September 5 & 6, 2012 Camarillo, California
a regional learning event sanctioned by the international Learning Community for Person Centered Practices www.learningcommunity.us
Welcome In collaboration with several service provider partners and Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center, Tri-Counties Regional Center is excited to host the fifth annual California Gathering for Person Centered Practices, to share learning and further our efforts to promote person centered system change. We believe that by extending the reach of person centered thinking and forging stakeholder partnerships through person centered practices, we can strengthen organizations and empower individuals to have greater influence and more positive control in their own lives. More than ever we need to continue work collaboratively to ensure that the service system, which is quickly changing, will continue to support people in a person centered way. This year we welcome Michael Smull, chairperson of the international Learning Community for Person Centered Practices, and owner of Support Development Associates, who will explore what is needed to create person centered systems and help us reflect on the importance of environment in providing person centered supports and services. David Wetherow, who has long been involved as a facilitator and consultant in the field of community living, will participate from Canada via web conference, to share his perspective on building enduring, engaged and creative personal support networks. Friends and colleagues from across California and the United States will make this a rich and dynamic learning event. We extend a special thanks to all those who have volunteered their time and expertise to create this year’s California Gathering. We are especially pleased to invite you to join an online learning community to continue our dialogue throughout the year. Be sure to sign up at the registration desk to receive your personal invitation and check out the learning marketplace for an orientation to our online groupsite where you can ask questions, search for topics, download resources, and continue to expand our sphere of knowledge, understanding and practice. The California Gathering is a collective learning experience and your participation and contribution is welcomed and appreciated. We hope you will take the opportunity today, tomorrow, and throughout the year, to build new partnerships and try new applications of person centered practices. Sincerely, 2012 California Gathering Planning Team Tina Calderaro-Mendoza, Person Centered Thinking Coordinator, Tri-Counties Regional Center Joe Donofrio, Executive Director, CHOICESS Lisa Padgett, Vice President of Quality Improvement, PathPoint, Inc. Liz Rodgers, Autism Specialist, Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center Mary Beth Lepkowsky, Organizational Development Manager, Tri-Counties Regional Center
Agreements for Conversation consideration Only one person speaking at a time curiosity
Seek to understand rather than persuade open-mindedness Listen to and respect all points of view sincerity Speak for yourself about what has personal meaning acceptance Suspend judgment as best you can brevity Go for honesty and depth but don’t go on and on remember‌ To put cell phones on vibrate & Please hold off on texting until break Cell phone use is not permitted in the building. Please step outside for all calls. Smoking is not allowed in the building or on the premises.
Thank you!
wednesday 8:30 am
Registration & Check-in
9:00 am
Opening Remarks - Salon
Joe Donofrio, CHOICESS Tina Calderaro-Mendoza, Tri-Counties Regional Center
9:15 am
Morning Activity: Our Person Centered Journey - Salon
Liz Rodgers-Ponce, Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center
9:30 am
Welcome from Learning Community for Person Centered Practices - Salon
Michael Smull, Chairperson, Learning Community for Person Centered Practices
sharing learning
9:45 am
Gallery Walk - Salon
Tour the room and enjoy poster presentations describing what people have been trying and learning related to PCT in the past year. Gallery Walk poster presentations will include: Team Profiles: Joe Hoeflich and Marianne Culver, TCRC San Luis Obispo Adult Team John Ryan, Oxnard Children’s Team One Page Profiles: Ruth Lima, TCRC and Laurie Jordan, Rainbow Family Resource Center PCT Practices in Organizations: Claudia Bolton, NorthStar SLS Services Community Connecting: Claudia Bolton, NorthStar SLS Services Art of Convening, Joe Donofrio, CHOICESS Communities of Practice PATH, Azita Aselmand--Huebner and Pam Crabaugh, TCRC Making PCT a Habit, Amanda George, EITAS Human Resources PATH, Erin Grote, TCRC Five P’s of Person Centered Teams - Mary Beth Lepkowsky, TCRC
10:05 am
Break
10:15 am
Person Centered Organizational Change - Salon
Michael Smull, Support Development Associates
This session explores what we have been learning about why it is difficult for most organizations to make the change to person centered practices and how we can support more organizations in making the needed changes to affect large system change.
11:30 am
Organizing the Learning Marketplace - Salon
Claudia Bolton, NorthStar SLS Services Tina Calderaro-Mendoza, Tri-Counties Regional Center
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Learning Marketplace Session
12:00 pm
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Lunch
“Using a small set of value-based, person centered thinking skills at all levels of the system, will drive change throughout the system.” ~ Michael Smull
Wednesday 1:15 pm
Break Out Sessions
� Habits for Highly Effective Staff - Oxnard Amanda George, EITAS
Participants will learn seven approaches to creating habits and plan for intentional habit development in their use of person centered practices.
