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Metro Region
Training and Development Catalogue
Fall/Winter
2015
Offering Training and Educational Opportunities
January, February, March and April 2015
Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services
Metro Region
Training and Development Department
411 SUITE 304 Waverley Oaks which is NOW
465 Waverley Oaks Rd. Suite 120
Waltham, Mass. 02452
(NOTE: SAME PLACE NEW ADDRESS)
Mary Jo Veling, Trainer Phone: 781-314–7556
Kay Collette, Trainer Phone: 781-788-5259
Registration: Joan.Antonelli@state.ma.us
TABLE OF CONTENTS…
Learning and Development: 3
Registration and Cancellation Information: 4
Reasonable Accommodation Requests: 5
Mass Bay Direct Support Certificate Program 6
Orientation and Special Provider Requests: 7-9
Diversity Training 10
Individual Support Planning: 11
Introduction to Positive Behavioral Supports & Supporting Meaningful Employment 12
Making Pureed Foods More Appealing: 14
Introduction to the iPad: 15
Heart Saver First Aid with CPR 16
Human Rights: 18-19
Medication Administration Program: 20-22
Conference on Vision Impairment & Blindness “FOCUS 23
JOIN US in the Diversity Committee: 24
Awareness and Action: 25
Explore-Prepare-Act: 26
Directions: 27-29
Advertise with Us: 30
Calendars at a Glance: January, 2015 31
February, 2015 32
March, 2015 33
April, 2015 34
Feedback For the Training Department 35
Metro Learning and Development!
The Metro Learning and Development Department is happy to share our Winter / Spring Catalogue with you. We are excited about some of the learning opportunities for this season, such as Multimodal Communication (4 weeks). As always; we are accepting applications for the Spring, 2015 session of the Mass Bay Community College Direct Support Certificate Program held at the Framingham campus.
Check out our training website, http://ddslearning.com
On this site you can access training catalogues from all Regions of DDS, and browse information on Department initiatives. We are very excited to have this valuable resource available to us, and hope you find it informative and useful.
Just a quick note about cancellations… Please notify us at your earliest convenience if you need to cancel a training for which you have registered. Often we have a waitlist, and would like to accommodate as many people as possible. As we look to winter, please also note that the Learning and Development Department follows the Waltham School Inclement Weather Cancellation schedule. Information on cancellations can be found at www.cbsboston.com or by tuning into WBZ weather reports. Thanks for your consideration.
Many thanks go out to Maureen Delaney for her years as Director of Learning and Development for the Metro Region. Congratulations on her promotion to Director of MRS. Many thanks go out to Olga Page for her years of support to our department. A welcome goes out to Kay Collette our new trainer and to Joan Antonelli who will assist with registration.
Enjoy the catalogue!
Mary Jo Veling
Learning and Development
Metro Region
(781) 314-7556
Register by email to: Joan.Antonelli@state.ma.us
State employees can register for some trainings through PACE
The preferred method for registration is through email, unless otherwise indicated on the training announcement. Register to: Be sure to leave contact information in the event the training needs to be cancelled.
CANCELLATIONS:
Trainings will be cancelled if there are not enough people registered. This decision will typically be made one week prior to the training date. Agencies are responsible for ensuring the attendance or cancellation of staff registered from their agency.
Please notify us immediately if staff will not be attending a session for which they have registered. Agencies are encouraged to have another person attend as a substitute for the registered person should they be unable to attend. A consistent “no show” pattern may result in limits on the number of agency staff permitted to register for future trainings.
TRAINING START TIMES AND LOCATIONS:
***Special Note: Please be aware of the training location and start time***
All trainings will start as scheduled. Check the directions to training sites before the day of the training. Many of our trainings have certificates. Participants are responsible for providing a copy of to their agency as proof of attendance.
The Metro Training Department follows the Waltham School Cancellation schedule. If public schools are closed in Waltham, classes will be considered CANCELLED for that date, and may not be rescheduled. If Waltham schools have a delayed opening, the training will occur as scheduled. For information on cancellations, tune to WBZ television or go to www.CBSBoston.com and click on School Cancellations.
