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Family Outcomes Montana’s Method of Partnering with Families.
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Transcript of Family Outcomes Montana’s Method of Partnering with Families.
Family Outcomes
Montana’s Method of Partnering with Families
State’s Process in Collecting Data for Family Outcomes
• Stakeholder input– Parents– Providers– Others organizations involved with disabilities
• Types of surveys• Providers Surveys• NCSEAM• ECO Center
• Methods of conducting surveys• Mailing• Directly delivered surveys• Telephone• Person to person interview
Decisions• Consumer Surveys
– Seven different regional Part C agencies
• ECO Center’s three questions and rating scale– To what extent has intervention helped your family
know and understand your rights?– To what extent has intervention helped your family
effectively communicate your child's needs? – To what extent has intervention helped your family
to help your child develop and learn?
ECO’s Rating Scale
To what extent has intervention helped your family know and understand your rights?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Intervention has NOT helped us know about our
family’s right
Intervention has done a few things to help us
know about our rights
Intervention has provided good help so that we know our
family’s rights
Intervention has done an excellent job of helping us know about our
family’s rights
Increase In Return
• Determination Letters– Compliance Indicators (1,7,8,9,10,11, & 13)– Performance Indicators (2,3,4,5,6,& 14)
• Response Rate– At least 50%
Ensuring Representation Across the State
• All providers conducted survey– Seven providers
• Rural• Urban• Race and ethics
• Providers processes and methods reviewed and approved by Developmental Disability Program (DDP)
• Submitting Data– Instructions– Uniformed Form
Parents Partnership in Family Outcomes
• Stakeholder group– ICC (Family Support Advisory Council) six
parents
– Parents employed with provider agencies
Success of the Partnership
• Why a high return rate from families?
• What made it possible?
• What it means to families to have a successful partnership?