Investor Presentaiton
AGING PROGRAMS AND PLAN FOCUS AREAS
OAA FOCUS 3 - PARTICIPANT DIRECTED/PERSON-CENTERED PLANNING (cont.)
Person-Centered
Thinking (PCT)
Virginia Culture
Change
Coalition
In early 2019, DARS received a two-year ACL grant that will offer a series of training
activities to credential up to four Person-Centered Thinking (PCT) trainers in Virginia.
The two-day PCT trainings will be delivered by a current mentor certified by The Learn-
ing Community for Person-Centered Practices. Once trained, these new PCT trainers
will develop and sustain a person-centered, trauma-informed training for the LTSS
workforce and the NWD network.
During the grant period, the PCT trainers will:
1) train 100 individuals in selected regions of Virginia;
2) add six additional trainers throughout Virginia; and
3) train pre-professionals (university students) and current professionals in the phi-
losophy, practice, and principles of person-centered, trauma-informed care.
As an interdisciplinary coalition comprised of state agencies and advocates, the Virgin-
ia Culture Change Coalition advocates and facilitates deep system change and trans-
formation in the Commonwealth's culture of aging.
Meeting on a regular basis, the coalition:
1) creates communication, networking and learning opportunities;
2) builds and supports relationships and community in aging services;
3) identifies and promotes transformations in practice, services, public policy and re-
search; and
4) develops and provides access to resources and leadership.
Virginia Public
Guardianship
With regard to the VPGCP, DARS directs its contracted providers to use person-
centered planning through regulations (22VAC30-70-30). Specifically, the regulations
require person-centered planning that focuses on the expressed preferences, person-
al values, and needs of the individual receiving VPGCP services and empowers and
supports the individual, to the extent feasible, in defining the direction for his or her
life.
and Conservator Additional information about the VPGCP is found in Virginia Focus Area 1.
Program
(VPGCP)
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