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Part II: Innovative Employment Services Strategies 

Part II: Innovative Employment Services Strategies 

Posted on October 30, 2023

Learn about attracting and retaining employment services staff and technology to improve employment success.

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Part I: Provider Tips to Build Successful Employment Services 

Part I: Provider Tips to Build Successful Employment Services 

Posted on October 23, 2023

Tips for building a successful employment services program and guidance about career-related discovery.

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Effective Programs And Strategies To Confront DSP Workforce Issues

Effective Programs And Strategies To Confront DSP Workforce Issues

Posted on September 26, 2023

Learn about impactful DSP programs from organizations and receive advocacy updates from NADSP.

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Leadership Development For DSPs and Frontline Supervisors

Leadership Development For DSPs and Frontline Supervisors

Posted on August 17, 2023

Key strategies and proven practices for promoting leadership development among DSPs and frontline supervisors.

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Person-Centered Planning: Partnerships Between Providers & Conflict-Free Case Management

Person-Centered Planning: Partnerships Between Providers & Conflict-Free Case Management

Posted on July 24, 2023

Helpful tips for building connections to improve person-centered planning practices.

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Day Services: Moving From Facility-Based To People-Based

Day Services: Moving From Facility-Based To People-Based

Posted on June 19, 2023

Strategies and insights to shift your day services from segregated settings to those that are community-based and integrated.

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Designing Internal Investigation Procedures  

Designing Internal Investigation Procedures  

Posted on May 15, 2023

Action steps for conducting internal investigations, and data about abuse, neglect, mistreatment, and exploitation.

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How To Use Data For Informed Decision-Making

How To Use Data For Informed Decision-Making

Posted on April 11, 2023

Find out how human service providers can improve their practices for collecting, analyzing, and leveraging data for decision-making.

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The HCBS Settings Rule: Insights & Next Steps After The Deadline

The HCBS Settings Rule: Insights & Next Steps After The Deadline

Posted on March 15, 2023

Learn about the HCBS Settings Rule, from Alison Barkoff of the Administration for Community Living, people receiving services, and CQL.

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Practical Tips To Support Social Roles

Practical Tips To Support Social Roles

Posted on February 6, 2023

Guidance for supporting people to build social roles and data about its impact on people with disabilities.

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The 2022 Personal Outcome Measures® Benchmarks: Lessons and Takeaways

The 2022 Personal Outcome Measures® Benchmarks: Lessons and Takeaways

Posted on January 24, 2023

Learn about adult Personal Outcome Measures® data from 2022, through a summary of our 2022 Benchmarks report.

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CQL Spotlight On 2022

CQL Spotlight On 2022

Posted on December 19, 2022

CQL | The Council on Quality and Leadership shares just some of our organization’s highlights and memorable experiences from 2022.

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The Fundamentals of Effective Policies

The Fundamentals of Effective Policies

Posted on December 6, 2022

How to create customized, meaningful, and actionable policies for human services organizations.

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Lightbulb Moments That Inspire, Inform, and Innovate

Lightbulb Moments That Inspire, Inform, and Innovate

Posted on October 27, 2022

CQL staff share a number of takeaways from the 2022 CQL Conference: Lightbulb Moments.

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Action Steps To Confront DSP Issues At The Organizational And National Levels

Action Steps To Confront DSP Issues At The Organizational And National Levels

Posted on September 20, 2022

Insight from organizations implementing DSP programs that make a difference and perspective from our partners at NADSP.

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Mad Pride: Reducing Shame, Stigma, and Sanism

Mad Pride: Reducing Shame, Stigma, and Sanism

Posted on July 7, 2022

Learn about mad pride, why it’s important, and how to celebrate yourself and those you support.

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Putting Barriers To Transportation In The Rear-View Mirror

Putting Barriers To Transportation In The Rear-View Mirror

Posted on June 23, 2022

Expand access to transportation to improve independence, employment, community integration, and more.

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Essential Skills For Quality Personal Outcome Measures® Interviews

Essential Skills For Quality Personal Outcome Measures® Interviews

Posted on May 24, 2022

Tips, techniques, and guidance for successfully facilitating Personal Outcome Measures® interviews.

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Increasing the Social Capital of People with Disabilities

Increasing the Social Capital of People with Disabilities

Posted on April 21, 2022

Discover tips for expanding social capital, which is important for quality of life.

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Leveraging The Power Of The POM

Leveraging The Power Of The POM

Posted on March 30, 2022

Learn about the unique ways that organizations utilize the Personal Outcome Measures®, after the interview ends.

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