ILRU Colloquium Papers

ILRU Colloquium Papers

These three papers were developed as a result of interviews with six states' Real Choice Systems Change project staff and affiliates and the Colloquium sponsored by ILRU in Houston, January 2005. As a starting point, the authors used the three papers written by Michael Kendrick, Ph.D. which were used as catalysts for discussion at the Colloquium. The new papers built on the essential ingredients of those discussion papers which the Colloquium participants agreed should remain and added the results of the three topic area discussion groups of the Colloquium as well as the final session which synthesized the findings of all three groups.

To assist in the process of completing the papers for publication, we would appreciate your responses to the following questions by February 20, 2006. Thank you for your continued support of this effort!

Paper 1: Key Components of Systems Change (pdf format)
Paper 2: Hallmarks and Features of High-Quality Community-Based Services (pdf format)
Paper 3: Promoting Self-Direction and Consumer Control in Home- and Community-Based Service Systems (pdf format)

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Please respond to the following statements for each of the papers:

Paper 1: Key Components of Systems Change

This paper captures the recommendations of the Colloquium accurately: Agree Disagree

If you disagree, what points do you believe are off the mark?
The points are clear and understandable? Agree Disagree

If you disagree, what suggestions do you have for improving clarity?
What suggestions do you have for enhancing the usefulness of the paper?

Paper 2: Hallmarks and Features of High-Quality Community-Based Services

This paper captures the recommendations of the Colloquium accurately: Agree Disagree

If you disagree, what points do you believe are off the mark?
The points are clear and understandable? Agree Disagree

If you disagree, what suggestions do you have for improving clarity?
What suggestions do you have for enhancing the usefulness of the paper?

Paper 3: Promoting Self-Direction and Consumer Control in Home- and Community-Based Service Systems

This paper captures the recommendations of the Colloquium accurately: Agree Disagree

If you disagree, what points do you believe are off the mark?
The points are clear and understandable? Agree Disagree

If you disagree, what suggestions do you have for improving clarity?
What suggestions do you have for enhancing the usefulness of the paper?

For the three papers:

Keeping in mind that the purpose of these papers is to reflect the consensus of participants in the Colloquium, are there issues that should have been included or should be developed more thoroughly? Yes No

If yes, please describe:
Would you be willing to be involved in continuing development of materials related to these papers, such as curriculums, toolkits, etc.?
Yes No

If yes, which topics are you most interested in?

For further information on the Colloquium contact:
Darrell Jones at dljones@bcm.tmc.edu
or Sharon Finney at sfinney@bcm.tmc.edu

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