Reinventing Quality: A Biennial Conference on Person-Centered Supports

Description

Showcases best practices in person-centered supports from across the nation. This conference is held every two years.

Contact
Amy S Hewitt
Director
Amy S Hewitt
Website
reinventingquality.org/
Past funder
Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Collaborators
National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services
Human Services Research Institute
Center for Disabilities Studies, University of Delaware
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Staff

Kristin Dean :: Director of Information Technology


Staff

John D Westerman :: Web Developer


Jerry W Smith :: Director of Marketing and Communications


Amy S Hewitt :: Director, Institute on Community Integration


John G Smith :: Research Project Specialist


Product

Reinventing Quality Website

A website presenting information about, and presentations from, the national biennial Reinventing Quality conferences that support quality of life for people with disabilities.

Published: 2007

Topics

  • Direct support workforce
    • Workforce development strategies
    • Training
  • Community life
    • Community supports and services
    • Friendships and social relationships
    • Parenting and family relationships
    • Person-centered planning and practices
    • Positive behavior support
    • Quality outcomes
    • Recreation and leisure
    • Self-advocacy and self-determination
    • Social inclusion
  • Specific life stage
    • Adolescents and young adults
    • Adults
    • Seniors
  • Housing and residential services
    • Community group residential
    • Consumer/self-directed services
    • Family supports/in-home services
    • Medicaid services (residential)
  • Employment and postsecondary education
    • Customized employment
    • Employment and workforce development
    • Supported employment
  • Health and safety
    • Emergency/disaster preparedness
    • Health and wellness
    • Mental health supports

Activities

  • Training and professional development
  • Dissemination