Joining Forces ~ 10 th Annual Joining Forces: Supporting Family/Professional Partnerships Conference Evaluation Summary

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1 ! Joining Forces ~ 10 th Annual Joining Forces: Supporting Family/Professional Partnerships Conference Evaluation Summary March 29, 2017 What is the Joining Forces Conference? Our Family Professional Partnerships Conference educates Oklahoma families and the professionals that serve them about why and how they should partner to meet the unique issues and challenges those with chronic health conditions or disabilities face on a daily basis. The conference offers a dynamic keynote, multiple sessions, and opportunities for agencies and families to discuss how they can partner to ensure service excellence. Goals of the Conference: Increase awareness of importance of family/professional partnerships Increase family partnerships in the development, implementation and evaluation of programs Increase leadership and partnerships skills Identify opportunities for family leadership Support professional and family members as they partner to improve services Joining Forces is coordinated by the Oklahoma Family Network, Oklahoma s Family-to- Family Health Information Center, in partnership with: Center for Learning and Leadership (Oklahoma UCEDD), Oklahoma Autism Network, Oklahoma Department of Human Services Developmental Disabilities Services and Children With Special Healthcare Needs, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse, Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services, Oklahoma Developmental Disabilities Council, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, Oklahoma State Department of Education, Oklahoma State Department of Health, Oklahoma LEND, Parents Helping Parents, Photo Pros: A Special Touch Photography, R Word Campaign, Santa Fe South Schools, Inc. and Sooner SUCCESS. Total Attendees: 169 Registration Prior to the Conference: 206 Registration Day of the Conference: 11 Family Member: 53 Family Member/Adult with Disability: 2 Family Member/Professional: 19 1

2 Professional: 58 Para-Professional: 1 Student: 13 Adult with Disability: 4 Speaker/Panel/Committee/Other: 18 Other: 1 Have attended JF in the past: 71 No shows: 48 (10 Professional, 20 Family Member/Caregiver, 3 Family Member/Caregiver/Professional, 1 Family Member/Adult with Disability, 7 Adult with Disability, 4 Student, 3 Speaker/Panel/Committee/Other) Total Attendees Completed Evaluations: 96 Family Members: 27 Families/Professional: 8 Family Member/Caregiver/Other: 2 (1 TA/YA Advocate) Professionals: 47 Students: 9 (2 Social Work, 1 Intern, 1 Public Health/MPH/Epidemiology, 5 OKLEND) Other: 3 (1 Person with a Disability, 1 interested in disability rights) Information listed is based on the evaluations turned in and on the questions answered. Not all questions were answered on some evaluations. Have you attended a Joining Forces Conference before? Yes = 47 No = 47 Zip Code: (2), 73012, 73013, 73020, 73025, (2), 73034, 73044, 73045, 73049, 73064, (5), (3), 73092, (3), 73104, 73105, 73107, (2), 73109, 73110, 73111, (2), 73115, (4), 73119, (4), 73131,73141, 73160, 73162, (6), 73443, 73501, 73507, 73521, 73529, 73531, 73572, (2), 73729, 73737, 73750, 73901, 74011, 74012, 74014, 74017, (2), 74037, (2), 74126, 74133, 74137, 74146, 74403, 74441, 74464, 74531, 74701, 74801, 74804, 74820, 74851, 74932, (2), NM Rural vs. Urban: Rural: 35 2

3 Urban: 61 Ethnicity/Race: Families: 17 White, 5 American Indian (3 Seminole, 1 Cherokee/Choctaw 1 Chippewa), 2 White/American Indian (1 Cherokee, 1 Chickasaw), Hispanic, 3 Black/African American Families/Professional: 4 White, 2 American Indian (1 Creek, 1 Cherokee), 1 Hispanic, 1 Black/African American Family/Other: 1 White/Hispanic, 1 American Indian (1 Cherokee) Professional: 34 White, 2 Hispanic, 4 Black/African American, 3 American Indian (1 Choctaw), 1 White/American Indian (Chippewa), 1 Hispanic/White, 1 Asian Student: 1 White/ American Indian (Chickasaw), 1 Hispanic/White, 7 white Other: 1 white, 1 Asian, 1 Black/African American Rate your level of agreement with the following statements: As a result of this conference my knowledge has increased. 54 strongly agree 35 agree 5 somewhat agree 0 disagree 0 N/A I have a better understanding of the importance of familyprofessional and community partnerships. 59 strongly agree 28 agree 6 somewhat agree 0 disagree 1 N/A I made connections for future partnerships. 54 strongly agree 28 agree 9 somewhat agree 2 disagree 1 N/A I learned how to work in partnership to plan supports for a good life. 50 strongly agree 37 agree 6 somewhat agree 1 disagree 0 N/A I learned about strategies and tools for navigating life opportunities. 44 strongly agree 36 agree 12 somewhat agree 1 disagree 1 N/A Rate your level of satisfaction with the following Opening Keynote -- Jan Moss 82 highly satisfied, 9 satisfied, 0 somewhat satisfied, 0 not at all satisfied, 3 N/A Panel on Community Projects (choose and answer the session you attended.) Guymon Community 7 highly satisfied, 7 satisfied, 1 somewhat satisfied, 0 not at all satisfied, 0 N/A Edmond Schools Community of Practice/Lifecourse 12 highly satisfied, 9 satisfied, 1 somewhat satisfied, 0 not at all satisfied, 0 N/A 3