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ACCOMMODATIONS
Please indicate when registering if you need accommodations or information in an alternative format. All attempts will be made to accommodate your needs.
TRAINING PROVIDED UPON REQUEST:
Some training can be offered to providers or worksites on request. If you have 15-20 staff people requiring a specific training and can arrange a convenient time and place, the Training Department will try to provide a trainer (this does not include CPR, First Aid, or Medication Administration) for an on-site training.
PLACES TO EAT IN THE AREA:
It’s a good idea to bring your lunch if you are attending a daylong training. However, there are several places to eat in the area. There is Sichuan’s Garden for a Chinese buffet located on Waverley Oaks Rd, and Beat Da Wrap for sandwiches and pizza. If you take a right out of the front entrance of the Metro Region office and take a left onto Trapelo Rd. To Lexington Street, and then take a right you can go to McDonalds, Star Market, Panera Bread, Boston Market or Friendly’s. If you take a left, there is Grassfields or Burger King. If you take a right onto Trapelo Rd you can go to Waverly Square (about a mile) where you will find a Shaws Market and a Dunkin Donuts.
LET JOAN KNOW IF YOU NEED ACCOMMODATIONS: Register by email to: Joan.Antonelli@state.ma.us
Direct Support Certificate Program
-Accepting Applications Now for
January 2015
Direct support workers who are employed at an agency under contract with DDS as well as only state employees under certain bargaining units are eligible to apply to the Program. Employees who have a GED or high school diploma, and have the support of their employer, are eligible to apply. DDS provides substantial financial support for the Program. Students pay $50.00 per 3 credit course. This must be paid by the first class.
The twenty-two college credits earned may be applied towards an Associates or Bachelor’s degree program. The program will be held on Wednesdays during the 2015 academic year on the Framingham campus of MBCC. It is not necessary to complete the course in one year. We do accept applications all year round.
DDS Direct Support Certificate Program Room 120
Mass Bay Community College
19 Flagg Drive
Framingham, Mass. 01702
Call Mary Jo Veling 781-314-7556 at DDS / Metro Region or Maxine Elmont at Mass Bay Community College at 508-270-4265 for additional information and an application.
Orientation includes the following modules. Please note that orientation will be scheduled as needed. If you are a provider and would like to have any of the classes scheduled on site please email mary.jo.veling@state.ma.us with your request.
(Please note that these are for DDS staff only):
The Introduction to DDS and State Service provides a forum to introduce new employees to the Department, making them feel welcomed and valued. It is an opportunity to familiarize employees with the Department’s history, mission, values and culture the focus is how each employee, regardless of job title, contributes to the Mission of the Department.
The Overview/Introduction sets the tone for the Orientation Program by reviewing the Mission of the Department, making clear the basic principles of public service and stewardship, and the importance of striving for the reality of people with Developmental Disabilities leading meaningful lives.
In our work, we handle information that is personal to the people supported by the Department. Whether this information is written or oral we are responsible for protecting it. This presentation will inform staff of their responsibility to protect the privacy of the individual by limiting access to personal health information and personal information. Fulfilling confidentiality responsibilities supports the Department’s Mission. This includes the 504 Executive order regarding security
In every part of the organization, people’s ability to perform their job responsibilities depends in part on their ability to communicate effectively as a member of a team, or perhaps several teams. Teams may be formal or informal, standing or temporary but in all cases, relationships, collaboration, communication, team learning, and effectively dealing with differences and conflict are essential. This session will focus on the importance of communication between teams in the DDS system with regard to fostering a learning environment.
A section of this session will also focus on supervision. Not only is it important for employees to be familiar with the performance appraisal system that will be used to evaluate them (EPRS or ACES, which is covered by Human Resources) but supervision should also be a source of coaching, teaching, mentoring, and support to the employee. While the Department continues to focus on the development of supervisors, it is also valuable to teach employees how to proactively use supervision as a resource for their professional development and on-the-job learning.
