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The Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning  Council  in collaboration with the two UCEDD’s serving Arizona, is featuring an upcoming webinar dedicated to a promising practice.  Youth with developmental disabilities aging out of foster care often have few resources to assist them in becoming successfully included in the community.  This webinar will explore the program “A Picture of Life” detailing person-centered planning and it’s use to assist youth approaching age 18 to be self-determined in utilizing options that are available for transition to adult and community life.
 
Please consider attending and sharing this information with colleagues and others that may have an interest in this important aspect of foster care.
 
Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions.
 
Larry
 
Larry Clausen, Executive Director
Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
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This is a webinar banner with the times and dates associated with the webinar: August 10th, 2016 at 2:00PM for Aging Out of Foster Care - Challenges and Options
Get a detailed look into a "Creating a 'Picture of a Life' for Transitioning Youth with Developmental Disabilities in Foster Care," a program that seeks to prepare youth with DD who are about
to exit foster care to exercise choice, promote the use of informal and community supports, and to make knowledgeable decisions on community living and work through the development of person-centered plans and opportunities to learn self-advocacy and determination skills. 

This informative webinar is geared toward foster care parents and professionals who want to see teens with disabilities succeed as they transition out of the system and prepare for adulthood at the same time. You'll hear about the reality of caring for kids with disabilities in foster care, why creating a person-centered plan matters and learn about resources to increase transition success in the lives of some of Arizona's most vulnerable young people.
This picture includes our panelists listed from top to bottom: Jacy Farkas, Melissa Kushner, and Barbara Guillen.
ADDPC Panelists
Jacy Farkas, MA, UCEDD Manager, Sonoran UCEDD (University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities), University of Arizona
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Melissa Kushner, MSW, Protective Services/Tribal Liaison, Arizona Department of Economic Security
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Barbara Guillen, BS Social Work, Independent Living State Coordinator, Arizona Department of Child Safety

When: Wednesday 10 August 2016, 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Time Zone: (GMT-07:00) Arizona
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