the Colorado Council is looking at training materials, as well. We have a lot of people who have gone through our Local Leadership trainings and other "Advocacy 101" trainings, who want to be more involved. Since we are all going "person-centered thinking" here, as well, there are some unique opportunities to collaborate with state Medicaid and other departments. 
My hope is that this can lead to some real job opportunities for pwd especially people receiving IDD services to do peer mentoring and train direct care staff in person centered services. If any of you have had the chance or get the chance to see Gina Calhoun, she is amazing and I think that at least in theory the MH community is ahead of the game in promoting peer mentoring models and making sure that the voice of the people receiving services is always at the table and helping guide policy and systems change. As we pull things together, I can share what we are looking at, we are using the old Partners in Leadership and Partners in Policymaking materials, and some other training materials as a start. Anything that you would want to share would be greatly appreciated, as well.

Sincerely,


Julie C. Farrar

Policy Analyst


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On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 8:14 AM, Cole, Molly <xxxxxx@ct.gov> wrote:

The cost to our CT DD Council is $60,000.  Other costs are picked up by the UCEDD and the Office of Protection and Advocacy.  We hold seven sessions and each session is 16 hours for a total of 112 hours.  They also do homework and a project, so the total number of hours invested by the participants may vary. 

 

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From: xxxxxx@nacdd.simplelists.com [mailto:xxxxxx@nacdd.simplelists.com] On Behalf Of Sheryl Matney
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2015 10:08 AM
To: xxxxxx@nacdd.simplelists.com
Subject: DD Councils DC info request on Partners in Policymaking

 

From: "McCollough, Mathew (EOM)" <xxxxxx@dc.gov>
Date: December 10, 2015 at 1:53:57 PM EST
To: "xxxxxx@nacdd.simplelists.com" <xxxxxx@nacdd.simplelists.com>
Cc: "McCollough, Mathew (EOM)" <xxxxxx@dc.gov>
Subject: States' Partners in Policymaking & Juniors Partners Programs

Dear DDC Executive Directors & Colleagues:

 

Good afternoon, hope all is well.  In preparation of developing our new 5 Year State Plan, the DDC members are re-evaluating our Partners-in-Policymaking program, known as the DC Advocacy Partners program:  http://www.dcpartners.iel.org/.

 

The DDC members have questions about other states’ Partners-in-Policymaking program.  Specifically:

·    What are the approximate costs to your DDC to implement and conduct the program in your state?

·    What are the number of monthly sessions provided through your Partners-in-Policymaking program?

·    How many total numbers of hours do the participants spend in those monthly sessions by the end of the program?

 

 If your DDC implements a Junior Partners-in-Policymaking program:

a.  What are the approximate costs for the program?

b.  How many days and total hours do the young adults and students participate in the program?

 

Thanks so much for your assistance.  I greatly appreciate it, and I look forward to hearing from you.  May you and your family experience all the happiness and peace during the holiday season.

 

Best wishes, Mat

 

Mat McCollough, MPA
Executive Director
DC Developmental Disabilities Council (DDC)
Government of the District of Columbia
Phone: 202.727.6744
http://ddc.dc.gov

 

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