1. Planning a Vision for a Good Life
The LifeCourse Framework
Planning a Vision for a Good Life
Introductory Slide: Have this slide on as people are coming in.
Purpose of the presentation: to help people learn about the importance of planning for the future and understand how life experiences and choices affect their trajectory
The information that we will be sharing are a part of the LifeCourse Framework. The tools were developed by the Supporting Families Community of Practice and South Dakota is a part of that group.

2. Welcome! Sarah K.C. The LifeCourse Framework Justin
Purpose: To Welcome everyone to the presentation
Speaker: Welcome to our presentation! We appreciate the opportunity to share this information with you. We are members of the South Dakota Advocates for Change Leadership Team.
Introduce yourselves.
Sarah
K.C.
Justin
Lynne
(Depending on the size of the group – might do a round of introductions)

3. We want you to learn… The LifeCourse Framework
A way to plan for a good life.
Understand the idea of the trajectory
Play a game to make the trajectory idea stick
Understand the Integrated Supports Star and how to use it
Play Supports Star BINGO!
Speaker: Read the Slide
Key points/Outcomes:
·  how life experiences and choices affect your life trajectory
·  the importance of planning for the future
·  how the LifeCourse framework and tools can help you get to the good life
The LifeCourse
Framework

4. South Dakota Good Life Video

5. All people have the right to live, love, work, play and pursue their dreams in their community.
Speaker: Before we get started, we want to share with you the core belief that guides all of the LifeCourse work.
Speaker:
Read the blue box. All people have the right to live, love, work, play and pursue their dreams in their community.

6. Focusing on Life Experiences
Birth-----Early Child----School----Transition Adulthood Aging
Chores and allowance
Birthday parties with friends
Learning to say “no”
Your first job
Volunteering at church
Making mistakes
Lynne:
We believe that the things happen to a person early in their life helps them be more successful as they head down the path towards a good life.
People with disabilities must be able to share in the same life experiences and rites of passages everyone else does. All these experiences pile up to help a person build skills and knowledge to help them grow.
Lynne to Sarah: What were you doing when you turned 5?
Sara: Playing with brother and sisters, I went to preschool to get ready for kindergarten. what were you doing?
Lynne?: Well I was doing the same thing!
Lynne: Justin, what were you doing when you turned 16?
Justin: When I was sixteen, I was at Bon Homme High School. I was in track and cross country. I helped out with my family. I had a dog, too. What were you doing Lynne?
Lynne: I was going to Watertown High School, driving around Main Street, going to the lake with friends.
Lynne to K.C.: What were you doing when you turned 21?
K.C.: I celebrated my birthday with friends, went out for supper, had a couple of beers. I was working and I was spending money? What were you doing Lynne?
Lynne: I was married and a mom taking care of a baby boy.
Lynne: The major point behind this is that we all have life experiences that we go through that impact our lives as we move forward. If people aren’t able to do things like go to school, or get a job, they may not learn important skills that will help them when they’re older.

7. Thinking Across all Life Domains
Healthy Living
(medical, behavioral and mental health, wellness, nutrition)
Daily Life & Employment
(education/employment, life skills)
Lynne:
As you will see in a second, every part of our life is connected to another. A lot of times people just focus on one part of their life, like where they live or where work or money. It works better if you think about all the parts of your life.
K.C., Justin, and Sarah:
GO THROUGH DIFFERENT DOMAINS AND WHAT THEY ARE
Community Living
(housing, transportation, community access)
Safety and Security
(emergencies, legal, well-being, guardianship and alternatives
Social and Spirituality
(friends, relationships and leisure activities)
Citizenship and Advocacy
(leadership, peer support, making choices, setting goals)

8. The Trajectory Speaker: Now we’re going to talk about the trajectory.
ASK
Does anybody know what a trajectory is?

9. Vision of What I Don’t Want
What is a trajectory?
Friends, family, job, fun things to do, independence, your own place, happiness
Speaker:
A trajectory is the path your life takes toward the future. It can change based on the choices you make, other peoples’ actions, and events that might be out of your control. The goal is the good life, so we want the trajectory to go up.
Sometimes people have a hard time thinking about what the good life might be. That’s okay. When this happens, we start thinking about what they DON’T want first.
Speaker: ASK What are some things you guys don’t want for your life?
Speaker: Now that we’ve talked about the things people don’t want…
Speaker: ASK What are some things or goals you wrote down for your life??
Trajectory toward a good life
Vision of What I Don’t Want
Trajectory towards things you don’t want

