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Access, Empowerment, Experience: Driving Voice Behind Change

This issue of Positive Approaches focuses on the importance of advocacy for individuals with intellectual disabilities, autism, and serious mental illness. Article topics include barriers to self-advocacy; the complicated language of autism advocacy; and the history, evolution, and importance of advocacy at state mental hospitals. Also presented is an article on two mothers’ experiences advocating for family members throughout their lifespan.

This issue of the Positive Approaches Journal is in digital form, available for viewing online or for downloading. To print a copy of the PDF, online journal, or a specific article, find these options within the left navigation bar on any Positive Approaches Journal page. A new window will open with the selected document. In the browser, you may click the print button in the top left corner of the page or use the print capability within your browser.

Please submit feedback regarding your experience with the Positive Approaches Journal on MyODP by selecting the feedback image on MyODP within your left navigation bar on any Positive Approaches Journal page. The Positive Approaches Journal is published quarterly. For additional information, please contact ODP Training.

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ODP Announcement 23-024 states that the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) and the Columbus Organization are pleased to announce the release of a new Incident Management (IM) training series on the MyODP website. The course, “Leadership’s Role in Reporting, Investigating, and Responding to Incidents,” focuses on the responsibility of leaders for the overall implementation of a high-quality Incident Management system that effectively protects the health and safety of individuals and aligns with the requirements set forth in Incident Management Bulletin 00-21-02.

You can access the course, which contains the webcast series, here.

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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) is reaching out to organizations to highlight the ID Connect consultation resource. Community organizations have expended significant effort to develop COVID-19 policies to support the safety of individuals during the pandemic. This effort has created an important base of knowledge, which can serve as the foundation for broader infection control policies and practices.

ID Connect consultations can help with difficult policy development and implementation related to infectious diseases. Some examples:

  • ID Connect can consult to develop policy in support of an individual’s informed choice to assume more or less risk than their peers, while striving to meet the potentially conflicting needs of other residents and staff.
  • ID Connect can support the COVID-19 policies implemented and transform them into broader infectious disease policies to prevent duplicative effort.
  • ID Connect can provide subject matter expertise on infectious diseases, not limited to just COVID-19, when developing and implementing policies that address future concerns.

ID Connect can be contacted through regional Healthcare Quality Units (HCQU) to set up a consultation. For more information, please contact your regional HCQU.

HCQU Website Counties Served
KEPRO Southwest HCQU Westmoreland, Allegheny, Bedford/Somerset, Cambria, Fayette, Greene, Washington
Milestone West HCQU Butler, Armstrong/Indiana, Beaver, Clarion, Venango, Crawford, Mercer, Lawrence
Central PA HCQU Northumberland, Blair, Centre, Columbia/Montour/Snyder/Union, Huntingdon/Mifflin/Juniata, Lycoming/Clinton, Schuylkill
Eastern PA HCQU Carbon/Monroe/Pike, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton
Northeast PA HCQU Lackawanna/Susquehanna, Bradford/Sullivan, Luzerne/Wyoming, Tioga, Wayne
Philadelphia Coordinated Health (PCHC) Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery
South Central PA HCQU Cumberland/Perry, Adams/York, Dauphin, Franklin/Fulton, Lancaster, Lebanon
Milestone Northwest HCQU Clearfield/Jefferson, Forest/Warren, Cameron/Elk, McKean, Erie, Potter

 

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ODP Announcement 23-022 is to inform all interested parties that the recording of the General Stakeholder Waiver Renewal webinar is available on MyODP. Major changes approved in the Consolidated, P/FDS, and Community Living waiver renewals are discussed within the recording. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved the waivers effective January 1, 2023. The webinar recording and accompanying PowerPoint are now available here.

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ODP Announcement 23-021 reports that the 2022 Information Sharing & Advisory Committee (ISAC) Annual Report is now available. ISAC, working with the PA Office of Developmental Programs (ODP), developed a series of recommendations and strategies to support achievement of the vision in Everyday Lives. This publication provides 2022 updates related to those recommendations and strategies. Stakeholders are encouraged to use the information contained in this report in their work supporting people with disabilities.

Access the 2022 ISAC Annual Report here. Access the ISAC Recommendations and Strategies supplemental document from inside the ISAC Annual Report here. Both documents can also be found by visiting MyODP and following this path:

Everyday Lives > Everyday Lives Publications > Recommendations, Strategies, and Performance Measures.

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The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) is pleased to announce the release of the 2020–2022 Employment First report. ODP created this report to share data with individuals, families, advocates, providers, government officials, and taxpayers. ODP is committed to supporting individuals with an intellectual disability or autism to achieve their goals towards competitive integrated employment.

The 2020–2022 ODP Employment First Report, along with a fully accessible version of the report, is available at MyODP Employment Page.

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ODP Announcement 23-020 states that, since the release of Bulletin 00-20-01 Regulatory Compliance Guide for Community Homes for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability or Autism, the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has collected questions and comments from providers, licensing staff, and other stakeholders about how the Regulatory Compliance Guide (RCG) can be improved and updated. ODP has updated the RCG based on the feedback received and lessons learned through the inspection process and is pleased to announce the release of the updated Chapter 6400 RCG.

This version is effective as of February 14, 2023, and obsoletes the February 3, 2020, version of the RCG. A record of change showing the substantive changes made in the updated RCG is also available.

Questions about this announcement or about the RCG can be directed to ODP’s Regulatory Administration Unit.

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