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What are the roles and definitions of those involved in peer support? The Ohio Coordinating Center for ACT's has developed a number of Job Description (Case Manager, Peer Specialist, Psychiatrist, Registered Nurse, Substance Abuse Team Member, Team Leader, Vocational Team Member). Review the suggested guidelines and requirements.

The role of the Maryland Access Point (MAP) Advisory Board is to guide the design and operations of the Resource Center. MAP developed the attached job descriptions to assist board members in carrying out their roles efficiently. The board is composed of individuals representing all populations served by the program, including individuals who have a disability or a chronic condition and public, private, and government agencies that provide services to individuals served by the program.

The goal of the New Hampshire Resource Center project is to integrate the current information and assistance (ServiceLink) program with the state assessment and counseling program. This ADRC pilot program has shared their functional staffing model and job descriptions. In addition to being a visual illustration of staff resources, the documents also provide basic purpose, accountabilities and requirements for the Center Manager, Long Term Support Counselor, and Referral Specialist.

Louisiana’s Department of Health and Hospitals is currently advertising for a Director to lead its newly created unit for Aging/Adult Long Term Care services. Creation of this unit is part of an exciting, larger effort to reform how the state delivers long term supports and services to older adults and people with disabilities. The deadline to apply for this position is August 6th.

The West Virginia QAI Project has produced two procedure handbooks for their program. The first is for the Aged/Disabled Waiver (ADW) Quality Assurance & Improvement (QAI) Advisory Council and the second is for the Medicaid MR/DD Waiver Quality Assurance & Improvement Advisory Council. The handbook describes the group purpose, role, membership, terms, responsibilities plus other responsibilities and expectations.

This guidebook is written to provide information about Minnesota’s Personal Care Assistance (PCA) program and the many options consumers have. The state strives for a consumer directed service model. Sections in this guidebook define services, help consumers develop skills and provide resources to help take more control of the important services that allow independent living. This guidebook is current as of September 2004.

This job description is for the New Hampshire Aging and Disability Resource Center seeking Advisory Group members. The role of the Aging and Disability Resource Center Advisory Group (ADRC) is to advise the State on the design and operations of the Resource Center.

This document provides a job description for a disability benefit specialist. The Disability Benefit Specialist is a highly specialized position. Benefit specialists are continually trained and monitored by attorneys knowledgeable in elderly or disability law.

The Heart of Central Texas Real Choice is a project of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission through a grant & collaboration between the Area Agency on Aging of the Heart of Texas, the Area Agency on Aging of Central Texas, & the Heart Of Central Texas Independent Living Center. The attached material contain a program overview, job descriptions, workbooks and other materials that explain the program.