2011 ARRM Leadership Conference for ARRM Organizational Members

The Right Supports at the Right Time
Creating a cost effective continuum of services for Minnesotans with disabilities

Ruttger's Bay Lake Lodge Sept. 28-30, 2011

Last year’s conference theme, Making Disabilities a #1 State Priority, is happening.  Our credibility and influence have never been higher. All the while legislators chant the reform mantra – but there isn’t a total reform package in the legislative mix.  Enter ARRM.

In recent years, ARRM and others – like LSS – have successfully advanced important reform elements and visions.  ARRM has said all along that there are people who are over-served in corporate foster care and there are many citizens for whom these services are precisely what they need and want. 

But what are the alternatives for those who would thrive by choosing a less costly array of supports?  There are in-home and ILS services, wonderful options for many – but not all – people over-served in foster care. Figuring out how to open up a continuum of options between professional corporate foster care (and ICFs) and CDCS is the answer to legislators’ pleas for cost-effective reforms. 

ARRM’s Service Innovations Committee is working with several other committees and task forces to develop our best reform work. We have some break-through ideas – like giving real decision making to consumer’s teams – and a list of barriers to plow through to open up a new world to people to choose the supports they need, when they need them. 

Preliminary conference agenda:

Wednesday: Registration opens at 11 a.m., lunch is served at noon and the conference begins at 1 p.m.

• The conference kicks off with a celebration of member grassroots advocacy during the 2011 Legislative Session.

• Carlo Cuesta, long time ARRM consultant who helped us get The Right Supports at the Right Time in motion, will help us get engaged in a process to put our transformation plan into action.

Thursday morning: Breakfast begins at 7 a.m., and the conference begins at 9 a.m.

• ARRM's reform plan, currently called The Right Supports at the Right Time: ARRM members and staff will lay out the plan's framework -- with many specifics -- with time for discussion and questions. House Health and Human Services Finance Committee Chair Jim Abeler and DHS Commissioner Lucinda Jesson will be with us to participate, present their reform views and respond to our plan. (Note: Friday morning will be largely devoted to getting your input in moving the plan forward.)

Thursday afternoon: The afternoon session begins at 1 p.m.

• Presentation of ARRM Leadership Award

• Social media has fundamentally changed the way companies do business. It strengthens relationships with stakeholders, builds advocacy communities and solidifies brand value propositions. To help you navigate these 21st century communication and business tools, ARRM has invited social media strategists Annette Scotti (HR Techies, Inc.) and Teresa Thompson (Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.) to present Social Networking – Does it Work at Work?  Their session will provide examples of how companies are benefiting from social media, as well as practical advice about how to avoid potential liability and protect your company.

• Political climate and critical issues panel:  ARRM experts will describe the challenging political environment we're dealing with and update us on critical issues, such as the 10 percent congregate living rate cut and ARRM's 2012 rate methodology legislation.

Friday morning: Breakfast begins at 7 a.m., and the conference run from 9 a.m. to noon

• Board meeting/open forum: The final day of the conference will include a treasurer's report and staff/president's report; a Workforce Committee presentation; and member input, advice and a call for member commitments to be engaged in promoting ARRM's system reform plan.
  

Be sure to reserve your room and meals at Ruttger's
Ruttger’s will hold a block of rooms until August 29, 2011 – so make your reservations now.  Print out and return this form to Ruttger’s. Day attendees MUST ALSO register in advance with Ruttger’s; rates are the same or less than last year.

Ruttger's address
PO Box 400
25039 Tame Fish Lake Rd NE
Deerwood, MN  56444
(800) 450-4545
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ARRM thanks the Christensen Group and Geritom Medical for sponsoring the Leadership Conference this year. Read more about these Associate members.