This segment is designed to provide a general overview of Developmental Disabilities and developmental disabilities, including the definition of Developmental Disabilities currently used by DDS, prevalence of Developmental Disabilities, a brief overview of causes of Developmental Disabilities, and the learning potential of people with Developmental Disabilities. The focus of this class is to emphasize the importance of valuing people with Developmental Disabilities while promoting the Department’s Mission. The emphasis throughout will be on creating positive, constructive learning environments that enhance learning potential and outcomes of people supported by DDS. The focus is on what’s possible and the capacities of people with Developmental Disabilities.
A Life like Any Other 3 Hours
As new employees come to work it is important for them to know the Department exists to support people with Developmental Disabilities or developmental disabilities to create opportunities to have a life like anyone else. To understand this, employees need to recognize that historically people with disabilities have not been treated equally and in fact have been relegated to a very low social value in our society. People with disabilities have been seen, not as a whole person, but someone who needed to be cared for. Today, we understand that people with disabilities have hopes, dreams and desires to succeed. They are just like us.
As Department employees, we have a unique opportunity to enhance the socially valued roles of people with Developmental Disabilities. We also recognize that we represent the people served by the Department when we speak about our work to family, friends, and neighbors.
Basic constitutional rights protect each and every person living in the United States. It is essential that public employees understand these rights for themselves and in their work supporting people with Developmental Disabilities. The purpose of this overview is to assure that people’s rights are protected and if not, what to do. Historically, people with Developmental Disabilities have been denied many rights. As DDS employees we have a responsibility to support people in a dignified and respectful way.
Increasingly, we work within a more diverse, multicultural workplace. Those we work with and those persons with disabilities we support come from and offer the benefit of growing up and living within diverse cultures. This class is designed to underscore this reality, define diversity, increase awareness of and respect for diversity, introduce new employees to the dynamics of stereotyping and its impact on our interactions with others, and offer practical suggestions to support professional behavior practices within the DDS workplace environment. The framework of this class is DDS’s Diversity Vision and Plan.
TRAINING IS TUESDAY MARCH 17 AT 10-4 IN LARGE CONFERENCE AT WAVERLY OAKS
The preferred method for registration is through email.
Registration: Joan.Antonelli@state.ma.us
Register to: State employees can register for some training through PACE
You have learned something.
That always feels at first as if you had lost something.
Increasingly, we work within a more diverse, multicultural workplace. Those we work with and those persons with disabilities we support come from and offer the benefit of growing up and living within diverse cultures. This class is designed to underscore this reality, define diversity, increase awareness of and respect for diversity, introduce new employees to the dynamics of stereotyping and its impact on our interactions with others, and offer practical suggestions to support professional behavior practices within the DDS workplace environment. The framework of this class is DDS’s Diversity Vision and Plan.
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The preferred method for registration is through email.
Registration: Joan.Antonelli@state.ma.us
Register to: State employees can register for some training through PACE
PERSON-CENTERED INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT PLAN
With Emphasis on Writing SMARTER Objectives
Person Centered ISP: What’s NEW?
Geared to provider staff of all levels and service coordinators, this 4-hour session presents an overview of the Person Centered ISP, focusing on the development of a Vision for the future utilizing 4 key questions, discussion of the 6 sections of the ISP, including timelines for and type of documentation required. Participants will learn how to write S.M.A.R.T.E.R. objectives based on the person’s vision and clinically stated needs, and how to develop a provider support strategy.
Presenter: Maureen Delaney, Director of MRS
Choose One Session: The preferred method for registration is through email. Register to:
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Register by email to: Joan.Antonelli@state.ma.us
Introduction to
Positive Behavioral Supports
This 2 hour training provides the direct support professional with an introduction to Positive Behavioral Supports (PBS). Participants will gain an understanding that this approach is fundamental to the way DDS is moving toward services and supports for people with intellectual disabilities. Based on person-centeredness, and proactive prevention rather than reaction, PBS provides an individualized and holistic way to improve services and supports.
