Research & Translation:  Translational Activities

Training Efforts

All Technical Assistance and Training
Issues	*All CI Related Issues*
Personnel	Please contact Katy Kaplan (katykap@mail.med.upenn.edu or 215-746-6713) for more information about the technical assistance, training, and consultation available from the University of Pennsylvania Collaborative on Community Integration.
Description	We offer training in the following areas: Community Integration Framework and Principles Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Community Integration and Recovery Increasing the Utilization of Mainstream Supports and Resources Promoting Community Integration in Specific Life Domains Building and Maintaining Provider Competencies and Skills Program Evaluation as a Strategy for Ensuring Program Fidelity, Evaluating Outcomes, and Marketing Your Agency and Services

 

Improving Definitions of Community Integration: A Cross-Disability Conceptual and Technology Transfer
Issues	Community Integration: Concept & History
Personnel	Richard Baron and Mark Salzer, UPENN; Susan Rogers, MHASP; with Bonnie O'Day, Cornell University.
Description	This training defines the disparate factors, research approaches, and model initiatives that comprise community integration and their application to those with psychiatric disabilities. a) Provides targeted training to the mental health community on research methods, public policies, and support interventions. b) Provides training to personnel in workforce development and post-secondary education - to assure that persons with psychiatric disabilities can access their programs.

 

Impact of Custody Policies: Training People with Psychiatric Disabilities and Direct Service Staff on the Custody Right of Parents
Issues	Social Roles
Personnel	Research & Development: Edie Mannion, MHASP; David Mandell, UPENN; Roberta Sands, UPENN Training & Technical Assistance: Edie Mannion and Lauren Shawl, MHASP.
Description	Technical assistance and training offered to educate practitioners in the mental health field as well as parents with psychiatric disabilities as to the challenges facing people in maintaining and/or regaining custody of their children; and provides parents with the skills, tools, and resources they require to assure the full utilization of their custody rights. Click below for Helping Clients with Parenting & Custody Issues training toolkit: Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 PowerPoint PowerPoint with Trainer Notes

 

Promoting the Use of Community Integration Concepts and Instrumentation: Supporting the Use of New Community Integration Instruments
Issues	Community Integration: Concept & History
Personnel	Mark Salzer, UPENN
Description	Provide support for the use of newly-developed research instruments to assess levels of community integration, leading to further refinement of the instruments for national dissemination.

 

Impact on Olmstead Implementation: Olmstead-Based Technical Assistance to Five States
Issues	Olmstead Decision
Personnel	UPenn Collaborative Faculty
Description	To provide support to people with psychiatric disabilities in 5 states on their rights for community integration within the Olmstead decision and right to participate in the development and implementation process.

 

Improving Employment: Promoting Circles of Support in Supported Employment Settings
Issues	Employment
Personnel	Ken Gill and Melissa Roberts, UMDNJ.
Description	This training will enhance the capacity of supported employment personnel, first in the State of New Jersey and then nationwide, to develop the knowledge base and skill level required to plan and implement circle of support methodologies that strengthen the capacity of people with psychiatric disabilities to attain and maintain competitive employment. Circles of Support Brochure

 

Promoting Natural Supports: Training on Community Integration and the Use of Natural Supports in Case Management
Issues	Community Integration: Concept & History, Self-Determination
Personnel	Developed by: Kate Donegan and Karen Escovitz, The Matrix Center at Horizon House, Inc.; and Phyllis Solomon, UPENN. Training and Technical Assistance: Seth Lamar.
Description	This training provides case managers with stronger competencies in working with persons with psychiatric disabilities to decrease dependence on paid supports and increase self-advocacy and interdependence with natural supports.