Regular Monthly Board Meeting

The SALT (School-to-Adult Life Transition Series) is a free monthly series developed to offer valuable information, resources and guidance to help prepare families of children and students with developmental disabilities for the transition to adult life. Separate programs are offered at the same time for both parents and teens. In January, the Parent program will address the first of two sessions on Estate Planning: Understanding Guardianship and the Alternatives, while the SALT-TEENS program for students will tackle "How Can I Advocate for Myself?" No RSVPs are required. This program is sponsored by the Employment First Local Leaders collaboration of Montgomery, Greene and Warren counties.

The Montgomery County Board of Developmental Disabilities Services sponsors a group known as the Parents & Advocates Advisory Council (PAAC), where parents, family members, guardians, and advocates of people with developmental disabilities AND providers of services meet and discuss issues with MCBDDS leadership. Meetings are are held at a variety of venues, and may be canceled due to inclement weather or other conflicts. Sign up to receive meeting agendas and alerts for cancellations at http://www.mcbdds.org/list.aspx

Learn about careers with agencies that support people with developmental disabilities. Openings available for direct support, management and transportation positions with different providers of services. No experience needed; paid training provided. All shifts available. Apply onsite. Please provide 24 hours' notice, if possible, if sign language interpreters or alternative format materials are needed.

Agency and Independent Providers - come with ideas of how the COG can support you or assist your County Board to support you. Be ready to share areas where you need assistance or training. There will be a drawing for door prizes! Questions? Contact Robin Thomas at robin.thomas@swocog.org.

Providers are invited to take part in a Hiring Event sponsored by MCBDDS to help them recruit Direct Support Professionals and management-level staff. Prospective exhibitors should complete and return the registration form to Mitch Snyder by January 15 using the email contact information at right. All exhibitors will be issued one 3-foot table and two chairs. For setup, please arrive 1/2 hour before the event.

Agency and Independent Providers - come with ideas of how the COG can support you or assist your County Board to support you. Be ready to share areas where you need assistance or training. There will be a drawing for door prizes! Questions? Contact Robin Thomas at robin.thomas@swocog.org.

This class meets requirements for individuals applying for certification by the Ohio Dept of Developmental Disabilities. Also meets requirements for mandatory annual training for current providers.

This class fulfills the requirements for initial Medication Administration Certification, Category 3 (Insulin) renewal. Attendees that become certified through this class will need their own delegating nurse for the actual oversight of the insulin administration; the trainer will not provide oversight.

This class meets the annual state requirements for health-related continuing education, and does include observations of skill proficiency.

State Support Team 10 is proud to provide the following training opportunity - Early Learning Development Standards Module (ELDS) Level 2: Social & Emotional Development, 36 months to Kindergarten. This training is an introduction to social and emotional development and learning during the preschool years and offers teaching strategies for supporting development in this domain. Friday, January 31, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at MCESC Regional Center, 4801 Springfield St., Dayton, 45431. Questions? Contact Tara Morehead at 937-236-9965 or tara.morehead@mcesc.org. To register, visit: https://forms.gle/UNerZKSGqWKpE7ey5.