NEW INITIATIVES This expanded team allowed us to provide two new initiatives this year in partnership with NJ DDD’s Office of Education on Self-Directed Services. The first is an online, monthly conversation series called Sharing Possibilities in Self-Direction to assist self-advocates, families, and professionals as they learn how applying the self-direction process can help those with intellectual and developmental disabilities live a person-centered life. Three interactive sessions were hosted this year, with 600+ participating live or watching the recording to date. The second initiative is a ‘re-ignition’ of sorts of a program that CLEP had previously delivered specifically for individuals/families who have been reached on the NJ DDD Community Care Priority (CCP) Waiting List. Offered virtually, individuals/families can learn ‘What Happens Next?’ in a specially developed 1.5-hour program,
learning from DDD staff and CLEP about the person- centered ways in which they can be supported. Drawing from professional experience and lived experiences as family members, CLEP team members share both personal stories and professional insight as families learn to navigate supports and services for their loved ones.
CONTRIBUTING TO A NATIONAL DIALOGUE
Three CLEP team members are participating in The National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems (NCAPPS) in partnership with other Team NJ members including self-advocates, Division staff and other professionals. Team members are also honored to participate on the NCAPPS “Lived Experience Group.” This national learning collaborative of more than 20 state teams from across the country contributes to establishing new systems to support self- direction, including expanding supports brokerage in NJ.
SEIZURE TRAINING FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL Epilepsy Alliance America (EAA) provides support, care, education, and services to those affected by epilepsy. In keeping with this mission, EAA reached out to the Community Living Education Project (CLEP) for assistance in developing a special asynchronous education program specifically for school personnel, so that they can be better prepared to respond in the event a student has a seizure. The result is Seizure Recognition and First Aid for School Personnel, a training that has been taken by more than 2,700 school staff members thus far, including teachers, coaches, aides, nurses, principals, bus drivers and others. In the new year, additional mental health components will be added to the training, and it will be translated to Spanish for greater reach.
This course is available for free at www.train.org/main/course/1101506
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