10. K.C.’s Vision and Trajectory
Paid job at the museum
Spend time with friends
Having my dog – Poppy
Live where I do or by the mall
A fireplace in an
entertainment center
Take a class
I live in my own apartment
I clean my apartment
I help pay my bills
I volunteer at the museum
cleaning, sweeping, &
putting displays together
To be bullied
To be bossed around
Taken advantage of
Be unsafe
To be late for anything
Self-Esteem

11. Justin’s Vision and Trajectory
To get married
Have my own family
Have supports I need
Have my own apartment
Have a job
People that work with me be on time
Save money
To take classes
Experiences Needed:
I live on my own
Work Experiences:
Janitorial
Dishwashing
Food Prep
People telling me I’ll never get married
Stereotypes
Others telling me “I can’t”

12. Sarah’s Vision and Trajectory
Experiences Needed:
More work experiences
Need job coaching
Help with cooking
healthy meals
Live in my own apartment
Have a clean home & my cat
Friends – Go to movies, lunch, plays, ceramics, etc.
Have a job – working with animals, kids, people
Disneyland
Be valued & respected by others
Be safe
Experiences:
Lived On My Own:
Kept apt. clean
Paid bills & rent
Budgeting
Decision making
Work Experiences:
Daycare
McDonalds
Wrapped silverware
Take direction
To be taken advantage of
To be bossed around
To be bullied
Low expectations, self-esteem, stereotypes, anxiety, depression, rules/regulations

13. CLIFFHANGER
LET’S PLAY CLIFFHANGER!!!!
Rachel – say instructions

14. Meet Frank. Frank is an eligible bachelor in his ‘40’s.
Currently he lives by himself and pays his own bills.
Frank enjoys drinking coffee, making friends, listening to music, and talking on the phone.
He lives in a small suburb close to the main drag in town.
Frank uses a wheelchair to get around.
RACHEL

15. Frank’s Vision for a Good Life
FRANK DOES WANT
A girlfriend or wife???
Good health
A place to live
Plenty of coffee
Make his own decisions
RACHEL read what Frank does want
Katie will read WHAT FRANK DOES WANT
Frank DOESN’T want
To be lonely
To not have control over where he lives
To not be able to get out and get around town

16. Doctor says his cholesterol is too high.
FRANK DOES WANT
to be healthy and live a long time.
Rachel: read the slide
Katie ASK What’s the problem with having high cholesterol?
Well… Frank might have a heart attack…. His arteries might get all clogged up and he might have a stroke…
Katie read what Frank doesn’t want
Rachel read what Frank does want
Frank DOESN’T want
to get fat and unhealthy so the ladies won’t like him.

17. Frank starts swimming 3x’s a week.
KATIE
Frank starts swimming 3x’s a week.

18. Frank eats McDonald’s every day.
RACHEL
Frank eats McDonald’s every day.

19. RACHEL
Frank quits smoking.

20. Frank drinks Pepsi Cola with every meal.
KATIE
Frank drinks Pepsi Cola with every meal.

21. Frank switches to drinking water.
RACHEL
Frank switches to drinking water.

22. to have to ask someone else for permission about
Frank’s nephew has filed for guardianship because he is worried that Frank is becoming more forgetful as he gets older.
FRANK DOES WANT
be able to make his own decisions about his life, like who to date, and keep his right to vote.
ASK
What happens when you get a guardian? Do you get to makes choices?
Katie read what Frank doesn’t want
Rachel read what Frank does want
Frank DOESN’T want
to have to ask someone else for permission about
how to spend his money
or where to live.

23. Frank has good credit and a long history of paying bills on time.
RACHEL
Frank has good credit and a long history of paying bills on time.

24. KATIE
Frank doesn’t know that South Dakota Protection and Advocacy offers information and support in guardianship matters.

25. Frank calls Tim at SD Advocacy and finds out they can help him.
RACHEL
Frank calls Tim at SD Advocacy and finds out they can help him.

26. RACHEL
Frank forgets to pay his electric bill for three months in a row and his lights get cut off.

27. RACHEL
Frank and his support staff are learning how he can use apps and his Google account to set reminders for himself.

28. Questions about Trajectory
Speaker: As you can see, the good things Frank did for himself put him on a positive trajectory towards a good, happy, healthy, life.
All that McDonald’s and Pepsi set him on a negative path but he did things to fix them.
When he forgot to pay his light bill, he and his supporters worked together to find a solution that would help him stay independent and keep control over his life.
Do you have any questions? Comments? Complaints?

