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April / May 2009
- CED awarded Traumatic Brain Injury Implementation Partnership Grant
- CED awarded continuation funding for WIPA Program
- Specialized Family Care staff earns CANS certification
- Green Thumbs, Healthy Joints provides 20 mini grants
- CED staff present at 2009 Social Work conference
- CED staff present at Family First Leadership Conference
- WVATS and CED co-present “The 411 on 211”
- Children with Special Health Care Needs Nutrition Clinics
- Positive Behavior Support Trainings
- The CED was awarded a Traumatic Brain Injury Implementation Partnership Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau. The $1 million grants have been awarded to a limited number of lead agencies for Traumatic Brain Injury nationwide. CED will lead an interagency effort to establish a comprehensive, coordinated system of services for individuals with traumatic brain injury and their families. For more information, contact Lori Risk at 304-293-4692 x 1113 or e-mail her at lrisk@hsc.wvu.edu.
- The Work Incentives, Planning, and Assistant (WIPA) Program was awarded continuation funding through March 2010. This extends the total length of the program at the CED to ten years. The grant is awarded by the Social Security Administration in partnership with WV Division of Rehabilitation Services. The WIPA project seeks to help beneficiaries receiving Social Security Disability benefits understand how earned income would affect their current cash and medical benefits. For more information, call the CED at 304-293-4692 to be connected to a Community Work Incentives Coordinator.
- Jessica L. Johnson with the Specialized Family Care Program became certified to administer the Child & Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) Assessment on March 26, 2009. The CANS Assessment is used as a uniform methodological approach to develop information integration tools to guide service delivery for children and adolescents with mental, emotional and behavioral health needs, mental retardation/developmental disabilities ,child welfare and juvenile justice involvement. The certification is critical as a Clinical Review Team Member with the West Virginia System of Care. For more information, contact Jessica at 304-420-2560 or e-mail her at Jessica.L.Johnson@wv.gov.
- Green Thumbs, Healthy Joints provides gardening groups an opportunity to perform community service by making gardening accessible to West Virginians with arthritis. The program provides gardening groups with financial support to help cover material costs for construction of raised beds and/or other accessibility modifications for gardens. Green Thumbs received additional funding this year, so requests for proposals went out to senior centers, VA hospitals, and various gardening groups/clubs statewide as well as to Master Gardener groups.
The 20 mini grant recipients receive ergonomic tools, which they can later use in outreach and educational efforts. Gardening projects will be funded and completed in the following counties: Berkeley, Braxton, Cabell, Fayette, Gilmer, Harrison (3 projects), Nicholas, Marion, Ohio, Preston (2 projects), Putnam, Raleigh, Roane, and Webster (2 projects).
The program is very pleased to have its first accessible gardening project at a VA hospital. In Berkeley County, the VAMC Martinsburg will construct raised garden beds in the outside recreation therapy area of the Community Living Center. Additional raised garden beds will be constructed in other areas of the VAMC Martinsburg to assist other resident populations housed in different buildings on the grounds. For more information, contact Ashley Daniels at 304-293-4692 x 1185 or e-mail greenthumbs@hsc.wvu.edu. - Several CED staff members presented at the 2009 Spring Continuing Education Conference for Social Workers:
- a. "Were the Primary & General Elections a Snapshot of Racism in WV?" - Pam Rockwell
- b. "Futures Planning: How and Why it Works" – Carol Newlon
- c. "Mental Health Issues in Those with Developmental Disabilities: Dual Diagnosis of MR/DD and Mental Illness" – Kathy Torsney
- d. "Working with What You Got: Reaching Senior Populations with Community Based Program Designs" – Mary Slabinski
- e. "Understanding Social Security Work Incentives"- Jennifer Tenney
- Barbara Blumish presented “Positive Behavior Support for Parents,” and Mary Slabinski presented “Independence: Empowering Aging Family Members” at the Family First Leadership Conference on April 18, 2009 at the Canaan Valley Resort in Davis, WV. For more information, contact Barbara or Mary at 304-293-4692.
- Jamie Hayhurst Marshall will be co-presenting “The 411 on 211” at the Covenant House in Charleston, WV on May 13, 2009. The workshop will provide information about answering calls, providing information and locating resources in your community and state. For more information, call Jamie at 304-293-4692 x 1141 or e-mail her at jhayhurst@hsc.wvu.edu.
- Children with Special Health Care Needs Nutrition Clinics will be held by Monica Andis, Program Manager, Nutrition & Dietary Services, on:
- April 7, 2009 - Charleston, West Virginia
- April 15, 2009 - Elkins, West Virginia
- Positive Behavior Support Trainings:
- April 24, 2009 "Positive Behavior Support Plan Development Part 1: Completing a Functional Assesment" at the REM in St Albans, West Virginia - Carol Newlon
- May 5, 2009 "Overview of Positive Behavior Support" at Eastridge in Martinsburg, West Virginia - Chris George
- May 13, 2009 "Dual Diagnosis: An Interdisciplinary Approach" at the Center for Excellence in Disabilities in Morgantown, West Virginia - Kathy Torsney
- May 15, 2009 "Critical Juncture" at the Waiver Providers Meeting in Flatwoods, West Virginia - Kathy Torsney
- May 29, 2009 "Overview of Positive Behavior Support" at Pace Tec in Morgantown, West Virginia - Chris George
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