4 Pervasive Parenting Center CPRC 12 strongly agree 9 agree 2 somewhat agree 0 disagree 0 N/A Sooner SUCCESS On the Road 7 strongly agree 7 agree 2 somewhat agree 0 disagree 0 N/A New Hope 15 strongly agree 5 agree 2 somewhat agree 0 disagree 0 N/A Reach for the Stars 15 strongly agree 6 agree 2 somewhat agree 0 disagree 0 N/A Breakout Sessions for Community Projects 60 strongly agree 18 agree 1 somewhat agree 0 disagree 4 N/A Networking Lunch 26 strongly agree 3 agree 1 somewhat agree 0 disagree 0 N/A Afternoon Keynote Joe Dorman 54 strongly agree 24 agree 8 somewhat agree 1 disagree 0 N/A Round Table Agencies and Organizations 31 strongly agree 8 agree 1 somewhat agree 0 disagree 1 N/A The Conference Registration process 64 strongly agree 17 agree 1 somewhat agree 0 disagree 2 N/A The overall conference (as a whole) 58 strongly agree 26 agree 0 somewhat agree 0 disagree 0 N/A I will use these news ideas: ~ In my personal life 64 Yes definitely 25 perhaps 2 No, I doubt it 0 Absolutely not 2 N/A ~ In my family 62 Yes definitely 26 perhaps 2 No, I doubt it 0 Absolutely not 2 N/A ~ In my social relationships 66 Yes definitely 26 perhaps 1 No, I doubt it 0 Absolutely not 0 N/A ~ In community connections 76 Yes definitely 14 perhaps 1 No, I doubt it 0 Absolutely not 0 N/A ~ In my work/at my job 82 Yes definitely 6 perhaps 1 No, I doubt it 0 Absolutely not 1 N/A ~ In advocacy work 78 Yes definitely 13 perhaps 0 No, I doubt it 0 Absolutely not 0 N/A Comments or Suggestions Regarding This Conference: Amazing conference this year! Great conference! Conference was great! 4

Thank you for having a CBHN & wraparound grad support our table! We utilized her lived experience with wraparound & family driver care!! Thank you Great Job! I loved New Hop session so informative.

Excellent speakers & contacts Provide more breakout sessions Continue to highlight programs & partnerships that are not funded by federal or state funds community & business relationships natural

5 Thank you for having a CBHN & wraparound grad support our table! We utilized her lived experience with wraparound & family driver care!! Thank you Great Job! I loved New Hop session so informative. Loved the breakouts this year! New info. Was good & broader topics were enjoyed. Excellent speakers & contacts Provide more breakout sessions Continue to highlight programs & partnerships that are not funded by federal or state funds community & business relationships natural relationships. Really enjoyed learning from you & me = together Parents really have to be partners Thank you! Great conference! Wonderful Most of the concepts covered were already familiar to me, but the speakers did a nice job! Great agenda facility panel of speakers Loved Jan s keynote Better coffee! Schedule flowed smoothly and food was great! It would be nice if the networking portion had more structure (for the introverts). The conference went well and the keynote speakers was up-to-point on their issues. Would like to see an afternoon keynote speaker that is more engaging. Jan Moss was great! Better coffee Another awesome conference thank you! Excellent!! I would have liked the breakout sessions to repeat so we could go to two of them. New Hope & OICA were excellent additions more organizations that aren t just disability-related, please very important. Great! Repeat breakout groups Roundtables needed more agencies Separate round tables in different rooms so we can better hear the presentation Need more community service partners/agencies with booths & information This conference was very informative & helpful to me for my personal life as a parent of a child with a disability as well as a professional. DRS Session Shorten lunch & end 30 minutes earlier Great job! So much great info & so much fun. 5

6 Thank you for all your hard work! Jan was fun, but I didn t get a central message. I loved hearing from Jan parents have such an important perspective. Talk more specifically about active groups and how they can be formed. I would have liked to see more sessions (not at the same time, but that I could attend.) More time needed for round table discussion I would have like to do this during lunch or have longer for this part. Non at this time Very enlightening! My first conference The round table was a great and valuable component. Having a representative at each table would have helped. Jan Moss was a delight so nice to hear personal stories. Really enjoyed networking opportunity. Good job! More time in a breakout session, or opportunity to go to a 2 nd breakout session would be nice. The services booth provided excellent information. What Additional Training Would You Like to Have in Your Area? A track for new families/advocates. Community collaboration; working with community partners. I would like to have programming in our area that will adapt to the needs of people in rural Oklahoma. More info on how to get my school interested in Lifecourse. Any type of training for our teachers & parents. Everything Non-traditional school planning not just checking boxes on an IEP form. Add me: * Cheryl@cherylginnings.com (please put me on lists) Everything! As far as I know there is none in Hughes County. Any that is offered. Resources for special needs, children with behavioral concerns, children with drug & alcohol abuse concerns. Parenting skills. Trauma & advocacy (self & family members, not just parents.) DD issues on vocational options No representation of public or private schools (K-12) Behavioral Health & the Spiritual Realm Parent advocacy in health care and health professions education IEP/504 advocacy/parent training Advocacy for individuals with disabilities, outreach to the community for specific services, etc. Really appreciated the diversity & underserved communities that were represented. 6

7 Mental health resources, infant mental health, trauma informed parenting & care Advocacy tools & techniques All these topics need to go On the Road. How to have a successful parent support group parent to parent support More disability specific training and parents, workers, professionals who have experience with special needs kids to adulthood. Stories & strategies that have helped. More tips on lobbying/talking to lawmakers. Help in areas that are problems in rural Okla. How to connect resources to families in poverty New Hope Helping new professionals connect. 7

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