NCI 20th Anniversary Video
It’s the 20th anniversary of the National Core Indicators (NCI). This video provides a brief history of the NCI in addition to thoughts about how states use the information, as well as the future.
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Helping staff support choice
byMichael W. Smull As more and more people with significant disabilities are moving from group homes to supported living the challenges in supporting them in their choices increase. The staff involved with these individuals are often told to simultaneously support choice, build community relationships (and acceptance) and assure health and safety. Staff blessed with uncommon … Read more
Danger Signs of Harm and Defending Yourself
The Fall 2017 SafetyNet Newsletter gives supporters an overview about how to know if an individual is being harmed and ways to stop assault. You will also learn about why individuals with developmental disabilities are more at risk for abuse and what you can do to help. Download, read, and share the newsletter with your … Read more
Michael Smull Person Centered Planning Session: Using Gifts and Talents for Career Exploration
This video takes you through the whole process of using the person centered gifts and talents process to focus on employment options. Using Gifts and Talents for Career Exploration
Moving Towards a Person Centered System: Lessons Learned (click for links)
This set of 34 clips is a compilation based on a two day training by Michael Smull from October, 2016. Clips include the basic elements of person centered thinking, values and assumptions, choice, trauma, systems change strategies and working with resistance. You’ll find these clips at the SDAUS1 YouTube channel on the Moving Towards a Person Centered System playlist.
Choice and Control
by Michael Smull April 2017 We seek to have a system where people who use long term services and supports have lives of their own choosing within their own communities. We want a system where support is offered to develop and maintain the web of relationships that defines “community.” For adults, we want employment to … Read more
Guidelines: How to Write and Report About People with Disabilities
The first edition of the Guidelines was produced with funding from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. Since then, more than one million copies have been distributed, and the electronic version is now used by people around the world. Please use the Guidelines when you write or report about people with disabilities. We … Read more
Considerations for Regional Centers Implementing Person-Centered Organizational Change
For a variety of reasons, many of California’s regional centers are currently considering or have implemented a person-centered organizational initiative. Moving towards a person-centered system requires considerable thought and planning to be effective. This brief article present some factors to consider in the early stages of planning, implementation, or efforts to sustain the initiative. There … Read more
Circles of Support and Personalisation
by Max Neill and Helen Sanderson ‘Circles of Support’ already improve the lives of a small minority of people in thousands of diverse ways. How can we share the effectiveness of circles so that they touch the lives of many more people, and become a tool for building connection and resilience in our communities? circles of … Read more
A Description of Microboards
By John Shea A description of microboards, where to learn more and factors that underlie this approach. A Description of Microboards