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Resource Materials

Hand outs, fact sheets, power point presentations

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1) Accessing and Using Medicaid and Private Insurance

a) May 2006 Circles of Life Presentation

  html pdf

b) October 2006 Respite Conference Presentation    

  html pdf

2) Children's Home and Community Based Waiver

a) Waiver Services Available Under the Waiver

  pdf

3) The Coordination of School and Community Services

a) PowerPoint presentation to Wisconsin FACETS staff

html pdf

b) Department of Health and Family Services Fact Sheet on School Based Services

html* pdf

c) Covered Services - Excerpt from Wisconsin Medicaid Handbook on School Based Services

html* pdf

* Denotes off-site link

4)  Council on Children with Long Term Support Needs

a) Children with Long Term Support Needs Foundation Paper

  pdf

b) Council Charge

  pdf

c) Building a System of Long Term Supports Presentation

html pdf

 5)      Did You Know, Now You Know Training Curriculum

a) Module I

html pdf

Module I includes:
i. The Journey of Parenting a Child with Special Health Care Needs
ii. The Role of Being a Parent of a Child with Special Health Care Needs and Relationships with Others
iii. Public Support Systems Available to Assist You and Your Child
iv. How to Survive Waiting Lists
v. Parents as Advocates for Systems Change
vi. Resources in Wisconsin
 
b)    Module II:

html pdf

Module II includes:
i. Private Health Insurance
ii. Selecting a Primary Physician
iii. Partnership with Your Child's Health Care Provider
iv. Medicaid
v. Prior Authorizations and Getting Services and Supplies

6) Health Check other services training From the Waisman Resource Center

Health Check Other Services Presentation
http://www.waisman.wisc.edu/cshcn/HCOS.html

Real Choice Systems Change Grant Program:  Activities and Accomplishments of the Family to Family Health Care Information and Education Centers (includes mention of the Did You Know, Now You Know Parent Trainers)
http://hcbs.org/files/91/4526/FTFPaper.htm
 
A Promising Practices Paper:  Innovative Strategies for Strengthening Family to Family Health Information and Education Centers (profiles Information, Assistance and Advocacy project which involved Family Voices of Wisconsin)
http://hcbs.org/files/96/4754/F2F_PromPrac.pdf