- OAAS will serve as a communications clearinghouse
for dissemination of information to member adult services
providers: rules, implications,
best practices, business practices, member requests, surveys.
- OAAS
will coordinate a one or two-day statewide conference on
Positive Behavior Supports in 2008 and begin planning
for a larger conference in 2009.
- OAAS will continue to work in partnership with
ODMRDD and other stakeholders to promote best practice
in the areas of supported
employment and services for transitioning youth.
- OAAS will
continue to work with ODMRDD and other stakeholders to
promote best practice in the area of adult day services.
- Pro-actively
recruit private day services providers to join OAAS in
an effort to promote quality service delivery by
all providers.
- Formally adopt a process for developing “position
statements” in
response to key issues.
- Seek additional avenues for the
general membership to be more involved with OAAS.
- OAAS
will support the development of new and existing Adult
Services Directors in their professional development.
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- OAAS will remain active on all rule-writing, public policy
committees and work groups that have direct impact on adult
services.
- OAAS members who are on rule work groups will
continue to e-mail summaries of meetings to the Board for
input and recommendations.
- OAAS will advocate for a comprehensive
state policy pertaining to safe and appropriate supports
for persons who demonstrate
the need for specific behavioral strategies and interventions.
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- Support self-advocates through training and opportunities
to network.
- Provide self-determination information to the
membership via the web site, “The Leader” and
other means.
- Ask OSDA to appoint a liaison to the OAAS
Board
- Educate membership about how to make self-determination
a priority and move it from theory to practice
- Promote
OSDA regional meetings as a resource to the OAAS membership
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- Work with the SSA Directors and OACBMRDD to identify and resolve
barriers between SSAs and adult services providers.
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