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Advocating Change Together (ACT)

Family Training

1821 University Ave W, Ste S345, St. Paul, MN, 55104

(651) 641-0297

Website

https://www.selfadvocacy.org/self-advocacy-academy

Service Details

Description

Disability waiver-funded Family Training services provide training and education for the person receiving services and/or the family as identified in the individual plan of care.


Additional Information

The Self-Advocacy Academy is an interactive program engaging participants in 2-hour sessions each week from 10:00am - 12:00pm, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday with remote and in-person options.


Organized in three trimesters of 13 sessions each with start times in January, April, and September.


The Academy curriculum revolves around three goal areas:
* Building Personal Power
* Connecting to Disability Rights
* Building Stronger and More Inclusive Communities


About This Location

Covered services are limited to enrollment fees and related materials that may include:
* Instruction about treatment regimens
* Updates, as appropriate, to safely maintain the person in their home
* Use of equipment identified in the plan of care
* Development of self-advocacy skills

Learn more about this service when paid for under the waivers in the Community-Based Services Manual.

Features

  • Area Served by County
    • Aitkin County 
    • Anoka County 
    • Becker County 
    • Beltrami County 
    • Benton County 
    • Big Stone County 
    • Blue Earth County 
    • Brown County 
    • Carlton County 
    • Carver County 
    • Cass County 
    • Chippewa County 
    • Chisago County 
    • Clay County 
    • Clearwater County 
    • Cook County 
    • Cottonwood County 
    • Crow Wing County 
    • Dakota County 
    • Dodge County 
    • Douglas County 
    • Faribault County 
    • Fillmore County 
    • Freeborn County 
    • Goodhue County 
    • Grant County 
    • Hennepin County 
    • Houston County 
    • Hubbard County 
    • Isanti County 
    • Itasca County 
    • Jackson County 
    • Kanabec County 
    • Kandiyohi County 
    • Kittson County 
    • Koochiching County 
    • Lac qui Parle County 
    • Lake County 
    • Lake of the Woods County 
    • Le Sueur County 
    • Lincoln County 
    • Lyon County 
    • Mahnomen County 
    • Marshall County 
    • Martin County 
    • McLeod County 
    • Meeker County 
    • Mille Lacs County 
    • Morrison County 
    • Mower County 
    • Murray County 
    • Nicollet County 
    • Nobles County 
    • Norman County 
    • Olmsted County 
    • Otter Tail County 
    • Pennington County 
    • Pine County 
    • Pipestone County 
    • Polk County 
    • Pope County 
    • Ramsey County 
    • Red Lake County 
    • Redwood County 
    • Renville County 
    • Rice County 
    • Rock County 
    • Roseau County 
    • Scott County 
    • Sherburne County 
    • Sibley County 
    • St. Louis County 
    • Statewide 
    • Stearns County 
    • Steele County 
    • Stevens County 
    • Swift County 
    • Todd County 
    • Traverse County 
    • Wabasha County 
    • Wadena County 
    • Waseca County 
    • Washington County 
    • Watonwan County 
    • Wilkin County 
    • Winona County 
    • Wright County 
    • Yellow Medicine County 
  • Payment
    • Brain Injury Waiver (BI) 
    • Community Access for Disability Inclusion Waiver (CADI) 
    • Community Alternative Care (CAC) Waiver 
    • Developmental Disabilities Waiver (DD) 

Application Instructions

Contact Adam Ruff, Program and Communications Manager, if you have questions or would like more information about the Self-Advocacy Academy:


Phone: (651) 641-0297
Email: ruff@selfadvocacy.org


Area Served

Statewide


Websites

https://www.selfadvocacy.org/self-advocacy-academy

https://www.selfadvocacy.org

Phone Numbers

Type Number Hours
Main (651) 641-0297

Last Update

7/15/2024

Other Locations

This provider does not offer this service at other locations.

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