FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK Hosts Workshop

FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK – Southeastern NC

 

                                                                                           

 

Does your child receive CAP-ID/DD services?  Is your child on the waiting list? Are you worried about the transition to managed care for mental health and developmental services?

 

Then you need to attend the FREE training with

Disability Rights NC!

 

Topic: NC Innovations Waiver: Advocating for Appropriate Services Under the Managed Care System

    

In this training, staff from Disability Rights NC will discuss:

·      The transition to managed care

·       “How-to” advocacy skills to help families protect a person’s rights during and after the transition

·      How care coordination differs from case management

·      Strategies on navigating Medicaid appeals and how the process changes under managed care

·      General self-advocacy tips

 

BRING YOUR QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS!

 

Speaker: Andrew Strickland

Attorney with Disability Rights NC 

 

Thursday, October 11^th

Noon-1:30p

New Hanover County Public Library—NE Branch

1241 Military Cutoff Rd, Wilmington, NC

 

Please register ASAP.

For directions or information and to register:

Call: (910) 792-6133 or Email: fsnsoutheastern@gmail.com

 

Disability Rights North Carolina is an independent, private not for profit organization. Designated by the Governor on July 1, 2007 to ensure the rights of all state citizens with disabilities through individual advocacy and systems change, Disability Rights NC is part of a national system of federally mandated protection and advocacy system for people with disabilities. For more information, visit www.disabilityrightsnc.org.