Community SupportsSelf-Directed Supports
The Boggs Center provides the community training and technical assistance component for New Jersey's self-directed supports efforts. Under contract with New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities, The Boggs Center provides training for families, people with disabilities, agency staff, and others who are interested in the self-directed supports and self-determination processes. The Center provides training in Person Centered Thinking and Essential Lifestyle Planning, the planning process being used by families, individuals, and support coordinators in the development of the plan of care.
Real Life Choices
The Boggs Center has been involved in training and technical assistance for the current Division of Developmental Disabilities approach in self directed supports, entitled Real Life Choices. As part of this process, The Boggs Center is providing training in Person Centered Thinking and Essential Lifestyle Planning, the process being used by families, individuals, and support coordinators in the development of a plan of care.
The Boggs Center is also assisting Division of Developmental Disabilities staff and support coordinators with orientation and networking meetings for families, and coordinating the technical assistance being provided by Michael Smull.
Self-Determination Initiative
The Boggs Center continues to provide training and technical assistance for the self determination initiative. Close to 300 individuals and their families chose this process between 1997 and 2002 as an alternative to traditional residential placements. In those five years, The Boggs Center led training for families, individuals, and support brokers, and coordinated a variety of technical assistance activities.
Since 2003, our training and technical assistance has focused on periodic regional networking meetings, an annual conference, the maintenance of a self-directed supports listserv and support broker directory, and other activities to assist the maintenance and improvement of the self determination process. For more information on the self-directed supports listserv, contact Michael Steinbruck.
Individual Habilitation Plan
The Boggs Center coordinates a series of IHP Train the Trainer Sessions provided primarily to community provider agency IHP trainers with the purpose of enhancing their knowledge and skills in facilitating the Statewide IHP Training Curriculum for Community Services. The curriculum provides detailed instruction on the IHP self-directed planning process for individuals with developmental disabilities.
Lastly, an IHP listserv for on-going technical assistance to IHP trainers, plan coordinators, Division of Developmental Disabilities personnel and other interested parties is maintained through the project. For more information about the IHP training curriculum and listserv, contact Michael Steinbruck.
Project Director: Deborah Spitalnik, PhD
Project Manager: Michael Steinbruck
Program Staff:Colleen McLaughlin, Shellyann Dacres
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