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Register by email to: Joan.Antonelli@state.ma.us
Supporting Meaningful Employment
We all know work is important for our self-esteem. Things are no different for the people we support. This 2 hour workshop will help participants define their role in supporting meaningful employment for the people we support, and give thought to the gifts and talents that ALL people can contribute to the work environment. Discussion of the Department of Developmental Services “Employment First” Initiative.
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Register by email to: Joan.Antonelli@state.ma.us
MULTIMODAL COMMUNICATION/BASIC SIGN LANGUAGE
Intended Audience: Staff and Self-Advocates interested in learning basic sign language.
This is a four-week introductory course in multimodal communication strategies and how they are used to enhance interaction with individuals with developmental disabilities. A basic vocabulary of approximately 150 American Sign Language signs are introduced and practiced during group exercises. The emphasis is on developing skills in “key word signing” techniques as well as increasing awareness and use of a variety of modes including gestures, facial expressions, body movements and eye contact. This is a fun, interactive class that provides participants with skills that they can use immediately to improve interactions with the individuals they support. Participants must attend all four sessions to successfully complete the course.
Four Consecutive Thursdays: January 22, January 29, February 5 and February 12
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Waverley Oaks Road Large Conference Room Waltham, MA 02452
Call Lisa at (781) 788-5250 or email Lisa.Seretto@state.ma.us to register. Class size is limited and participants must register by.
MAKING PUREED FOODS MORE APPEALING
An Introduction to the Art of Pureeing foods
Typical serving of pureed foods Pureed, styled ravioli Pureed styledchicken and peas
Most of us enjoy eating. It’s one of the great pleasures of life. When disease processes or physical changes hamper a person’s ability to safely swallow regular textured food then people are frequently put on a texturized diet such as chopped, ground, or pureed. Being on a texturized diet can be a challenge. Much of the enjoyment of eating has been greatly diminished. However, there are ways to restore much of the pleasure of eating if we analyze where that enjoyment comes from and make sure we are paying attention to the components that we can affect.
When food is texturized it also loses much of the visual appeal it initially had. Color is often diminished. The shape of the food has been altered. The flavor of the food may be altered, and too often the food is presented with no regard to how it appears (plating). The temperature of the food item is generally uniform throughout with no variety. It’s unfortunate that these elements are compromised because they are the very things that provide variety and make eating enjoyable in the first place.
This training will introduce you to techniques that add interest to pureed foods with a reasonable amount of time and effort involved. Molding, piping, shaping, coloring, and glazing will be discussed. Materials and supplies will be discussed. At the end of the training you should understand the basic principles of making pureed foods appealing and you will be able to create pureed meals that are more appealing than what is typically served.
TRAINING SCHEDULE FOR MAKING PUREE FOODS:
THURSDAY MARCH 19 AT 1:30 – 3:00 PM WAVERELEY OAKS ROAD
Registration to: Tom.Avery@State.MA.US
PLEASE LEAVE ME THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
Name: Agency/vendor you are affiliated with or relationship to DDS: Position Contact.e-mail: Contact phone #:
Introduction to the iPad
The iPad has proven to be a game changer when used with our population. The size of the device, touch screen access, and affordability make it an incredibly powerful and flexible tool.
This training will assume that the participants know nothing about the iPad and will start with how to turn it on. From there we will review how to use the device in a general sense and will move on to more specific applications for our population. Terminology, access, positioning, safety, and adjunctive components will be reviewed.
The training is geared towards service providers, family members, and others who might be assisting the individuals DDS provides services for in using an iPad.
Each participant will have access to a shared iPad loaded with apps that will be demonstrated during the training. Since using the machine and becoming familiar with it is such an integral of the training, it will be limited to 8 participants in each session.
