SILC-NET Presents… A National Teleconference & Webcast:

Federal Opportunities to Expand Community Living in Your State

August 6, 2009; 3:00 – 4:30 PM (Please note: Eastern Time!)

Register Online or use this printable registration form.

Federal programs like Money Follows the Person can provide a real opportunity to support individuals wanting to live independently in the community and an important funding stream for CILs in your state.  Join us on August 6 to learn the current state of Money Follows the Person programs across the country, as well as other opportunities for funding and new programs through the Administration on Aging and Veteran’s Administration to support Independent Living. 

Registration Fee: $75.00.  Fee does not apply per participant; registrants are encouraged to gather as many individuals as desired to participate by telephone or webcast.  All CILs and SILCs are encouraged to participate in this important training. We know some organizations need several weeks to cut checks – don’t let this stop you from registering! Register today and send payment as soon as you are able – even if you must wait until after the presentation. 

Target Audience: The primary target audience is SILC executive directors, staff, and Council members.

Agenda

3:00 PM – Welcome & Introductions
3:05 PM – Money Follows the Person Programs
3:25 PM – Q&A Session
3:35 PM – Administration on Aging Programs
3:50 PM – Q&A Session
4:00 PM – Veteran’s Administration Programs
4:15 PM – Final Question & Answer Session
4:30 PM – Presentation Ends

Upon completion of this webcast, participants will have knowledge to:

• Explain the Money Follows the Person program, what opportunities it may offer for the independent living community, and understand enrollees, lessons learned and challenges;

• Identify community living programs funded by the Administration on Aging and a potential role for SILCs and CILs; and,

• Collaborate with state and local Veterans Administration Medical Centers and Area Agencies on Aging to serve younger veterans with disabilities. 

Your Presenter

Suzanne Crisp, Director of Program Design and Implementation for the National Resource Center for Participant-Directed Services,manages and oversees aspects of design and implementation for programs promoting participant-directed home and community-based services. She assesses existing programs to determine compliance and efficiency, develops products to enhance understanding of the implementation of participant direction, performs diagnostic program reviews, and attends national conferences, meetings, and panels representing Boston College. Also, serving as the lead coordinator between Boston College and the Administration on Aging’s Nursing Home Diversion grants, she provides technical assistance to the Veteran’s Administration Home and Community Based Services initiative. In the areas specific to participant direction, she coordinates with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to examine Federal authorities to create Medicaid programs, manages efforts under the Money Follows the Person initiative and assists program staff to develop quality management strategies. Formerly, a Senior Research Leader with Thomson Reuters, she provided extensive technical assistance to state Medicaid programs on all program design facets at the direction of CMS. She also served as a State Liaison Mentor for the Cash and Counseling National Program Office and assisted the Administration on Aging with information and research to develop quality self direction strategies for the Federally funded National Community Living Incentive. She joined Thomson Reuters in 2003 following a detail to CMS’ Central office where she served in the capacity of Director of Integrated Services. During her detail to CMS she participated in the development of the Federal Independence Plus initiative. She also served as the Assistant Director to the Arkansas Division of Aging and Adult Services where she implemented and managed the first Cash and Counseling National Demonstration and Evaluation Project, managed three home and community waiver programs, and oversaw the Older Americans Act, Ombudsman and Adult Protective Services Programs. As a result, Ms. Crisp has unique expertise in participant direction given her wealth of experience in this area both at the state and Federal levels. She has a degree in Social Work from Arkansas State University.  

PRESENTED BY SILC-NET: A program of the IL NET national training and technical assistance project for Centers for Independent Living (CIL-NET) and Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILC-NET). The IL NET is operated by ILRU, Independent Living Research Utilization, in partnership with the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) and the Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL).