empowering families and coordinating systems a collaboration between caregivers and professionals 1
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EMPOWERING FAMILIESAND
COORDINATING SYSTEMS
A COLLABORATION BETWEEN CAREGIVERS AND PROFESSIONALS
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Finger Lakes Parent Network Inc.
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Our Business Office in Bath, New York
Serving Wayne, Ontario, Seneca, Yates, Schuyler, Chemung, Steuben, Tioga, and Allegany County
Families*Additional counties served through HCBS funding *
Mission Statement3
The Mission of FLPN Inc. is to support and empower families so that they can improve the quality of their lives and help their children to
achieve their full potential within the community.
Vision Statement4
We, the Finger Lakes Parent Network, Inc. envision an extended community of families empowered to interact with
various community agencies in a manner that cultivates solutions and eliminates barriers to service for children with emotional, behavioral, mental/or developmental disorders.
The extended community is an environment where new voices are valued and the focus is on family strengths and
needs, and where current information and adequate resources are available to support and empower families.
CASSP Principles5
◆ Individualized
◆ Least Restrictive, in the Community
◆ Culturally and linguistically competent
◆ Early Intervention
◆ Family-Driven
◆ Youth Guided
◆ Service Coordination & Interagency Collaboration
◆ Support for Transitions
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The Finger lakes Parent Network Journey
1987- Child and
Adolescent Service System
Principles
1990 - First Family
Support Program
Finger Lakes
Family Support Project
1994 -
Finger Lakes Parent
Network Inc.
Finger Lakes Parent Network Inc. is now serving over 750 families per year.
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Family Support Agencies
Compeer MHA Niagara GLOW Compeer MHA Monroe
New Directions Youth and Family Services
Families CAN
Family Support Services Cattaraugus RehabChautauqua Co. Dept. of Mental Hygiene
Finger Lakes Parent Network Inc.
Family Support ServicesMHA Tompkins
Child & Family Support Program
MHA Erie
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Services Offered
Information & referral
Outreach & engagement
Empowerment & self-advocacy
EducationYouth program, peer groups, rec. events,
conferences & opportunities to give back to the community.
Goal planning and tracking
Stigma reduction
1:1 and support groups
Parent voice across systems
Skill Building, respite, family rec.
Self-help support groups with trained peer facilitators and on-site childcare are in all nine counties.
Groups meet based on individual county schedules. One group is a caring/sharing and the other is educational.
Group activities are planned with input from families.
Each group offers recreational childcare during support meetings to identified children and siblings.
Family Support Groups with Childcare9
Advocacy
Family Peer Advocates provide advocacy to families at school and agency meetings.
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Education
Skill Building 12
Skill Building provides children/youth with positive, safe skill building in the home or community.
Family Recreation Activities
Family recreational events are provided to support families and provide them with opportunities to build relationships.
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Support Groups/Meeting
s
Multi-County Events
Annual FLPN
Conference
Community Service Projects
Goal-Oriented Activities
Leadership Opportunities
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Youth Program
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CONTRACT PARTNERS
OMH
OPWDD
OCFSEPC/CR
LOCAL MH
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Home and Community Based Waiver Services
What is Waiver? Medicaid funded Home and Community-based Services are individualized,
culturally competent, family driven, and community based. The target population is children at risk of out of home placement who have complex and significant
needs. To qualify, the family income is “waived” to allow children to receive needed services.
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Collaborative Relationships
Children's MH Coalition Inc.
Families Together in NYS Inc.
Federation of Families Inc.
DSSPINS /ProbationRegional DDROFamily Court
DJJOY
SPOA/County MH Clinics
Early InterventionSchoolsOASAS
RTF/RTC/CRHospitals
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Employee Training/Clearances
Family Peer AdvocatePEP (40 hrs.) FANS (8 hrs.)
FPA CredentialFLPN Orientation (40hrs.)
Lay Advocacy (32 hrs.) QPRFoundations Training Mandated
Reporting
ClearancesOCFS, NYS DMV,Fingerprinting-JC
Megan's (sex offender)OMIG -Office of Medicaid Inspector General
(State)OIG-Office of Inspector Gen. (Federal )
EPLS -Excluded parties list system (Business )
SEL- Staff Exclusion ListMHL- Mental Hygiene Law
Other Trainings as Required by Funders
Trainers on Staff19
Common Sense Parenting
Mandated Reporter Training
Question Persuade Refer QPR Wellness Recovery Action WRAP
OMH Respite Training/FANS
NAMI Basics/NAMI Peer to Peer
First Aide/ CPRSafety in the Community
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Outcome Measure (FANS)
17 questions embedded within the data collection
process
Scale is similar to the Child and
Adolescent CANS-MH tool
Content reflects Caregiver Needs
and Strengths that Family Support
addresses.
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Why Partner with Family Support?
Lived Experience• Family Engagement & Motivational
Specialists
Professional Training and Credentialed Advocates• Parent Empowerment Project
(Parents as Change Agents) Dr. Kimberly Hoagwood- Columbia University Families Together in NYS
Outcomes• Family Needs and Strengths (FANS)
Dr. John Lyons
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Why choose Finger Lakes Parent Network Inc.?
We are parent-run, parent governed and youth guided
Our staff are experts at engagement We have cross systems experience Our philosophy is strength-based and
non judgmental Family to Family is evidence based We teach skills that last a lifetime
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Referral Process
No Cost to familiesNo diagnosis
required
How:
Call: 1-800-934-4244 Email:
Our Website referral form. www.flpn.org
Who:Anyone can refer to
FLPN Inc.When:
Anytime a family needs support with
parenting issues.
We contact families at least twice by phone, once by letter to encourage engaging in our services.
Referral source will be notified within 10 business days regarding status of the referral.
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QUESTIONS??????
Ask me now…….
or
contact the :
Business Office1-800-934-4234 607-776-2164