I.                    Introductions for any who are new

 

II.                 A. Purchase of Services Contracts- Sandra Butts

Work day- Slight delay in getting them out

CBRF- error/fixed

¾ arrangements

                  B. Disability Service Division- officially

                        Letterhead same- there are 2 sections of division

1.      children/resource area

2.      long term support area

      C. Hearthside issue: vacancies or applications to meet these needs

            Follow up contacts for trainings

            Providers with information sharing and tours

      D. Service areas, system changes in discussion

            Resource Bank: Contract

            St. Ann's: review individual's on waiting list with physical and mental

            Disabilities.  To start about March 1- assessing their needs.  Calls or

            Contacts may not mean services are guaranteed.

 

            Example of Aging:  Volunteer contacting of individual’s in area needing

            Respite.  Purpose:  feed back on interests and needs, Themes /trends that

            could help planning.  Requesting services once needs are analyzed.  They

            will be starting with people who are on waiting list the longest.

 

III.               General issues

John Rathman: Thanks for the donuts

Parking: still unsure, 2^nd street by cable company appears safest bet- unsure of parking structure.  Will continue to investigate the situation.

A. Reports

1.      Milwaukee Training Initiative: Lynda W.G. Mason

Give name and address – Bob Glownicki Kindcare 571-5566 for mailing

Communication: last week went well at the Kindcare training center

Executive breakfast: March 4, Goodwill North, State Rep Steve Fodey

and County Ex Scoot Walker possible.

Autism training March 25.

Self Advocate Workshop-March 5- Margie

Scholarships for conference-BOB 571-5566

2.      Southeast

Challenging behaviors-April- outside of Milwaukee

Medications- well attended Jan. 29 Bob Isenbart-presenter

Supporting individual’s with disabilities-July

Aging and elderly disabilities- September

Dual Diagnosis-Nov

Stress/ anger management-Dec

Scholarships are available –mission is to provide direct care staff reasonable training

March 20 Ives Grove I94 HWY 20 2pm is the next meeting

3.      Treasurer’s Report- Tom Nowak

2002 dues - get them in

2003 dues-Mark with 2003 so credit goes to right area 25$ a year

Rally: Donations will be available for brochures.  Transportation cost $5000 last year.

 

IV.              People Can’t wait

            200-300 thousand grant for services with individual’s with disabilities

            Options 2003

            Waiting list and policy

            Abuse and neglect Resource Center Issues

            3 internal Groups-Waiting- Transition Adult Services-Retirement/change

            Endorsed Supporting Family Care- Administration through Disability

Services Division vs. through Dept on Aging

KIP 1 B increase support and intergovernmental transfer funds

Hearthside closing pressure to close NOV/DEC 2003

Northern Center may be pushed to close

 

V.                 Other Issues

A.     John Rathman- MILW-Freezing everything and won’t take applications for AFH’s do not need occupancy permit now which is finally consistent with surrounding areas.

B.     MADDSA: website? Nothing there yet.  Milwaukee Training Initiative wants to put a page on it?  Get info to Cindy Kramball Feb1 to be included on it. www.MADDSA.org

Training events on web site is okay –keep it up to date

                                 C. April 23 Rally in Madison- important to push attendance

                                 D. March 24 Mon 9am-3pm Spring Forum People Can’t Wait

                                      Miller Park-Bob Glowncki

                                      Panel discussion in morning, community priorities, Arch Bishop

                                      Is set to attend, trying to get more leaders involved     

                                      Sign up for Madison Rally

                                      Writing letters on major issues- waiting lists, labor issues

                                      Donations for lunch/$5 contribution and others welcome

                                 E. Transition Group: for students and families

                                      Meeting next week: working on a brochure and Sandra Butts

  brought a copy.  Call UCP – Fran Trainer if interested in

  becoming a member or attending.

                                 F. Karen Bochmen: Resource Center Manager

                                      Renamed: Access and brief service center.  Referrals and

                                      assessments eligibility determination.  Info and Referral. 

                                      Complaints and concerns: investigation.  Issue of visitor

                                      Parking for new center.289-6660

                                 G. Diversity Chair: Multicultural Disability Committee

                                      Pull collectively as resource for our individuals with different

  Cultures and ethnic backgrounds.  Basis: Needs assessment,

  Planning, info gathering.  It is a need: sensitive to staff and client

  Needs.  Sub committee will be added to reports and will

  announce upcoming meetings. FIRST MEETING 2-28-03 9am

  2607 West Fond u lac Ave –Curative 263-6732

 

 Questions for Licensing Sue Farmer requested in advance- Cheri Esser

            Licensing and competency testing for direct care workers

            Send or fax any additional questions to Cheri Esser- HealthSpan Inc.541-4730

            Questions as submitted and raised:

 

How are we going to pay for the testing as providers?  Any funding source set up or investigated into?  Where are we as providers going to send the employees for this training/ testing?  Clarify the whole process.  Is a list of these training sites and testing sites coming out? When?  Who is required to take the competency testing? Who is all required? Existing staff? New staff? What are the cut off dates?  How long do they have to get this testing? Time lines? Deadlines? When is this going to be implemented?  What happens if the employee or new applicant does not pass?  Alternative testing for learning disabilities?  How is the test going to be fair for reading and writing issues?  How many times can you take the test?  How long do you have to wait to retake it?  What is the state doing to ensure equal opportunity in testing for individuals from different ethnic backgrounds? What can we do about employees that have test phobia?  How many times can you retake the test?  Is the testing required before hiring?  How long is it good for?  Who pays and how much?  What if agencies cannot incur the cost will there be a fund set aside for this?  What is the point of training if you don’t trust the trainers who already have jumped through hoops to become trainers under your regulations and got their programs certified?  What is the interval between training and testing?  Is the testing a life time certification then?  What brought this testing about?  What concrete evidence and percentage of individual’s have posed an actual problem in the past?  Fee restrictions and per employee limits? 

 

Other questions for the state.

 

Medical Issues:  Issues with insulin:  if and individual cannot give own shots, what measures exactly need to be in place to ensure it is appropriate in a CBRF?

 

State CBRF Forum meetings, When are they scheduled?

 

Misc: Updates on possible regulation for less than 3 individual’s in apartment settings.  Certification clarifications.  Can you go into a little detail on how to do it?  Where to get the application?  When it is required?

 

 

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