TRAINING SCHEDULE FOR MAKING PUREE FOODS: WEDNESDAY MARCH 18 AT 1:00 – 4:00 PM WAVERELEY OAKS ROAD
Registration to: Tom.Avery@State.MA.US
PLEASE LEAVE ME THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
Name: Agency/vendor you are affiliated with or relationship to DDS: Position Contact.e-mail: Contact phone #:
If you want to know what to do in an emergency, the American Heart Association Heart Saver CPR course can help you. With the knowledge and skills you learn in this course you can save the life of a loved one, a friend, a co-worker, a citizen in your community, or a person you support. This course is for the lay rescuer who needs a credential documenting successful completion of a CPR course. This course will prepare you to respond to emergencies in the workplace as part of an emergency response system. This course will teach you how to recognize life-threatening emergencies including cardiac arrest and choking. You will also learn to recognize the warning signs of heart attack and stroke in adults and signs of breathing difficulty. By recognizing these signs and phoning 911 you may save a life.
The First Aid part of the course deals with prevention and strategies for what to do when someone has an accident or suddenly becomes ill. Through video, practice and lecture the following areas are covered: assessment – finding out what’s wrong; bleeding and shock; wounds; dressings and bandages; burns; head and spine injuries; chest; abdominal and pelvic injuries; bone, joint and muscle injuries; splinting the extremities; sudden illness; poisoning; bites and stings; cold and heat related emergencies; rescuing and moving victims.
Register early; this class is limited to eight staff.
New Cost: $40.00 including book, Heart saver First Aid book and facemask.
Check or Money Order must be made payable to the DDS (include the name(s) of registered staff on the check). CASH CANNOT BE ACCEPTED. Check must be received two weeks before the course. Please mail check to
Mary Jo Veling Metro Region, DDS 465 Waverley Oaks Road Waltham, Mass. 02452-6302
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Register by email to: Joan.Antonelli@state.ma.us
The primary purpose of fire safety is to give staff an orientation to the actions they can take to prevent as well as respond to a fire in a home. The training emphasizes prevention, preparedness and response. Through lecture, slide and video format, trainers sensitize staff to the serious consequences of a fire and the importance of developing an effective evacuation plan and practicing the evacuation procedures so that everyone is aware of what to do in a fire emergency.
This curriculum is the DDS approved Fire Safety Training. It will provide participants with basic information about the causes and types of fires, as well as fire prevention, smoke and smoke detectors, and evacuation procedures. Prevention, preparedness, and response are the key elements of this training.
To receive a certificate, individuals must attend the entire training. Participants will be responsible for ensuring their agency receives a copy of their certificate. No one will be admitted after the first fifteen minutes so please be on time. This means that all participants must know where they are going and how to get there in advance.
Please be sure to register. Latecomers will not be admitted.
No one will be admitted unless they are registered by their agency.
Limited to 25 participants, please sign up early
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Register by email to: Joan.Antonelli@state.ma.us
Basic Human Rights
Basic constitutional rights protect each and every person living in the United States. It is essential that public employees understand these rights for themselves and in their work supporting people with Developmental Disabilities. The purpose of this overview is to assure that people’s rights are protected and if not, what to do. Historically, people with Developmental Disabilities have been denied many rights. As DDS employees we have a responsibility to support people in a dignified and respectful way.
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The preferred method for registration is through email.
Register by email to: Joan.Antonelli@state.ma.us
Human Rights Advocates (formerly Systems) Training
The class will review Basic Human Rights points, the DDS’s System for Safeguarding Rights, roles and responsibilities of Human Rights Advocate (formerly officer), Coordinators and Committees will be discussed. Roles discussed will include serving as an advocate, providing training to staff and people who use services, and serving as staff to the Human Rights Committee.
Pre-requisite: If you are taking Human Rights Advocates Training for certification as a Human Rights Advocate (formerly officer), you must have taken Basic Human Rights training provided by certified provider agency trainer, or by DDS training staff.
Please bring with you the certificate of attendance for Basic Human Rights or Human Rights Overview on the day of the training. Certificates for Human Rights Advocates will be issued only to those persons with proof of having met the pre-requisite. Participants will be responsible for ensuring their agency receives a copy of their certificate. Class size limited to 25.
