QI NOW!

Performance Measurement and Quality Improvement In Your Agency

Bridge the gap between compliance and organizational improvement!  In this half-day workshop you'll be introduced to the concepts of quality and the tools of quality improvement. You'll learn how to identify areas to monitor, create performance indicators, collect and analyze data, and make use of data for decision making, without losing sight of the goal of enhancing client services.

This not to be missed workshop is lead by David Colton, Ph D.  For the past 27 years, Dr. Colton has worked in the field of health and behavioral health care. His areas of expertise are in evaluation, quality improvement, and organizational development. Dr. Colton has published a number of papers on quality improvement; his most recent article Overcoming Resistance to Performance Measurement in Behavioral Health Care Organizations appears in the Spring, 2003 issue of the journal Measuring Up. Dr. Colton, also serves as an adjunct professor for Mary Baldwin College's Department of Health Care Administration and has taught research methods as adjunct instructor at the University of Virginia's Curry School of Graduate Education. He has worked as a Unit Director of Western State Hospital, Unit Administrator at Crownsville Hospital Center, Grant reviewer for the Virginia Department of Education, and Program Manager for the Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents.

The QI NOW workshop will present the following:

Guidelines for implementing quality improvement initiatives in behavioral health agencies.
Making use of data for quality improvement.
Developing your organization's policies and procedures.
The Design of Evaluations for Continuous Quality Improvement.
Implementing industrial models of quality improvement.

Attending a QI NOW Workshop:

Please contact Spicer & Associates for workshops planned in your area. Arrangements can also be made to facilitate a QI NOW workshop at your agency or organization. Workshops will be tailored to fit your organization’s needs and objectives.

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CAN YOU LOVE ME STILL-  Creative Writing Workshop Through Poetry Pizzazz

An inspiring half-day workshop, presented by poet-educator, Dr. Arlene Cater Pounds, will have you talking for years to come. Dr. Carter-Pounds, a renowned poet and inspirational speaker, travels around the country spreading the power of creative writing to schools, nursing homes, group homes, and day support facilities. Her timeless message is echoed in the rhythms, sounds, and creative prose created by her listeners. The workshop, appropriate for clients and staff members, will teach participants to listen to their inner voice and express life’s ups and downs through creative expression. Individuals with disabilities, of all ability levels, have been inspired Dr. Carter-Pounds leading to the publication of several poetry books written solely by writers with mental retardation and various developmental disabilities. Unforgettable and breathtaking, Can You Love Me Still should be mandatory for staff members attempting to improve the communication, self expression, and self advocacy skills of their clients.

Attending a Can You Love Me Still workshop:

Please contact Spicer & Associates for workshops planned in your area.  Arrangements can be made to facilitate a Can You Love Me Still workshop at your agency or organization.  The workshop can be tailored fit to encompass your organization’s needs and objectives.

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FIT FOR LIFE– Enhancing Physical Fitness Among Special Populations

Fit For Life workshops are implemented throughout the United States for anyone wishing to improve the level of health and well being of an individual with a disability. By introducing its audience to the terminology, characteristics, and the ability of people with disabilities, this workshop promotes a progressive approach to health education.

The audience for Fit For Life can be divided into a number of segments. The first segment is direct staff and health care professionals who are interested in improving their skills, implementing new services, and integrating activities to include special populations. As members of this group, these professionals are directly responsible for educating themselves, their students or clients, and the public.

The second group is those for whom improving the quality of life for special populations is a personal experience. This population will be implementing these strategies at home, perhaps for the first time, and may need a guideline that tells them what one might expect.

Finally, existing instructors and fitness professionals will be able to specialize and/or update their skills in an area that most have little experience. Having these skills will improve any instructor’s ability to deliver quality services to diverse, integrated, and/or specialized classrooms.

 

The workshop (including course materials, quiz, handbook, and certificate) will serve both as a useful reference and a guide to practical procedures for dealing with special populations. A must for any person or agency serious about promoting optimal health for individuals with disabilities.

Attending A Fit For Life Workshop:

Please contact Spicer & Associates for workshops planned in your area.  Arrangements can be made to facilitate a Fit For Life workshop at your agency or organization.

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MAXIMIZE YOUR MEDICAID DOLLAR

Attend this half-day workshop to learn how Community Services Boards and Social Service agencies can increase Medicaid enrollment through outreach efforts and abandoning detrimental procedures already in place. Perfect for case managers, eligibility workers, and clients.

Workshop topics will include:

How to increase Medicaid Enrollment
Successful outreach practices
Review of policy, procedures, and mandatory paper work
Understanding Spend Downs
Changing detrimental practices

Attending A Maximize Your Medicaid Dollar Workshop:

Please contact Spicer & Associates for workshops planned in your area.  Arrangements can also be made to facilitate a Maximize Your Medicaid Dollar workshop at your agency or organization. Courses will be tailored to fit your organization’s needs and objectives.

Arrange for a Workshop Now!