Strategic Planning 2009-2011 for Services to Individuals With Intellectual Updated 91509

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Strategic PlanAbility Alliance of West Alabama2009-2011

Bibb Pickens TuscaloosaPrepared by Ability Allianceof West Alabama

2/19/09

Updated 9/16/09


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Overview of Plan

History of Ability Alliance of West Alabama Overview of Planning Process

Local Regional and State Planning

Description of individuals served FY 2006-2008 Planning Priorities Overview of Services

Progress on Planning Priorities Challenges for future Priorities of 2009-2011


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Ability Alliance of West Alabama (AAWA)

History

310 Board authorized by Act310 of the Alabama StateLegislature

Purpose of the Boards are tocoordinate services forindividuals with intellectualdisabilities, mental health, andsubstance abuse needs

AAWA incorporated in 1994 toserve individuals withintellectual disabilities

At the time of incorporationthe organization did businessas the Tuscaloosa MentalRetardation Authority

Board is appointed by City ofNorthport, Tuscaloosa andCounty of Tuscaloosa

In 2003 Indian Rivers Board

ask the organization tomanage case managementservices in Bibb and Pickenscounty


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Other Activities of the organization

Management of grants Transportation

Safety in Homes and

Community

Partners with a Twist

Current grants include Transportation

Job Access Reverse

Commute

New Freedom


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Functions of AAWA

Single Point of entry intoservices for individuals servedby the Alabama Department of

Mental Health and MentalRetardation (mental retardationdivision, now know as Divisionof Intellectual Disabilities)

Case Management Waiting list management and

criticality of servicedetermination

Strategic Planning forservices and support

Service development Medicaid waiver enrollment

and monitoring Management of sub-

contracts for waiver services Arc of Tuscaloosa (to end

2008) UCP of West Alabama (to

end 2008) Self-Directed Waiver

services


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Strategic Planning

We are asked to develop a local plan for services as the 310 forBibb Pickens and Tuscaloosa every two years.

We developed a plan in October 2006 for two years. DMH-MR accepted our plan from 2006-2008

We updated the plan in December and January of 2008 for 2009for the purpose of regional planning and state planning for 2010-2012

There were regional planning sessions that led to thedevelopment of a regional and state plan.


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Priorities- Local Planning

October 2006-2008

Transportation

Hourly Supports Supported Employment

Community Membership

Transition Parent Education


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How are these priorities included in

the state plans for services?

The local priorities are utilized in a regional

planning session to discuss regional goals These goals were provided to the

Departments planning sub-committee for

intellectual disabilities


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Regional Goals for 2010-2012

Develop/EnhanceTransportation to

increase inclusion ofindividuals receivingservices

Expand choice optionsfor employment andother culturally valuedactivities volunteerism,advocacy

Expand housingchoices to provide

individuals self-directed, safe,affordable, accessiblehousing that optimizedopportunity for

community inclusion


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State Goals/Objectives

Waiting List services-600 people

Employment services Participation in interagency transportation

planning at the state, regional and local level


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Casemanagement and Follow along services

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

Total

Tuscaloosa

Pickens

Bibb

Total 365 120 27 512

Tuscaloosa 312 109 23 444

Pickens 35 4 0 39

Bibb 18 7 4 29

Waiver CMO FA Total

Who do we Serve?


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Gender of individuals served

0

200

400

600

Gender of

individuals served

Gender of

individuals

served

313 199 512

Male Female Total

Who are the people we serve?


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People Served

Ages of individuals served

46

466

0

100

200

300

400

500

18 or under Over 18

Ages of

individuals

served


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Overview of Services

Service and Supports

176

290

155112

186

397

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100150200250300350400450

Resid

ential

DaySe

rvices

Supp

.Emp

.

In-Hom

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pports

Tran

sportation

Educ

ation


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Waiting List

Waiting List

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

Crit 5+

total

Crit 5+ 0 8 5 24 37

total 0 15 12 68 95

Bibb Pickens Tus Total


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Need to Capacity Waiting list only

Comparison of need to capac

Waiting list only

53

28

3935

22

46

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Day Residential Hourly

Services neede

Numbersneeding

services

Capacity

Need


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Need to Capacity Partlow only

Co mpar ison o f nee d to c

Par t low on ly

53

28

0

46 4 6

00

1 0

2 0

3 0

4 0

5 0

6 0

D a y R e s id en t ia l H o u rly

S e r v ic e s n e e

Numbersneeding

services C a p a c i t

N e e d


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Comparison of Need to CapacityCo mparison of nee d to ca

53

2 8

4 5

72

5 9

4 6

0

1 0

2 0

3 0

4 0

5 06 0

7 0

8 0

D a y R e s id e nt ia l H ou rly

S e r vi ce s n e e

Numbersneeding

services C a p a c i t

N e e d


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What have we accomplished to date?

Transportation Expanded transportation initiatives

Expanded JARC funding for Dial a Ride- Together We Ride-

Developmental Disabilities Grant

24 month Job Access Reverse Commute Grant/New Freedom

Transportation Co-ops

Car purchases

Drivers Education Classes

Transportation Stipends

Public Awareness Initiatives-Bowl a Thon- Tommy Wilcox Clay Shoot


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What have we accomplished to date?

VISTA Project 5 volunteers to work on grassrootsorganizing projects in our are:

Sharing and or coordinated functions between non-profit such as fundraising, grants, record management, administration, management,training, payroll, data management, etc..

Strategies to promote volunteering and employment of individuals withdisabilities as a method to reduce the need for Medicaid waivers.

Volunteer Corp to support empowerment skills development forindividuals with disabilities with People First of Alabama.

