Measurng Youth Participation in Alabama#39;s CSHCN Program HRSA测量在阿拉巴马州和# 39青年参与的CSHCN程序HRSA；.pptVIP

Measuring Youth Participation in Alabama’s CSHCN Program Julie Preskitt, MS, OT, MPH Susan Colburn, BS Children’s Rehabilitation Service Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services “Modified Form 13 or Form 13a” Rationale Addresses same points as Form 13 of Maternal and Child Health Block Grant (Family Participation) Offers objective way to measure youth involvement and participation Youth consultants/advisors or program staff should complete Provided as attachment to National Performance Measure #6 (Transition) in annual Block Grant application The Tool Originally developed by University of Wisconsin (2001) to measure characteristics of family involvement for then Continuous Performance Measure #14 2002: Modified for use in Alabama to measure family participation (now required as Form 13) 2005: Modified for use in Alabama to measure youth participation Tool Layout and Design Six characteristics with specific questions related to CSHCN program activities Each with objective scoring criteria Scores for each characteristic tallied to give overall score for youth participation Scale of 0 (no participation) to 18 (full participation) One open-ended question Documenting Progress State program-specific listing of activities (update each year) General areas of potential participation Criteria for scoring to include not met, partially met, mostly met, and completely met Can track progress over time or set goals Six Characteristics Advisory committees and taskforces Financial support for participation in planned activities MCH Block Grant application Training for CSHCN staff Youth as paid staff or consultants Cultural diversity For more information… To request an electronic copy of “modified form 13” julie.preskitt@rehab.alabama.gov * Named by Patti Hackett during MCH Block Grant Review *