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The preferred method for registration is through email. Register by email to: Joan.Antonelli@state.ma.us
“Everyone can be great. Because everyone can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You don’t have to know about Plato and Aristotle to serve. You don’t have to know Einstein’s theory of relativity to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love. “
This course is offered as three six-hour classes to persons employed by provider agencies. To receive certification, you must attend all the sessions before going to test with D&S Diversified Technologies. Course will be offered at the time and location listed below.
Students must pre-register for courses through a registration contact person from your agency. Individual students will not be registered over the phone.
If you need to cancel, please contact Mary Despres at your earliest convenience so that waitlisted students can be accommodated. Thank you.
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Please note, the parking spaces in front of the Marquardt Nursing Center that are marked “visitors parking” may not be used by class participants. Please use any of the other parking lots located before the entrance to the Marquardt Nursing Center.
***The Marquardt Center is Fragrance-Free***
Some staff and patients of the Marquardt Nursing Center report sensitivities to various chemical-based or scented products. Scented products such as perfumes, body wash, hairspray and deodorant can trigger migraines and respiratory distress. We ask for everyone’s cooperation in our efforts to accommodate their health concerns.
NEW REGISTRATION PROCESS FOR MAP TRAINING
To register for MAP training, please email : Mary.Despres@massmail.state.ma.us
Include the following information:
MAP Certification training dates preferred
Candidate name
Agency/ provider
Once registration is confirmed via email and prior to MAP Certification Training, candidate demographics must be entered into the D&S Diversified Technologies’ website at: www.hdmaster.com
Click “Massachusetts MAP Testing and Registry”
Click “WebETest © Start Page”
Click “Provider or Trainer” and enter Provider ID and PIN
Click “New” and enter demographics in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS on the left side of form
On the right side of the form please enter my Trainer ID 1602
Please do not enter Provider Information, I will complete that section.
When complete click “Submit Updates”
If questions, please contact D&S at 877-851-2355
After MAP Certification Training, successful completion of the pretest and once employment is verified; staff is expected to schedule themselves to test. Supervisors may schedule their staff as well using the information required. Go to:
www.hdmaster.com
Click “Massachusetts MAP Testing and Registry”
Click “WebETest© Start Page”
Click “Staff”
Enter social security number and PIN
Click on “View Test Schedule” to choose a test site.
Once a test site is chosen the first available date/time will appear below.
To schedule, click “Submit Updates”
Click “Confirmation” to print test site/date/time/directions and bring with you to the test.
If questions, please contact D&S at 877-851-2355
Class size is extremely limited. If you cannot make it to a training for which you have enrolled, please contact Mary Despres at your earliest convenience, so that people on the waitlist may have a chance to participate.
“Focus” on Vision Impairment & Blindness
Conference
Meeting the Needs of Individuals with
Intellectual Disability & Vision Loss
March 11, 2015
8:00 am - 3:30 pm
Four Points by Sheraton, Norwood, MA
Keynote Speaker: Susan L. Connors M.D.
MGH and Mass General Hospital for Children
Assistant Physician Pediatrics and Medicine
Instructor in Medicine Harvard Medical School
MGH Lurie Center, Lexington Massachusetts
”Seeing Autism Clearly”
For Sponsorship, Vendor or Advertisement Opportunities please contact: Lisa.DiBonaventura@state.ma.us 508-384-5539
Registration Forms available December 2014:
Registration Brochure and Form, including CEU information, will be downloadable from "Training and Events" section of DDS website: www.mass.gov/dds/visionloss
and from the “Perkins Professional Development Calendar” on the Perkins website: www.perkinselearning.org/events-monthly .
Registration needed by February 26, 2015 to attend conference.
We look forward to seeing you on
March 11, 2015
Come and join us in the diversity group
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If you want change, if you want to join in with the diversity group then come join us
Friday January 23 Friday March 13 Friday April 17 10-12 at Waverly Oaks
you are invited to join the metro region diversity committee. Our mission is to promote an organizational structure and environment within the metro region that supports quality, fairness, and social justice. The committee is a partnership between DDS, Provider Agencies and self advocates.
