Orientation for Potential, New & Established Providers Serving Persons with Developmental Disabilities
The purpose of this memo is to notify you of a Provider Orientation on August 11 & 12, 2008, for potential, new, and established providers of Developmental Disabilities services.
Title:Orientation for Potential, New & Established Providers Serving Persons with Developmental Disabilities
Description: This orientation is designed to cover a variety of topics relevant for potential, new and established provider organizations that serve consumers with developmental disabilities. ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY for all persons interested in applying to become new providers of DD Services. A certificate of attendance will be provided at the end of the second day as verification of attendance. New and established organizations may want to attend for an update.
Overview of the Supports Intensity Scale (SIS) For DD Providers, Support Coordinators & Planning List Administrators
The purpose of this memo is to notify community providers of developmental disability services, Support Coordinators, Planning List Administrators, and Regional Office staff about the upcoming Support Intensity Scale Overview Seminar that will be offered from July through September, 2008.
Title: Overview of the Supports Intensity Scale (SIS) For DD Providers, Support Coordinators & Planning List Administrators
Background: The State of Georgia is committed to a uniform process to identify the support needs of individuals with disabilities receiving services/supports through its community-based service network. The SIS provides information that can help planning teams and agencies understand the support needs of a person with an intellectual disability. Although Support Coordinators and I & E Staff will conduct the Supports Intensity Scale assessments, it is important for DD providers to understand what the SIS is and how it functions.
AAIDD published the Supports Intensity Scale (SIS) in 2003, the first scientific tool to measure the level of supports required by an individual with mental retardation and related disabilities in order to live as independently as possible. The national organization is recognized throughout the country for competency- based training on use of the SIS and for refinements to the tools, such as the new section on “total health”.
Description: This training announcement is an invitation for individuals to attend a half-day seminar on implementation of the SIS model. This will include a discussion on how to improve communication between DD providers, families, SIS respondents, SIS interviewers and the State Office of DD. This training will also address the use of the SIS and how it relates to various State and Federal funding sources. Most importantly, this training will foster increased cooperation among those in the DD field who strive to improve the overall well-being of persons diagnosed with developmental disabilities.
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All About Developmental Disabilities (AADD) is Atlanta's preeminent resource on developmental disabilities, providing support services to families for more than 55 years. We are often the one place where people with developmental disabilities can go to achieve personal empowerment, family stability and community participation. AADD provides family support; public policy and advocacy; and community engagement.
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