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GQMS Year 3 Annual ReportJuly 2010 – June 2011Section 1: Significant Review Activity and AccomplishmentsTraining UpdatesDuring the year GQMS successfully completed a total of 37 sessions with 1,011 attendees. The trainingand education plan for GQMS completed all sessions with positive response from attendees. Eachsession was developed in collaboration with DBHDD- Division of Developmental Disabilities andincluded Physical Nutritional Management, Social Connections, Goals to Action, True Choice, Power ofRoles and Documentation 101: Template Training.Georgia’s stakeholders were receptive to new concepts and ideas expressed in each session. Each sessionwas developed specifically from feedback received during 2009-2010 training sessions conducted anddata collected from all GQMS activities.Physical and Nutrition ManagementThis training session was developed by Delmarva’s Certified Developmental Disabilities RegisteredNurse Linda Tupper, designed specifically for staff that supports people who require physical andnutritional management. Training emphasized posture and position, and their effect on a person’sfunctioning. The nutritional management segment emphasized the way in which food is synthesized andeliminated with particular focus on areas of concern including dehydration, constipation, gastroesophageal reflux and aspiration. The session focused on sensory and motor challenges.Power of RolesThe Power of Roles training was developed to assist support coordinators and providers understand howindividuals with developmental disabilities are often de-valued as citizens, and to learn ways to helpincrease the value of individuals with developmental disabilities. The purpose of this event was to giveparticipants a practical introduction to the concept of Social Role Valorization (SRV) and some of itsmain elements. SRV provides a framework for supporting persons who are or are at risk of beingdevalued by society. Participants learned to understand the power of social roles to counteract some ofthe effects of devaluation. This training series was conducted in collaboration with the GeorgiaAdvocacy Office (GAO).Social ConnectionsSocial Connections was designed to support the person’s team in identifying what is important to andimportant for the person based upon individual interests, and to help develop and maintain communityconnections based upon those interests. The training also utilized scenarios to introduce the concept ofeducation, exploration and experience to identify different community activities surroundingindividualized interest. The goal of the training is to assist support coordinators and providers toovercome barriers to social networking and build strategies to support integrated community connectionactivities.________________________________________________________________________________________________August 31, 2011 16
GQMS Year 3 Annual ReportJuly 2010 – June 2011True ChoiceThe True Choice training module was developed and presented in collaboration with Human ServicesResearch Institute (HSRI). The goal of the training was to empower individuals and their families tomake meaningful choices and also to offer providers guidance on how to assist those they support tomake meaningful choices. Participants were given information on how to value the decision-makingprocess and how to make important choices in their lives. Providers received training on how to supportindividuals in exploring options so that choosing one option over another is meaningful. Finally,participants learned to identify ways of helping individuals gain confidence; strategies were taught soproviders can offer support while individuals gain experience in making important choices.Goals to ActionThis presentation was designed for all members of a person’s support team. The focus was to developgoals and action plans based on what is important to and important for the individual and on how todevelop person centered goals, objectives and strategies.Documentation 101: Template TrainingIn preparation for this training the original documentation workgroup was re-established to continue toassist providers with documentation that not only reflects the person but also meets the dictatedstandards. The Department of Community Health agreed to allow this workgroup to develop a templateproviders could use to document services and supports. With extensive collaboration from the Divisionof Developmental Disabilities, Department of Community Health and other stakeholders, the workgroupdeveloped templates that met all billing standards and requirements, and could also be used to identifywhat mattered most to the person served and evaluate the effectiveness of services.Once approved training was developed to assist providers in utilizing these specific templates. Theyprovide a place to capture daily notes, weekly notes, and monthly quality assurance tracking for servicesand supports provided to individuals. During the training, providers were informed that using thetemplates was not mandatory and did not guarantee the provider’s documentation would be incompliance with the standards.Other Training UpdatesIn an effort to improve training for all stakeholders in Georgia, the Division hired a Training Coordinatorand several training specialists. Delmarva collaborated with the newly formed training team to discusshow the team could take over some critical training presentations. As of June 2011 the Division’straining team will assimilate the following presentations into their curricula:• Goals to Action,• Social Connections• Documentation 101: Template Training________________________________________________________________________________________________August 31, 2011 17
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