Person-centered training will during initial All receives person centered orientation and through annual refresher courses. training during orientation and Competency will be determined through documented receives annual refresher observation of PST meeting and through the use of training. All Training Centers person-centered thinking coaches and mentors. Each have person-centered coaches. Training Center will have designated coaches who DBHDS reports that regularly receive additional training. The coaches will provide scheduled conferences provide guidance to PSTs to ensure implementation of the opportunities to meet with person-centered tools and skills. Coaches throughout mentors. IV.B.11.b. Compliance the state will have regular and structured sessions and person-centered thinking mentors. These sessions will be designed to foster additional skill development and ensure implementation of person centered thinking practices throughout all levels of the Training Centers In the event that a PST makes a recommendation to Data about barriers are maintain placement at a Training Center or to place reportedly submitted and an individual in a nursing home or congregate setting aggregated quarterly, and have with five or more individuals, the decision shall be been used by DBHDS to documented, and the PST shall identify the barriers develop plans to overcome IV.B.15 Deferred to placement in a more integrated setting and barriers (e.g. Bridge Funding, describe in the discharge plan the steps the team will enhanced rates) The Regional take to address the barriers Quality Councils will begin to … review these data this quarter. Once a specific provider is selected by an individual, For 29 (97%) of 30 individuals the Commonwealth shall invite and encourage the studied during the past year, provider to actively participate in the transition of the the residential provider individual from the Training Center to the was trained in support plan community placement. protocols that were transferred IV.C.1 Compliance to the community and participated in the pre-move ISP meeting. Once trial visits are completed, the individual has Reviews found that selected a provider, and the provider agrees to serve 28 (93%) of 30 individuals the individual, discharge will occur within 6 weeks, within 6 weeks, or reasons absent conditions beyond the Commonwealth’s were documented and new control. If discharge does not occur within 6 weeks, time frames developed. IV.C.2 Compliance the reasons it did not occur will be documented and a new time frame for discharge will be developed by the PST.
IV.B.11.b. Person-centered training will during initial orientation and through annual refresher courses. Competency will be determined through documented observation of PST meeting and through the use of person-centered thinking coaches and mentors. Each Training Center will have designated coaches who receive additional training. The coaches will provide guidance to PSTs to ensure implementation of the person-centered tools and skills. Coaches throughout the state will have regular and structured sessions and person-centered thinking mentors. These sessions will be designed to foster additional skill development and ensure implementation of person centered thinking practices throughout all levels of the Training Centers Compliance All receives person centered training during orientation and receives annual refresher training. All Training Centers have person-centered coaches. DBHDS reports that regularly scheduled conferences provide opportunities to meet with mentors. IV.B.15 In the event that a PST makes a recommendation to maintain placement at a Training Center or to place an individual in a nursing home or congregate setting with five or more individuals, the decision shall be documented, and the PST shall identify the barriers to placement in a more integrated setting and describe in the discharge plan the steps the team will take to address the barriers … Deferred Data about barriers are reportedly submitted and aggregated quarterly, and have been used by DBHDS to develop plans to overcome barriers (e.g. Bridge Funding, enhanced rates) The Regional Quality Councils will begin to review these data this quarter. IV.C.1 Once a specific provider is selected by an individual, the Commonwealth shall invite and encourage the provider to actively participate in the transition of the individual from the Training Center to the community placement. Compliance For 29 (97%) of 30 individuals studied during the past year, the residential provider was trained in support plan protocols that were transferred to the community and participated in the pre-move ISP meeting. IV.C.2 Once trial visits are completed, the individual has selected a provider, and the provider agrees to serve the individual, discharge will occur within 6 weeks, absent conditions beyond the Commonwealth’s control. If discharge does not occur within 6 weeks, the reasons it did not occur will be documented and a new time frame for discharge will be developed by the PST. Compliance Reviews found that 28 (93%) of 30 individuals within 6 weeks, or reasons were documented and new time frames developed.
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