Some Michigan attendees at the AASC Conference wore MASC t-shirts that read, “130 strong”. The Hannan SC team represents 1/5 of the membership. Brenda and I encourage your active participation and would be supportive of you volunteering to host a MASC meeting.
MASC Meeting
Next MASC Bi-monthly Training and Networking Meeting 9:30 a.m. Friday, September 21, 2012 Parkway Meadows, Ann Arbor MI
Posting your AASC Online Agency List
AASC Online tip of the day!:
You have the resources your residents/members need at your fingertips. In the upper right-hand corner of your AASC Online Resource Director is the option to Print Agency List. Do it! Then post it on your bulletin board and share it with your residents/members. CSI SCs should bring their FCRC Chairs updates of the Agency list at their monthly meetings for the FCRC Chair to put in their resource binder…..and let your auditor know that you have done this and where the FCRC binder is located. The idea is knowledge is power! Some residents/members would prefer to check out your resource list on their own terms during non-office hours, so make it available. Thanks!
Detroit Walking Group Trainings
What is Supporting WAlking Groups (SWAG)?
SWAG stands for Supporting WAlking Groups. Our training is designed to promote leadership and active living through the formation and support of walking groups in Detroit.
Who is Sponsoring SWAG?
The SWAG training is sponsored by the Healthy Environments Partnership (HEP), through a grant received from the the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities. The Healthy Environments Partnership is a partnership of organizations in Detroit including: Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation, Friends of Parkside, Henry Ford Health Systems, Brightmoor Community Center, Warren/Conner Development Coalition, Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion and community members. HEP has been working in Detroit communities since 2000 to better understand and eliminate health disparities by promoting physical activity and reducing cardiovascular risk.
What is the Aim for the SWAG Training?
The aim is to promote community leadership and engage community members and organizations in activities designed to enhance capacity to promote physical activity and heart health. We seek to enhance and provide new skills to community members who are interested in starting walking groups in Detroit.
When is the training?
Traings are scheduled based on community interest. If you are interested in scheduling a training call (313)593-0924 or email Deanna Caver (
dmyriel@umich.edu
How much does the training cost?
The training is free of charge and training materials will be provided.
Strong Candidates for SWAG training are:
Detroit residents who have a desire to start a walking group within their community Organization or faith based organization in Detroit Individuals who are 18 years or older
What will be covered in the Training?
1. Where to Walk
o Building a relationship with an organization
o Utilizing existing relationships
o Identifying location and time to walk
2. Getting the word out
o Developing fliers
o Places to advertise
o How to involve others
3. Leadership and facilitation techniques
4. Maintaining participation
o Motivational techniques/tools
5. Walking fundamentals
o Safety
o Route identification
o Walking techniques
o Measuring tools/techniques
o Preventing injuries
6. Walking Year Round
o Places to walk indoors
o Detroit Greenways
7. Identifying potential sources of funding
Bed Bugs in Michigan
From Andrea Krueger after attending the 2012 Detroit Bed Bug Conference :
The most important fact I learned from the workshop is there are no substances you can apply to repel bed bugs from hitchhiking to you or keeping them out of your home. The only techniques you can use is prevention care. They are the techniques that Sharon spoke of: when in clients homes avoid sitting on soft furnishings and wear smooth soled shoes, change your clothes when you get home, etc. They gave us a bedbug manual produced by the state which I have attached. The manual can also be found online at www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases. The workshop was directed to property managers. We learned how property managers can exterminate bed bugs and best practices when addressing the problem. Bed bugs can be found anywhere, but the hot zones are low-income and multi-family dwellings, hotels, and cinemas. I found the workshop helpful and worth my time. It was very clear about what works and what doesn’t work with bedbugs. I believe you will find the manual useful.
Please note that CSI and PVM both have bed bug policies and protocols. CSI SCs should consult the Bedbug Procedures located at the end of your CSI Service Coordinator Manual. You can also ask at your monthly meeting about how often your co-op conducts preventative bedbug screening. Most co-ops have quarterly or semi-annual visits from the bedbug dogs. PVM SCs can receive the PVM policies from your Administrators or Brenda. Brenda and I are also creating a simple service coordinator protocol for working with residents/members who have bedbugs. Until we adopt these procedures, it is most important to remember to treat residents/members/clients with bedbugs with respect. Continue to work with them as you would any other client. Bedbugs carry a stigma, so it is important reduce this stigma by accepting their requests for services, including home visits.
Hannan Service Center September Intake Schedule
Hannan Zena Baum Service Center Intake Responsibility and student schedule – September 2012
See attached.
Translation Services University of Michigan LRC Language Bank
Please Note Community Agencies (ie Hannan/Madison Heights Co-op Service Coordination Program) can submit a Translation Project!
Translation Services: The Language Bank The University of Michigan Language Resource Center has initiated the LRC Language Bank. This service brings together students, faculty and staff of the University of Michigan who are interested in translating and connects them with campus and community agencies who need translation or interpretation services.
Medicaid Long Term Services and Supports 101: A Webinar for advocates on emerging challenges and opportunities
In response to SC interest in finding ways to advocate for better Medicaid coverage.
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Logging weekly supervision conference calls or meetings
Question:
How do we log our time for the conference calls — should we consider that administrative time?
Answer:
Log them in the SC Daily Log under “meetings” towards the bottom (not the “administrative meetings” at the top – those are for meeting with property management/co-op leadership).
CSI Live -in Aide Requests and Reasonable Accommodation Requests
Question from SC to CSI:
I am working with a member that recently had to go to the ER and was told by the doctors that she should not be living alone. The member’s daughter has become a live-in caretaker for the member for an indefinite amount of time. Thus far, it has been no more than one week. I need to be advised on what, if anything, needs to happen on my end. What should be communicated to the member and her daughter? I have obtained a consent to release information form from the member in order for me to talk to Sharon, the Liaison, and CSI. I am going to fax the form to CSI after I send this email. The member’s daughter recently went to the main office and spoke with one of the officers – not the president -and was asked to sign a form and given a key fob and key to be able to come and go. The key has a red tag attached to it. The building president told the member’s daughter today that whomever gave her the key had done so erroneously, and that this woman should not have the key. I stated to the member that I would look into the situation and report back to them but that due to the medical conditions of the member that the daughter should continue to care for her as she has been doing and that I will get back with her soon to advise them of what needs to happen next.
Answer from Sharon, CSI:
Live -in Aide Requests and Reasonable Accommodation Requests must be referred to the liaison and the president. Please ask the member to contact them. This is not an area where the service coordinator provides assistance.
Good question. Please refer to your manual tab 4 and the bottom of the memo dated 5/3/2006 from Anne Brandenburg a/k/a Sackrison.