� The Art of Convening - Hueneme Joe Donofrio, CHOICESS
Convening is different than facilitation. Learn a person centered practice that will help you elicit the best and brightest capacities inherent in each participant, by strengthening relationships, buy-in, accountability and commitment to be successful. Learn how you and your participants can be are prepared for the best outcome of their meetings or time together, and techniques to create opportunities for deep listening and thinking.
� Let’s Talk About Sex, BABY! A Person Centered Approach to Sex, Relationships and
Intimacy - Camarillo Andrea Schacht, Tri-Counties Regional Center Jody Barker, People First of SLO Jennifer Dwyer, Tri-Counties Regional Center Nick Boehm, Tri-Counties Regional Center Paul Crafts, Tri-Counties Regional Center Laurie Magorian, PathPoint
Explore ways of supporting people in their sexuality, relationships and intimacy, using person centered thinking tools. Participants will learn about the Sexual Bill of Rights, and how to use PCT to ease the difficulty of having conversations about sex.
� Using PCT to Build a Positive Work Environment with Accountability - Salon Mike Nagel, Tri-Counties Regional Center Sha Azedi, Tri-Counties Regional Center
Participants will hear a brief history of the work performed at TCRC to improve employee relations among SEIU, line employees, and managers. Presenters will share what we have learned and what we are doing to help managers practice and experience using tools such as working/not working and PATH in the performance planning process.
� Developing Behavioral Supports Using Person Centered Thinking - Ventura Sue Goss, Novelles Jenn Ott, Novelles
Discuss how to gather critical information to assist in the development of a behavioral plan. Learn to complete the Communication Chart based on the story and data provided.
2:30 pm
Break
2:45 pm
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3:40 pm
Evaluation and Appreciations - Salon
4:00 pm
Adjourn Day 1
building capacity
thursday 8:30 am
Check-in & Refreshments
9:00 am
Morning Announcements & Activity - Salon Mary Beth Lepkowsky, Tri-Counties Regional Center
9:30am
Importance of Environment - Salon
seeking partnership
Michael Smull, Support Development Associates Learn a helpful continuum for thinking about what needs to be present or absent to support people in living in an environment of their choice.
11:15 am
Break
11:30 am
Learning Marketplace Session
12:15 pm 1:15 pm
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Lunch Breakout Sessions
� Supervising Person Centered Teams- Oxnard
Mary Beth Lepkowsky, Tri-Counties Regional Center Lisa Padgett, PathPoint
Learn about the supervisor’s role in developing five essential elements of a high performing person centered team, Purpose, People, Performance, Process and Progress. Learn what staff want most from their supervisors, and practice a model for conducting person centered one to one supervision meetings using common scenarios.
� Using Person Centered Thinking to Support Persons with Mental Illness- Camarillo Paul Crafts, Tri-Counties Regional Center Marianne Culver, Tri-Counties Regional Center Laurie Magorian, PathPoint
Address challenges and difficulties in adapting Person Centered Thinking practices with dual diagnosis (developmental disability and mental health diagnosis - Axis I). We will stimulate discussion about utilizing PCT tools to enhance quality of life. Practice using stories and learn what tools might be helfpul in various situations.
� Developing Community Circles to Build Long Support- Salon David Wetherow, joining by video from Canada
In the course of their day-to-day work with individuals, families and community partners, participants will utilize new and effective strategies for building enduring, engaged and creative personal support networks.
� Facilitating Conversations Using Person Centered Thinking- Ventura Andrea Schacht, Tri-Counties Regional Center Tina Calderaro-Mendoza, Tri-Counties Regional Center
Use Person Centered Thinking when facilitating meetings, especially difficult ones. Participants will consider scenes from a real life dilemma to apply Person Centered Thinking in a meaningful way, on the fly, and encouraging everyone to have a voice in the process. Build trusting and cooperative relationships with planning team members, and use what is going well to work towards an outcome that honors what is important to and for the person you are planning with.
thursday 2:30pm
Break
2:45pm
Action Planning: Next Steps on Our Journey - Salon Mary Beth Lepkowsky, Tri-Counties Regional Center Joe Donofrio, CHOICESS Evaluation & Closing - Salon
3:30 pm
Insights
Adjourn Day Two
When I think about the last two days, what did I learn? What were my insights or ‘AHA’ moments? 1. 2. 3.
& Actions
What will I do next, based on what I have learned? I will...
...by when
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Stay connected online at the California Learning Community for Person Centered Practices groupsite. Find us at www.calcpcp.groupsite.com
“Start somewhere, follow it everywhere.” ~ Margaret Wheatley
creating change