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Godfroy, Eric

Eric was first drawn to serve individuals experiencing homelessness in South Korea during 2006. After returning to the US in 2008 he began working as a community support specialist at Assertive Community Outreach, providing direct care to those experiencing homelessness, severe mental illnesses, and substance use disorders. His current position with the Assertive Community Outreach / PATH team focuses on increasing access to mainstream benefits and SOAR. This position affords Eric the opportunity to foster connections with social service providers and to encourage others to demand social justice for the most marginalized and disenfranchised in society.

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SOAR can work for YOU! How SOAR can Improve Engagement, Outcomes & Community Alliances

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Reck, Jared, BA

Jared earned his B.A. in psychology in 2013 through the University of Central Missouri and was quickly hired as a Recovery Coach with Truman Medical Center. Through his own curiosity and interest in serving his clients well, Jared discovered the benefits of using SOAR to assist those experiencing severe mental illness and homelessness. In 2017 he was asked to join the Assertive Community Outreach/PATH team, where he would focus on benefits and engagement for Jackson County’s most vulnerable. Jared is committed to fostering a community that embraces housing, income, compassionate connection, and respect as basic human rights.

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SOAR can work for YOU! How SOAR can Improve Engagement, Outcomes & Community Alliances

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Schwab, Sara, MS, LPC

Sara Schwab is a Licensed Professional Counselor and is the Team Leader and PATH Project Director for Truman Behavioral Health Assertive Community Outreach. Since 2006 she has worked in community mental health and specifically with individuals experiencing homelessness and mental illness since 2011. Her work has been as a case manager counselor, intake therapist, and outreach coordinator. Her current position includes clinical oversight for outreach and therapy services as well as direct client care and the supervision of the allocation of grant monies. Sara is committed to ending chronic homelessness, particularly as it relates to those experiencing mental illness.

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SOAR can work for YOU! How SOAR can Improve Engagement, Outcomes & Community Alliances

Housing First

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McKee, Nathaniel, JD

Nathan McKee joined Midwest Special Needs Trust in August 2018 after graduating from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law. During his studies he worked with a diverse range of groups that included Mid-Missouri Legal Services and the University of Missouri-Law school Trust and Estates Clinic. As a Trust Specialist, Nathan works with attorneys, agencies and individuals to assist them with the trust application process, review benefits verification information and legal documents related to the special needs trust. Nathaniel holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and Psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

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What’s in It for Me: Empowering Your Finances & Preserving Your Benefits (Midwest Special Needs Trust)

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What’s in It for Me: Empowering Your Finances & Preserving Your Benefits (Midwest Special Needs Trust)

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Nathaniel McKee, JD

Heather Allen, BSW

Presentation: This presentation focuses on three core concepts: (1) Special Needs Trusts (2) ABLE accounts and (3) a comparison between the two. Midwest Special Needs Trust (MSNT) will define both Special Needs Trusts and ABLE accounts and discuss how these valuable financial planning tools benefit individuals living with a disability. Additionally, MSNT will explain parameters – like eligibility requirements – and give audience members a basic framework to understand who may benefit from a consultation about either, or both, service(s). Because MSNT is a pooled trust, MSNT will describe its charitable mission and give information about who may benefit from its program. Lastly, MSNT will, time allowing, take questions from the audience relating to the presentation.

Objectives:

  1. Define Special Needs Trusts and ABLE accounts and understand their benefits
  2. Identify who in their care may benefit from a Special Needs Trust or ABLE Account
  3. Utilize the knowledge gained to refer constituents to appropriate parties for consultation on   their unique circumstances
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Using NCI Data to Enhance Developmental Disabilities Services & Supports

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Caitlin Bartley, BA, BSW, MSW

Presentation: National Core Indicators (NCI) is a nationwide collaboration between the Human Services Research Institute (HSRI), the National Association for State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services, and participating states and sub-state entities. NCI provides state developmental disability agencies with a set of performance measures with which states can track and measure their own performance and compare their performance to other states and national averages. This presentation explores what NCI is, what the data tells us, and how a developmental disabilities agency can use the data for quality enhancement initiatives. Specific examples of how the Missouri Division of Developmental Disabilities utilizes NCI data will be given.

Objectives:

  1. Describe the purpose and goals of the National Core Indicators (NCI) Project
  2. Identify how NCI data can be used for quality enhancement purposes
  3. Understand how the Missouri Division of Developmental Disabilities utilizes NCI to inform quality enhancement initiatives to improve the quality of home and community based services.

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Bartley, Caitlin, BA, BSW, MSW

Caitlin Bartley is the National Core Indicators (NCI) Project Coordinator for the Missouri Division of Developmental Disabilities. The NCI Project focuses on utilizing information to improve the quality of home and community based services and supports provided to individuals. A native of Mokane, Missouri, Caitlin received her bachelors’ degrees in psychology and social work in 2015 from Lincoln University and her master’s degree in social work in 2017 from the University of Missouri.  During graduate school, Caitlin completed her final practicum with the Division of Developmental Disabilities.