Over the years, the committee has sponsored the following:
FILM DISSCUSSION SERIES 2007 – 2014::: PRESENTING IN 2015
DIVERSITY FOR SELF ADVOCATES
MULTICULTURAL EVENT 2010 - 2014::: PRESENTING IN 2015
Membership: Mary Jo Veling, Genie Nortelus, Karen Carpenter, Shirley Simms, Lyssa Transtamar, Kay Collette (All Metro DDS staff), Geralyn Hegarty (Self Advocate), Carolynne Guffey, Victoria Preste john (Walnut Street Center), Megan Campeau (CCFS), Siobhan Anglin (UCP), Joy Terry, (Morgan Memorial AND Goodwill)
Interested? Contact Mary Jo Veling at (781) 314-7556 or mary.jo.veling@state.ma.us
Awareness & Action Training
This FREE training, taught by persons with disabilities and others, is designed to educate persons with disabilities and others about recognizing, reporting and responding to abuse.
Lesley Hughes at Massachusetts Advocates Standing Strong (MASS)
Phone: 1-866-426-2253
OR Email: mass1998@earthlink.net
The training is three hours long, intended for everyone
and is limited to 20 people
25
Explore-Prepare-Act
Explore-Prepare-Act was developed because self-advocates were not getting the help they needed to find a job that they wanted.
For more information about this training or to
schedule a training session contact:
Massachusetts Advocates Standing Strong
mass.office.info@gmail.com or 1-617-624-7549
DDS Metro Region Old Address : 411 Waverley Oaks Road Suite 304
Suite 120 SAME PLACE NEW ADDRESS
465 Waverley Oaks Road
Waltham, MA 02452
From Boston: Follow Storrow Drive to Fresh Pond Parkway/Watertown (Mount Auburn St.) exit. Go over a small bridge, take a right, and then keep to the far left lane. Come to a set of lights. Bear left onto Mount Auburn St.. Pass through a set of lights and see Star Market on your right. Stay to the right and take a right at the next set of lights onto Belmont St. Continue on Belmont St., which changes into Trapelo Rd. at the fork in the road. Stay right at the fork. Pass through three sets of lights and come into Waverley Square. Continue straight through Waverley Square passing the Shaws Market on your right. Continue on Trapelo Rd. to the set of lights. Waverley Oaks road will be a left hand turn at the lights. Turn left on to Waverley Oaks Road. You will see a sign on the left for 411 Waverley Oaks. Turn left into the driveway. You will see building 3 immediately in front of you, but you must proceed to the side of the building to access our office. Our entrance is on the side of the building closest to the Waverley Oaks Athletic Club. PLEASE READ BELOW FOR EXACT DIRECTIONS TO THE DDS OFFICE: Pass by the first driveway on the right and take the second right down a small hill. As you approach the bottom of this small hill take a left following the road down another small hill. As you reach the bottom of the second small hill, bear left. You will be facing the DDS building. You will see a red awning marked “Department of Developmental Services, Suite 304, And Metro Region” at the visitor entry. Please use this entrance. Enter into the lobby of the building and use the phone and staff list to call the party you are visiting.
From the West: Take Mass. Pike (I - 90) East to Exit 14, Route 128 North (I - 95). Follow 128 to Exit 28 A, Trapelo Rd./Belmont. Follow Trapelo Rd. through two sets of lights for approximately three miles. Pass the National Archives on your right. Keep straight until you reach the set of lights at Waverley Oaks Road. Take a right onto Waverley Oaks Road and follow directions identified above.
From the South: Take Rt. 128/I - 95 North. Take Exit 28A Trapelo Rd./Belmont. See directions above from there.
From the North: Take Rt. 128/I - 95 South to Exit 28. Turn left off exit ramp onto Trapelo Rd. See directions “From the West” from there.