Administrative structure to support the Childrens Policy Council ofTuscaloosa.

Co-op for individuals and families who are hiring their own support staff.


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Who are the providers?

Indian Rivers Volunteers of America

Resources forIndependence Futures RHOC Life Enrichment United Cerebral Palsy of

West Alabama Debrick, Inc. MKW Enterprises, Inc. Pringle, Inc.

Eagles Wings Smith Care Behavior in Training to Youth, Inc.

Petra Inc. Connecting Hearts Arc of Tuscaloosa Ability Alliance of West Alabama Easter Seals of West Alabama Harkins CRF


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Hourly Services

Served 50 New People since August 2006

Added new providers and self-directed service

options Arc

Connecting Hearts

6 Families and individuals are receiving self-directed

services Resources for Independence

Indian Rivers


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Supported Employment

Intake Coordinator has added a discussion of ADRSservices to the process

Personal Care in the work place is discussed withnew referrals AAWA staff has attended workshop on transitioning

day services to employment AAWA staff have attended Council on Quality

Leadership training on promoting community andpersonal outcomes AAWA has employed two additional individuals with

disabilities since October 2006


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Dial a Rides continues to provide individuals transportation tocommunity events

Volunteering in the community has been facilitated throughNation of Joiners and People First Volunteer events have included Ka-Boom Playground build,

Kentuck Festival, Dickens, and Men Who Cook A Safety in Homes and community Grant has provided Safety

Awareness training for high school students, Disability

Sensitivity Training for Law Enforcement Officers, andpublished a resource list for crime victims in cooperation withTurning Point

AAWA has co-directed the Partners With A Twist project topromote leadership for individuals with disabilities, families and

allies


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Transition

Case managers have received training in

resources and supports Self-directed services are being offered to

encourage employment, home ownership

and community membership


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Parent Education

Case managers have received additional

training in supports and services available topromote community membership and

employment


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Pluses in our local area identified from last

years process and over the past year

Work with local law enforcement around disability issues Individuals and families are serving on boards in our

local area People First is active Autism support groups Agencies have access to technology Abundance of day habilitation service

Adequate residential services Identifying resources within other agencies


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Pluses in our local area identified from last

years process and over the past year

Somewhat timely response to crisis

Waiting list is minimal

Together We Ride in Tuscaloosa

Supported employment

Community membership supports

5 Vista Volunteer positions Starting Together We Ride in Bibb and Pickens Co.

Reaching out to Bibb and Pickens School Systems


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Minuses

Competition with state facilities for staff

Limited employment opportunities forindividuals served Limited supported living providersContinued support for transportation

Limited supports for youth in transition Limited Parent Education supports Positive Behavioral Supports resources


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Minuses

Hourly services support providers

Economy

Increasing Medicaid costs

Reduction in staff due to funding cuts (6 positionslost)

Reduction in funding for case managementservices in FY 2009

Increase in caseloads


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Update to our priorities

Transportation

Hourly Supports Supported Employment


Transition Parent Education


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How did we gather input into the plan

Meetings with individuals and families served

were held on November 18th and 19th, 2008

A Meeting with providers were held on

January 7, 2009

The agency mailed out surveys to individuals

and families served in December 2008


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Comments and concerns:

Individuals and Family

members identified

their top priorities as; Transportation

Employment Supports

Housing Supports

Behavioral Support Community membership

Friends

Providers Behavioral support and

crisis stabilizationresources

Closing of Partlow

Waiting list

Funding for current

services Use of local match


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Comments and concerns:

AAWA Reorganize services in

response to reduction infunding for case

management

Provide personal growth

opportunities for staff


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Actions AAWA will take in response to

priorities:

Transportation Administer Together

We Ride TransportationGrant-JARC 5316 andNew Freedom 5317

Employment Supports Continue referrals to ADRS at

admission

Continue meetings follow upmeetings with ADRS Consider becoming a provider

of job development and jobcoaching services for thoseindividual who wish to selfdirect their services

Vista project to promote

employment and support Arcand Indian Rivers indeveloping customizedemployment options forindividual served or on waitinglist


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priorities:

Housing Supports Continue to advocate for

individuals to live in their ownhomes

Provide self-directed supportsfor individuals who wish to hiretheir own staff and live inapartments or homes theyown

Community membership Continue to support individuals

in volunteering at Kentuck onan annual basis

Continue to support PeopleFirst

Vista Project to supportPeople First in developingorganizations and supportingally organizations

Behavioral support andcrisis stabilization resources Establish a task force to

design a service toaddress this issue


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priorities:

Closing of Partlow Advocate for increasing

transition efforts to move

individuals to thecommunity

Waiting list Advocate for individuals to

be served on the waitinglist

Vista project to promoteemployment andvolunteerism as strategy todivert individuals fromwaiver services

Funding for current services Advocate for the use of

local match and or

additional funding forsupports

Advocate for local controlover resources.

Vista Project to promotecollaboration betweenagencies


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priorities:

AAWA Reorganize services in

response to reduction in

funding for case management Laid off 5.0 FTE Staff

positions in 2009 Reorganized caseload to

average of 48 (may be as highas 55 (if further budget cutsoccur)

Develop strategies for

streamline/reduce costs ofoperations

Reduce hours for self-directedservices to absorb additionalbudget cuts

Provide personal growthopportunities for staff andopportunities for the

development of social capital Staff retreat Consider becoming a part of

the disaster response team inthe community

Attend Chamber Events Provide opportunities for staff

to attend conferences if

funding allows.

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Strategic Planning 2009-2011 for Services to Individuals With Intellectual Updated 91509