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Event
Second Annual Northern California Gathering of The Learning Community for Person Centered Practices
Gathering Big Lessons from Small Places in Person Centeredness
March 30th-31st, 2016
Petaluma Community Center Lucchesi Park
320 N. McDowell Blvd.
Petaluma, CA 94954
707.778.4380
"Gathering" - To come together to learn and share in both structured and informal conversations, experiences and information, about creating and supporting person centered systems, organizations and services through the implementation of person-centered practices. This Gathering will be inspiring for: PCT Trainers, Mentors, PCT Coaches, Regional Center Service Coordinators, Administrators, Supervisors, Direct Support Staff, Individuals Who Receive Services And Their Families. No previous history in Person Centered Thinking training is necessary.
Session topics and Learning Marketplace will include:
Keynote: Requirements for the new Community First Choice or Be Careful What You Ask For
Keynote: How do we learn what matters to each person and act on what we learn?
Community Building: Skills, Tools and Stories
Disability Pride
Update on Self-Determination
Resource Fair
Topics of Your Choice
Key Note Speaker Michael Smull, Annapolis, Maryland. Michael Smull is a co-founder of The Learning Community, and Director of Support Development Associates. He is the co-developer of essential lifestyle planning and more recently a variety of person-centered thinking and organizational tools. He has worked in 47 states, Canada, the U.K , Australia, and Belgium. Mr. Smull has been working with people with disabilities for the past 35 years. He has had extensive experience in nearly all aspects of developing community services.
He helped found 3 community agencies, existing agencies to convert from programs to supports, and states, regions, and counties to change their structures to support self-determination. He has helped people leave institutions in the US and the UK. Mr. Smull has written extensively on issues relating to supporting people with challenging behaviors, person centered planning, and the challenge of changing our system to one that will
support self-determination. As a consultant Mr. Smull works with agencies, regions and states on learning the person centered thinking skills that underlie good person centered plans, using the skills, and developing plans that are implemented. He and his colleagues also work with organizations to make the changes needed to become or continue to be best practice providers of service. He is the recipient of the 2006 AAMR service award and the 2015 NASDDDS Robert M. Gettings Compass Award.
Vision of the Learning Community
All people have positive control over the lives they have chosen for themselves
Purpose of the Learning Community
To foster a global community that shares knowledge about supporting people in getting the lives they want. Our focus is on people who do not have positive control or are at risk of losing positive control because of society's response to the presence of a disability.
The Gathering is being organized by Learning Community Mentors and Trainers: Bill Allen, Allen Shea and Associates, Sheila Keys, Redwood Coast Regional Center, Cindy Gilliam Sullivan, Redwood Coast Regional Center and Claudia Bolton, NorthStar Services and CIRCL.
For questions about this gathering please e-mail one of the organizers. In the subject line please use "Gathering."
Bill Allen, allenbill@mac.com
Claudia Bolton, cbolton@northstarsls.org
Cindy Gillam Sullivan, RCEKCGS@RedwoodCoastrc.org
Sheila Keys, SKeys@RedwoodCoastrc.org
Register soon. Space is limited. If online registration is not possible, please contact Bill Allen . Bill will send you a registration form and give you details about where to mail checks.
Once registered, you will receive an email with additional conference and hotel information.
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LocationPetaluma Community Center Lucchesi Park (View)
320 N. McDowell Blvd.
Petaluma, CA 94954
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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Contact
| Owner: CIRCL |
| On BPT Since: Apr 14, 2014 |
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| NorCal Learning Community Mentors |
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Q&A
| Question: |
If anyone cancels would I be able to get a ticket or be notified? |
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Please send your name to allenbill@mac.com and we will place you on a waiting list and notify you if there are any available tickets. |
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