Developed in partnership with the WSBA Juvenile Law Section
This presentation will provide a broad overview of the Developmental Disabilities Administration. We will end the presentation with DCYF presenting how they support children and youth in their care who are also are, or might be, DDA...
Developed in partnership with the WSBA Juvenile Law Section
This presentation will provide a broad overview of the Developmental Disabilities Administration. We will end the presentation with DCYF presenting how they support children and youth in their care who are also are, or might be, DDA eligible.
Kat Gehring, Intake and Eligibility Program manager at DDA, and
Dr. Benjamin Thomas, Eligibility Specialist Psychologist, will present on:
- Intake and Eligibility
April Thompson, DDA DD program manager, 6 MH programs, will present on:
- DCYF staff who support children and youth accessing DDA services
- Court orders and DDA services
- Transition planning meetings
Joanne Horner, DDA HQ Foster Youth process program manager, will present on:
- Overview of DDA
- DDA Home and Community Based waivers and other services
- Turing 18 and DDA services
FACULTY
Kat Gehring - Developmental Disabilities Administration, Tacoma, WA
Joanne Horner - Developmental Disabilities Administration, Vancouver, WA
Benjamin Thomas, Ph.D. - Developmental Disabilities Administration, Olympia, WA
April Thompson - Department of Children, Youth, and Families, Spokane, WA
SCHEDULE
11:45 a.m. Webinar Login Opens
12:00 p.m. Webinar Begins
1:30 p.m. Adjourn
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