Volume 41 | Issue 4 | Agency Transformation

This issue of Connections is devoted to transformation – transformation of programs that support individuals with disabilities from a variety of perspectives. The journeys these programs undertook say a lot about the people who engaged in the work and how they embraced the values that TASH has always sought to promote. Ultimately the transformations resulted in expanded opportunities and enriched lives for the persons these programs supported. Even more so, the outcomes of these efforts demonstrated that the willingness to embrace change, when undertaken with care and attention to true person-centered practices, is a critical component of the work we do.
 
Contents

- The Role of Agency and Systems Transformation in Supporting “One Person at A Time” Lifestyles and Supports, by Guest Editor Michael Kendrick

- The Transformation of Amicus: Our Story, by Ann-Maree Davis, Chief Executive Officer, Amicus

Muiriosa Foundation: Our Journey with Person-Centred Options, by Brendan Broderick, CEO, Muiriosa Foundation

- Our Transformation as an Organization, by Christopher Liuzzo, Associate Executive Director (Ret.), the Arc of Rensselaer County, New York

- Dane County, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and Individualized Services, by Dennis Harkins, with Monica Bear and Dan Rossiter

- The Story of KFI’s Agency Transformation, by Gail Fanjoy

- Transformational Change in Avalon (BOP) Inc: “Don’t look back we are not going that way”, by Helen Brownlie

- Spectrum: The Story Of Our Journey, by Susan Stanfield, Spectrum Society for Community Living