Building Person
Centered Organizations...
BUILDING
A PERSON CENTERED ORGANIZATION
Employee
Focus
by
Deborah Conway
For the past four years, Cross Plains
Community Partner has been actively learning and implementing
person centered practices. The
learning that we have engaged in has not only helped us to focus
on the contributions, gifts, and desires of those receiving our
services, but it also revealed the importance of placing the same
focus on the people that provide the service.
Leadership has discovered that valuing, developing, and
using the unique skills and gifts that each employee brings to the
organization has greatly enhanced the outcomes for people using
our services. Using person centered tools to discover what is “important
to” and “important for” the people we support, coupled with
the freedom and encouragement for staff to think creatively toward
purposeful outcomes has resulted in more meaningful days for both
those we support, and for CPCP employees.
We have also discovered that it is equally important to
listen and discover what “is working” and “not working”
from the employee’s perspective, and then partnering to make any
needed changes and embrace new opportunities.
Nurturing and providing staff opportunities for new
learning and growth is also a vital component of sustaining
employees that are committed to a culture of person centered
thinking and practices.
Appreciation
goes to all of the excellent CPCP staff who are so committed to
the mission and values of a person centered organization!
To
affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.
-Henry
David Thoreau
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Storybook Farm...
Where do horses go if
their owners can no longer provide care for them?
That is a question that was answered with the establishment of
Storybook Farm Equine Rescue, located in Tunnel Hill.
Volunteers from Cross Plains have donated their time to help feed,
water, and groom the equine residents of Storybook Farm.
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Storybook Farm Equine Rescue |
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Fun at Cross Plains.....
Cross Plains Picnic/Cookout
What would summer be
without a picnic? In May,
direct support staff treated individuals at Cross Plains to a
picnic/cookout at the Gilbert Stephens Park in Fort Oglethorpe.
James Nix, DSP, prepared a tasty lunch of hot dogs, hamburgers, and
ribs, (along with all the trimmings) for everyone.
Special guest, Lafrandon Minchew, entertained everyone with his
musical talents, while other picnickers chose to participate in baseball,
volleyball, or Frisbee games.
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Picnic/Cookout at Gilbert Stephens Park in
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Volunteering..
Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention
Center
The
slowdown in the job market has affected workers from Cross Plains,
as well as the rest of our country.
Downsizing of area businesses has resulted in layoffs for
some Cross Plains workers. How
to fill this time? Many
individuals have chosen to increase their job skills, while at the
same time, giving back to their community through volunteering.
If you attended an event over the summer at the Trade Center,
you may have been greeted and directed to the location of the event
by a volunteer from Cross Plains. These individuals show the same
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Peer Meetings...
The peer meetings were started by a group of individual in the
Supported Employment Program as a way of staying informed about
their jobs, their community, special events, etc. The success of
the Supported Employment meetings caught the eye of several
individuals in the Day Hab /Day Supports Program, who decided they
would like to conduct their own peer meetings. The Supported
Employment Peer Meeting is held every Thursday, and Peer Meeting II
(Day Hab/Day Supports), is held every Wednesday.
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