Independent Living Research Utilization

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SILC STANDARDS AND INDICATORSNCIL

Conference July 28, 2016

Administration for Community Living Department of Health and Human Services

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Overview of Session• What does ACL mean by Standards and Indicators?

• Where are we in the process?

• Review of ACL draft

• Questions for you and questions from you

• Process going forward

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Meaning of Standards and Indicators

• Language in the law does not reflect common definitions of a standard or an indicator.• Statutory language only says “indicators of minimum

compliance”• Language in the law does not reflect

performance management concepts.• ACL’s approach used concepts that mirror language

associated with standards for CILs which reflect roles and responsibilities.

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Meaning of Standards and Indicators, cont’d.• ACL’s approach to indicators was to operationalize the

standards in such a way that through a reporting process or site visit compliance could be objectively determined.

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Where We Are in the Process

• ACL compiled draft SILC indicators based on the SILC Congress and NCIL recommendations.

• ACL presented and discussed the draft indicators at the SILC Congress in January 2016.

• ACL revised the draft based on comments received.• A revised draft was posted on the ACL website on June

17, 2016. http://acl.gov/Programs/AoD/ILA/Index.aspx.• Comments on the draft are due August 15, 2016.

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ACL Recommended Standards

• SILC membership and IL philosophy• The Council fulfills all the duties in Section 705(c)(1)

regarding the State Plan for Independent Living• Documenting coordination activities, in the SPIL

and otherwise• The SILC conducts hearings and forums necessary to

carry out its duties• The Council shall have a resource plan sufficient to carry

out the functions of the SILC

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Discussion of Standards and Indicators andQuestions for You

• How do you see the standards and indicators being used?

• Indicator 1.1 – How have you worked in the past with the appointing authority regarding recommendations for SILC membership?

• Indicators 1.2 and 1.3 – How will you evaluate staff and the ED?• Issues if they are state employees?• If there is only one staff person?

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Discussion of Standards and Indicators and Questions for You, cont’d.

• Indicator 2.1• How does the SILC “document the process for

development of the state plan with the CILs”?

• What is meant by accessibility? (ex., on a bus route?)• Indicator 2.2 – How does the SILC develop a process

to determine CILs eligible to sign the SPIL?• Indicators 4.2 and 4.3 – These were proposed as

guidance. Do you agree that they be indicators?

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Your Turn to Raise Questions and Suggestions

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Please Comment!• ACL is accepting comments on the draft indicators

through August 15, 2016• Email comments to:

comments.SILCindicators@acl.hhs.gov

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Corinna Stiles

ContactMolly Burgdorf

corrina.stiles@acl.hhs.gov

Vicki Gottlich vicki.gottlich@acl.hhs.gov

molly.burgdorf@acl.hhs.gov

Jennifer Klocinski jennifer.klocinski@acl.hhs.gov

Resources for SILCs• Training materials, on-demand webinars, on-demand

video recordings and online directory of SILCs and CILs – ILRU.org or SILC-NET.org

• SILCSpeak Peer Technical Assistance telephone group – meets monthly on the first Thursday (for any SILC staff and members). Contact sfinney@ilru.org to participate.

• Blog with answers to commonly asked questions – ilnet- ta.org

• SILC Connection Facebook page – www.facebook.com/SILCConnection

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Resources for SILCs, cont’d.

• Peer Mentoring – individualized SILC-to-SILC sharing, contact Mary Olson at APRIL: mary.olson@mso.umt.edu

• Intensive support and assistance with compliance questions – contact Paula McElwee at ILRU: paulamcelwee-ilru@yahoo.com

• Information about upcoming webinars and on-location trainings – contact Tim Fuchs at NCIL: tim@ncil.org

Please complete the IL-NET Satisfaction Survey for this workshop and return to an IL-NET staff person at ILRU’s exhibit table. This survey is different from NCIL’s conference survey. THANK YOU!

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SILC-NET AttributionSupport for development of this training was provided by the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living under grant number 90IT0001-01-00. No official endorsement of the Department of Health and Human Services should be inferred. Permission is granted for duplication of any portion of this PowerPoint presentation, providing that the following credit is given to the project: Developed as part of the SILC-NET, an ILRU/NCIL/APRIL National Training and Technical Assistance Program.