I.                    DD Coordinator’s Report: Sandra Butts

      A. Purchase of service on cycle – Applications to be picked up; August meetings           for tech assistance   RFP SLO changes (child request for proposal) 

      B. New supervisor: Modesto Tera

      C. Hilltop: Discharge meeting today 10AM; Watt’s reviews – Resource Center             (Percila Beatle); she now gets the forms not Maureen Conaty

 

II.                 General Issues: All

A.     July 20 – Challenging Behaviors Training: KindCare Easter Seals

B.     T-19 discontinued: New government process

1.      Patty Meersha – Autism Society

2.      Aging Consortium

3.      Cheri try to

 

III.               Reports

A.     Treasurer’s Report: Tom Nowak

1.      $2,884.29 balance - Workforce Development Committee: $850 speaker cost requested for Caregiver Conference; voted: yes for approval

2.      Commitment to Conference for southeastern?

B.     Milwaukee Training Initiative: John Rathman

1.      Donation Letter

2.      Conference coming up

C.     Southeastern WI Regional Training Group: Martha DeGraw

1.      Medicaid waiver standards 1-2 bed AFHs  7/26  9-noon

2.      Dual Diagnosis MR/MI: Ozaukee County 8/31 9-noon $5 – AL Ogustine and Bob Isenburg are presenters

3.      7/28 2Pm Ives Grove: Planning Meeting

4.      Money Available for

 

                                    Middleton

 

D.     Transition Committee: Hope Llyod

1.      Transition agreement signed recently; UWM link and many others; commitment to meetings and involvement

E.      Transit Committee: Cheri Bruch

1.      Recognition Complaint letter/Recognition forms on website MADDSA

2.      T-19 providers and #s

3.      NOTPAC this month

F.      Health Disparities: Martha DeGraw – 6 work groups: join if interested – Dental Transition, Communication, Advocacy Administration, Education; September 8, 2005 Stirring Committee Meeting - - Need stories of positive and negative of people with Heath care to Perry Mueller

 

IV.              Crisis Services in Milwaukee: Dr. Jack Iverson & Dr. Jill Wollenzein-Daniels

A.     Grant from Wisconsin: Increase Services

1.      Crisis services now has a psyc who has experience with DD population

2.      Contact Maureen Conaty with any upcoming issues and she can assist in referral

3.      Behavioral disorder is not a reason for admission

B.     Not a lot of resources for DD population: may attempt to get resources started

C.     Cross over training: symptoms to find out problem ; Psyc standpoint vs. behavior standpoint; help tracking behaviors

D.     Crisis Respite Provider: 48 hours – 30 days until resources can be decided on

E.      Hilltop downsizing – so really no new admissions

F.      Ask for consultation from Maureen Conaty

G.     Tom Nowak: MADDSA member to bring global help to crisis

H.     In past could not bill T19 for DD population – currently in last 3 years it now has been deemed available/billable

I.        Behavior treatment program would be best and can be utilized to help keep people within their settings and community placements

J.       State bringing on another specialist: end August – looking to form a Regional Behavioral Issues group, Community Integrations Team

 

V.                 Discussion of MADDSA Awards Program – Bob Glowaki – would not mind chairing

VI.              People Can’t Wait: no meeting August; next meeting September 8, 2005