Adults
ADULT SERVICES & SUPPORTS WORKING GROUP: for age 16+ living with ASD in York Region
New! Saturday Support Group for Young Adults with ASD
Bi-weekly starting January 10, 2015 in Richmond Hill
Read more here
Work Plan February 2014 – June 2015
Goals/Purpose
- Adults with ASD, their families, agencies and the public in York Region have the information they need to access funded and fee-for-service providers
- All Partnership working groups have representation regarding Adult Services
Deliverables by June 2015: Building on the work of the Transitions Work Group in their document Transition to Adulthood Checklist:
- Identify existing fee-for-service providers for adults with ASD living in York Region
- Identify existing public access directories
- Invite & facilitate service providers to self-populate directories
Membership:
- ASD Partnership
- Community Stakeholders
Meeting Frequency: Once per month or as required. Utilize e-meetings whenever appropriate
Leadership model: Co-chairs
Decision making: Collaborative reaching for consensus
Monitoring/accountability/communication and reporting:
- generate info for inclusion on the WEB
- co-chairs attend & report to ASD Partnership bi monthly
- Minutes posted on SharePoint
Alignment with Strategic Plan Phase III (Sept 2013)
- Identify existing funded services & supports in York Region
- Identify existing fee-for-service providers in York Region
- Build collaborative relationships among service providers
- Provide more resources for navigation & advocacy
- Increase the system’s capacity for person centred planning
- Track trends to inform system design
- Identify information/training opportunities
- Link, align & communicate ASD planning with other planning tables, activities & initiatives
- Communicate progress and new developments with self advocates, families and the broader community