Marquardt Center Fernald Center 200 Trapelo Rd. Waltham
781-894-3600
From Boston: Follow Storrow Drive to Fresh Pond Parkway/Watertown (Mount Auburn St.) exit. Go over a small bridge, take a right, and then keep to the far left lane. Come to a set of lights. Bear left onto Mount Auburn St.. Pass through a set of lights and see Star Market on your right. Stay to the right and take a right at the next set of lights onto Belmont St. Continue on Belmont St., which changes into Trapelo Rd. at the fork in the road. Stay right at the fork. Pass through three sets of lights and come into Waverly Square. Continue straight through Waverly Square passing the Star Market on your right at the next light. Continue on Trapelo Rd. through two more lights for approximately one mile. See a wooden sign on the left reading The Fernald Center.
From the West: Take Mass. Pike (I - 90) East to Exit 14, Route 128 North (I - 95). Follow 128 to Exit 28 A, Trapelo Rd./Belmont. Follow Trapelo Rd. through three sets of lights for approximately three miles. Pass the National Archives on your right. The Fernald Center will be about 1/4 mile on your right at # 200 Trapelo Rd.
From the South: Take Rt. 128/I - 95 North. Take Exit 28A Trapelo Rd./Belmont. See directions above from there.
Please note, the parking spaces in front of the Marquardt Nursing Center that are marked “visitors parking” may not be used by class participants. Please use any of the other parking lots located before the entrance to the Marquardt Nursing Center.
WCI – Work, Community, Independence
135 Beaver Street 1st Floors
Waltham MA. 02452
(781) 899 – 8220
FROM BOSTON: Take Storrow Drive west to Soldiers Field Road. Pass IHop on the left, go through the lights, and immediately bear right onto North Beacon Street (Route 20) and over bridge. Continue on North Beacon to Watertown Square. Go straight through the lights at the large intersection and on to Main Street (past CVS, Watertown Library, and Fire Station on your right). Go approximately 1.6 miles on Main Street to the Watertown/Waltham line.
Turn right onto Warren St. at the lights just over the Waltham line (Walgreen’s and John Brewer’s Tavern are on your right).
Go 0.5 miles on Warren St. Turn left onto Beaver Street – look for a small traffic island on the left, just when the road curves to the right.
Cross the railroad tracks and a very small bridge, then take First Right into the parking lot at 135 Beaver Street. Directly ahead on the right is a dumpster beside the tree line.
The entrance to WCI is across from the dumpster and has a blue canopy over the door.
FROM ROUTE 128: Take Trapelo Road exit traveling East toward Waltham and Belmont. The first major intersection will be at Lexington Street; continue through the lights staying on Trapelo Road.
After approx. 5 miles you will pass the Fernald Center on your right. At the next set of lights, turn Right onto Waverly Oaks Road. Go approx. 0.5 miles to the next set of lights and turn left onto Beaver Street (Shell Gas Station will be on your left).
135 Beaver Street is the first brick building on your left. Enter the parking lot and go to the east end of the building. Look for the dumpster along the tree line. The entrance to WCI is directly across from the dumpster and has a blue canopy over the door.
Handicap Accessible from a separate entrance; please call (781) 899-8220 for information
Mass Bay Community
College, Room 322
19 Flagg Street
Framingham, MA 0170
Directions from Rt.
9: Take Rt. 126 South (Concord Street). Take the first right after
the traffic light onto Normandy Road. Mass Bay is on the right at the
intersection of Normandy Road and Flagg Drive. There is parking on either
side of the building.
Directions via the Mass Pike: Mass Pike (I-90) west, past Route
128 (Interstate 95), to exit 13 (Route 30). Stay to the right through
the tolls, heading towards the Route 30 West (Framingham) exit. Follow
Route 30 to Route 126 (Concord Street). Turn left onto Concord Street
and proceed approximately 1/2 mile. Turn right onto Normandy Road. The
College is on the right, approximately 1/4 mile at the intersection
of Normandy Road and Flagg Drive.
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