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Group D - Facilitator, Barbara Rynerson <br /> Opportunity: Support consumers during transition to achieve independence. <br /> Strategies: <br /> 1. Determine the original need that each family had for seeking assistance service and <br /> include families in setting goals. Provide follow-up which includes peer mentoring <br /> and peer support. <br /> 2. Local administration/leadership needs to convey a genuine desire to initiate a <br /> process of change based on consumer input. <br /> 3. Identify health insurance provisions for those moving off Medicaid. <br /> Group E - Facilitator, Charlotte Jones <br /> Opportunity: Provide access to services through decentralization. <br /> Strategies: <br /> 1. Options for increased access to services; kiosks in malls, automated access sites, <br /> use of technology to facilitate access through expansion of the Master Client <br /> Index, and automated ability to complete applications and make referrals. <br /> 2. Use a team approach for service delivery (such as including nurses from the Health <br /> Dept, social worker from DSS, and so forth) and placing the team in convenient <br /> community locations. The team could be "circuit riders" and move to various <br /> communities in the county. <br /> Group F- Facilitator, Ned Brooks <br /> Opportunity: Strengthen University and community partnerships. <br /> Strategies: <br /> 1. Create an 800 number to share information easily. <br /> 2. Build affordable housing on University land. <br /> 3. Work together to solve parking and transportation problems. <br /> 4. Give joint University and Orange County Public Service Awards. <br /> 5. The University could allocate a certain amount of its resources to helping the <br /> community through research, student interns and public awareness. <br />