29. Integrated Supports for a Good Life
Speaker: We call this the Integrated Supports Star.
Speaker ASK:
What does Integrated mean?
The Integrated Supports Star is about accessing all kinds of different supports to make your good life possible.
Personal strengths & assets (One Speaker)
What do you have that will help you?
Personality traits, Skills or training that you have, Belongings that own or things you have access to
Relationships (Another Speaker)
Who do you have in your life to help you?
Family, Friends, Close personal relationships (like your neighbor, boss, pastor, the mailman, coworkers, etc)
Technology (Speaker)
How can technology help you be more independent?
Smartphones, Assistive technology, Internet and computers
Community-Based (Another Speaker)
What are the Businesses, places, and things anyone can access where you live:
School, Library, Park, Police station, Hospital, Church, Grocery Store
Eligibility Specific (I have been calling this paid or formal supports) (Lynne)
Things you have to have a diagnosis, certain income, or other qualification (like age, gender, or race) for
Food stamps, housing Voucher, DD Services, Medicaid, Medicare
We encourage people to fill the different areas of the star and not put all their support “eggs” in one basket
Not just DD Services

30. person or family resources, abilities, strengths, characteristics
Integrated Supports
person or family resources, abilities, strengths, characteristics
family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, community members, church members
school, businesses,
church/faith based,
public transportation,
parks and recreation
SHS services,
Special Ed,
Medicaid,
section 8,
Food Stamps, Vocational Rehab (VR)
i-pad/smart phone
apps, remote monitoring,
cognitive accessibility,
adaptive equipment
For a good life
This is the integrated supports star. As you can see, there are different kinds of supports. A lot of times when we’re talking about supports, we think only about services offered by CSP’s or FS360.

31. Personal Strengths & Assets
person or family resources, abilities, strengths, characteristics
What do you have that will help you?
Personality traits
Skills or training that you have
Belongings that own or things you have access to

32. Relationships Who do you have in your life to help you? Family Friends
family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, community members, church members
Who do you have in your life to help you?
Family
Friends
Close personal relationships (like your neighbor, boss, pastor coworkers, etc)

33. Technology How can technology help you be more independent?
i-pad/smart phone
apps, remote monitoring,
cognitive accessibility,
adaptive equipment
How can technology help you be more independent?
Smartphones
Assistive technology
Internet and computers

34. Community-Based
Businesses, places, and things anyone can access where you live:
School
Library
Park
Police station
Hospital
Church
Grocery Store
school, businesses,
church/faith based,
public transportation,
parks and recreation

35. Eligibility Specific
Things you have to have a diagnosis, certain income, or other qualification (like age, gender, or race) for
Food stamps
Housing Voucher
DD Services
Medicaid
Medicare
SHS services,
Special Ed,
Medicaid,
section 8,
Food Stamps, Vocational Rehab (VR)

36. K.C’s Integrated Supports Star
Hard Worker, Polite, Friendly,
Curious, On time
Has experience as a volunteer,
Gets along with others
Pays attention to details
Parents
Co-workers at museum
Friends
Anna’s Circle at Church
Care Club
Zachary
Phone
I PAD
Computer TV
Microwave
Job
Family Support 360
Voc Rehabilitation
Heating Assistance
Housing Assistance
Para Transit
Medicare/Medicaid
Movie Theater
Mall
Church
Walmart, Hyvee
Senior Citizens Center
Vet

37. Sarah’s Integrated Supports Star
Nice, helpful, polite, sticks up for others, Knows my way around town,
Good worker, takes care of animals
I Phone
IPAD TV
Microwave
Radio, DVD Player
Computer
Watch
Mom, Dad, Sisters, Brother
SDAC
Special Olympics
PIP
Friends
Live On My Own
Rexall, Hvee, Walmart
Movie Theater, Church
Bowling
Clinic, Dentist, Bank
Dollar Store
SSI/SSDI
Family Support 360
Voc Rehabilitation
Food Stamps
Heating Assistance
Housing Assistance

38. Justin’s Integrated Supports Star
Can live independently
Do my own laundry, Outgoing, Gets along with others, A good leader, Tech Savvy, Planner
Maps
Skype
Computer
You Tube
Smart Phone
Facebook
X Box 360
Anais
Anais’s Parents,
Mom, Dad, brother & sister
WWE Group
My uncle
SDAC Group
Moving to Watertown
Bus Station
Grocery Stores
Apartments
Bank
Buffalo Wild Wings
Walmart
Mall
Family Support 360
Food Stamps
Heating Assistance
SSI/Rep Payee
Vocational Rehabilitation

39. Let’s play Supports Star Bingo!!!!

40. Speaker
First show the person,
Then show the family,
then bring up the domains
And then the buckets
And then the outer layers
All these things work together to make a good life.

41. Questions, Reflections and Discussion
Do you have any questions? Comments? Complaints?
Thank the audience
(Reference theUniversity of Missouri Kansas City and the Supporting Families Community of Practice for the powerpoint and materials.

42. If you need help along the way….
If people have questions.
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