Thomas F. Bodenbach - Guest Speaker

Drug & alcohol with Disabilities

Announced he's an alcoholic to show a one day at a time program.

This has helped him

Background: Master's Degree in Special Education, Taught at SWC Racine  Middle School and High School, Taught MR and CDS and Driver's Ed, retired early due to effects of CP, hooked up with Madison group concerned re; addiction in disabilities community.

 

Statistics:

1.      Rate of addiction in disabilities - doubled recently: there is a problem that needs to be addressed

2.      90% of spinal cord injuries are result of alcohol and drug abuse

3.      10% make it through the program

                        Staff who have contact with the disabled need to know there is a problem                                  with substance abuse.

A.     Sometimes it's looked over due to their disability and unfortunate situation let them it's all they have

B.     Go to doctor and due to physical pair/or disability helps and give pain meds freely and too easily in feeling sorry for disabled persons.   Prescription Medication Addictions

C.     Cognitively disabled: Whose helping and monitoring - they can't make decisions alone and lack of this monitoring is concerns.

            Need to make Providers aware so the staff can be aware of problem and there are                    resources to address the issue for persons with disabilities.

                        WADDA - WI Alcohol & Drug for Disabilities Association; monitored a                                  lot of their studies and used it to create a training program until funding                               ran out.

            Resource sheet handed out - contact them as needed

1.      Thomas E. Bodenback 262-598-9652

2.      The Minnesota Chemical Dependency Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals  1-800-282-DEAF

3.      National Association on Alcohol Drugs and Disability 650-518-8047

4.      New Jersey Coalition on Disabilities and Addiction 732-663-1800

5.      Pacific Research and Training Alliance 510-465-0547

6.      Pima Prevention Partnership People with Disabilities Project 520-623-8871

7.      Training Center on Drugs and Disability 513-259-1348

8.      SARDI Project: Substance Abuse Resources and Disability Issues 937-259-1348

9.      WI Alcohol, Drugs and Disabilities Association INC 608-835-5214

Flier for 6 different Presentations and business card

 

I.                    DD Coordinator Report - Sandra Butts

A.     2004 County recommendations all done

B.     DOA coordinating re; daily living skills; providers with SLO services will be interested in a meeting in afternoon

C.     Expense Reports for contract systems get them in ASAP to get in for budget especially with the holiday time line

D.     RFP's may be going out next year early for new types of services.

E.      Staffing changes: keep utilizing your supervisors and clerical staff.

F.      Hearthside 75-76 moved 28 left to be moved.  Helpful with staff applications being left at Hearthside and helping out with work opportunities

G.     Aging sponsored a conference - Thank you

II.                 Treasurer: Tom Nowak: N/A

III.               Training Initiative - Bob                              Kind Care

A.     Nov 18 - Seizure, over 80 registered

B.     2004 - Kate Feb Challenging Behavior

C.     March - Autism Advanced

IV.              South East - Martha McGrawth

A.     Dual Diagnosis - today

B.     Care for Care Giver 12/3  8:30 - Noon, Waukesha Care Center

C.     2004    11/20 Planning Meeting; Fliers for MTI and SouthEast

V.                 Transition updates - Barbara Ross

A.     Next 11/25 UCP  1 PM

B.     Copies of a flier of series of 4 workshops for parents, variety of locations, self deter/relationships/safety

VI.              Multi Cultural Committee - done

VII.            Disaster Planning: Perry will decide later date

VIII.         Transit Committee: Cheri Esser

A.     Handed out complaint/recognition forms; follow-up with good/bad by fax

B.     Get those to committee as well

C.     Recreation/subscriber ride concerns

IX.              People Can't Wait

A.     57,000 tax levy decrease

B.     bus copay only going up a quarter

C.     Advertising and recognition $

D.     2004 all $ will got birth - 3

E.      Hearthside is large issue - will not accept interim placements

X.                 Workforce Committee - 11/25 Geri Office 9:30 AM; working on training for direct care levels recognition certificates

XI.              Ranch Community Services - new CBRF training provider

XII.            Rock Pladel - Attorney Group Home lawsuit re: 25 foot hearing

A.     Read about it in paper next week

B.     Let him know if there is back lash

C.     Any hearing notice from Bousa; really think about it: 1-262-827-8916, call him if you get one.

D.     Advocacy intervention re: DOA rate increases denied; Representing a couple residents and providers call him if you have more info/res.

Next Meeting: December 11, 2003  8:30 AM