Nexus Innovation Areas
The CtLC Showcase is for people who use the framework to enhance person-centered practices in multiple roles and specialties. Don’t miss this opportunity to reactivate or reimagine how you can use CtLC in your work and let us provide opportunities to connect around the key innovation areas.
Self-Advocacy and Family Leadership
Network with other advocates and family leaders who integrate CtLC into their self-advocacy or family organizations for such things as, running meetings, navigation and peer support, self-advocacy training, leadership development and more.
Education
CtLC is being integrated into educational settings starting in early childhood through higher education. Join other teachers, transition specialists, administrators, job coaches and professors to explore how the framework and tools enhance self-determination, self-advocacy and problem-solving skills and support the formal IEP and transition planning processes.
Employment and Meaningful Day
Interact with secondary transition educators, vocational rehabilitation counselors, employment specialists and day habilitation staff and learn how to integrate CtLC in providing competitive employment and meaningful day opportunities. Particular attention will be paid to using CtLC to help families envision employment, to assist school and employment programs to maintain a focus on competitive employment, and to support students and individuals to express their own employment and community living goals.
Person Centered Planning
Support coordinators, case managers, their supervisors and others who facilitate person-centered planning are encouraged to attend this interactive session on how CtLC is integrated into problem-solving and planning discussions and used to meet federal and state service system requirements.
Front Door to Supports
This newly formed Innovation area focuses on how to enhance information, problem-solve and navigate the formal and informal services and supports at the front door of systems, or before entering a formal system of supports. Join other options counselors, intake specialists, navigators, information and referral staff to explore how CtLC is being integrated into practice at the front door.
Quality Supports and Services
Learn how direct service providers support individuals with problem-solving and planning for achieving personal goals and outcomes, enhance staff recruitment and training, quality assurance and evaluation and organize decision making and strategic planning using CtLC. Join with other direct support professionals, supervisors, administrators, managers, training and quality assurance staff, therapists and board members.
