit to four day-long training and work sessions scheduled in your community. • Advancement Team’s application is completed and submitted • Applications are reviewed by the PAS core team and Teams will be notified.Phase 2: • An introductory session will include disability history, person-centered planning, independent facilitation, and the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) rules so that all Advancement Team members will begin the process with the same understanding of these topics. • A second session will focus on self-directed services with an overview of the process in use at their particular Community Mental Health. PAS Team members will identify barriers to be addressed. • In the third session, team members will develop a plan to address barriers. Additional topics will be customized for each group to focus on issues important to them.Phase 3: • The fourth session will review progress made by the local PAS team and plans to inform people about self-directed services • Technical assistance and support will be provided by the PAS staff and BHHDA to the Advancement Teams to help them: o Coordinate activities o Exchange information o Develop documentation o Change/Develop policies Assess progress on common

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The Local PAS Teams will: • Participate in PAS team meetings and work to improve their processes and policies for self-directed services • Promote self-directed services with people with I/DD, family and community, including those with high and complex support needs. • Provide education and training opportunities about self-determination for people with I/DD, including those who come from diverse backgrounds, those with high and complex support needs, Intermediate School District (ISD) students, their teachers and transition coordinators. • Participate in all PAS project evaluation activities, including, but not limited to data collection, focus groups, interviews, etc. Outcomes will include: • Increased yearly number of people using self-directed services in communities with a local PAS Team. • Increased satisfaction from those receiving services and greater ability to direct their lives. • Improved ability by local PAS Teams to support self-directed services. • Individuals with I/DD, including those with high and complex support needs, their family members, and allies have increased knowledge of person-centered planning, self-determination, and self-directed services • Adoption and implementation of standards and policies by MDHHS/BHDDA that ensure consistent, quality person-centered planning, resulting in people with I/DD directing their own supports and services. We hope you will join Partners Advancing Self-Determination to improve the lives of people with developmental disabilities in your community. APPLY TO PARTICIPATE! Fill out the PAS Advancement Team Application electronically at [LINK] or send it by fax, or by postal service to: Jill Gerrie The Arc Michigan 1325 S. Washington Avenue Lansing, Michigan 48910 jill.gerrie@arcmi.org (517) 487-0029 voice (517) 487-0303 Fax

To apply , please fill out the PAS Advancement Team Application electronically

Jill Gerrie
The Arc Michigan
1325 S. Washington Avenue
Lansing, Michigan 48910
jill.gerrie@arcmi.org
(517) 492-5029 Direct Line
(517) 487-0303 Fax

 

Michigan DD CouncilFunding for this project is from the Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council