Opportunity to Become Title V Delegate for Indiana
Indiana
Title V Family Delegate
The IN Title V Family Delegate is an active advocate
and model of family leadership for all families with special health care needs
statewide and represents Indiana on a national level. The Title V Family
Delegate is responsible for providing the parent perspective to the IN Title V
program. The Family Delegate will serve as the lead Parent Consultant to the Children’s
Special Health Care Services (CSHCS) and Maternal and Child Health (MCH)
Divisions at the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH). The primary responsibility of the delegate
will be to plan for and administer the CSHCS Family Advisory Council.
Offering your time and becoming an Association of
Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) Family Delegate will open various
opportunities to meet other leaders within your state and country. Family participation will play a major role
within your program or the capacity in which you will serve. AMCHP offers
Family Delegates the opportunity to represent their state through the nomination
of various AMCHP Board positions. As a Family Delegate, you will become an
advocate for your program and be involved with the planning and structure of
the CSHCS Family Council. You will build leadership skills, gain experience becoming
a liaison to families, the Title V program, AMCHP, and family or other health
and human services organizations (www.amchp.org).
Questions and application may be directed to
Shirley Payne, CSHCS Director, at 317.233.7046 or spayne@isdh.in.gov.
Find the entire application packet below:
Indiana
Family Delegate Application 2017
The Association of Maternal
and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) encourages Title V programs to appoint a
family leader to serve as a delegate to AMCHP for their state. The Indiana Title V program recognizes that the parent perspective is an
integral part of program development and quality improvement for the maternal
and childhood population
we serve. Some benefits of being a
Family Delegate include:
- Serve as a voting member to the Indiana program
delegation
- Eligibility to be nominated for board positions
with AMCHP
- Network nationally and statewide with other
family leaders through a variety of activities, including the Annual AMCHP
Conference
- Serve as a model of family leadership and
advocacy
To Apply:
Submit
an electronic application, including a cover letter and brief essay to Shirley
Payne, CSHCS Director. Applications must be received by 3:00 PM
EST Friday, May 12, 2017.
Cover Letter:
Please
describe your personal interest in being the IN Title V Family Delegate program
and address how being a Family Delegate would further develop you as a family
leader in Indiana. Describe what is
important to you about developing your leadership skills and what you hope to
gain from your experience as a Family Delegate.
Essay:
Please
address the following questions in essay format (no more than 500 words):
- What is your motivation for applying to become
the Family Delegate for the IN Title V program?
- What special interests related to the MCH
population, including special health care needs, do you have?
- As a family leader, what is one thing you would
like to learn?
- If you are selected as a Family Delegate, how
might Title V staff support you?
- Indicate how you would like to benefit from
participating as the IN AMCHP Family Delegate. Choose all that apply. If
other, please indicate.
a.
Broaden
my network
b.
Understand
emerging issues from the national level
c.
Develop
skills to act as a liaison for family input and/or engage families
d.
Understand
my part in Title V
e.
Develop/increase
skill level in the MCH Leadership Skills
f.
Other
Questions and application may be
directed to Shirley Payne, CSHCS Director, at 317.233.7046 or spayne@isdh.in.gov.
*This
application was adopted from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment,
Special Health Care Needs Program
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Specific duties include, but not limited to:
·
Work with the CSHCS Division in all
aspects of planning and carrying out the CSHCS Family Advisory Council. The
delegate is the lead on planning the agenda, creation of agenda and other
meeting and council materials, coordination and implementation of council
meetings, and dissemination of all communications to council members. Assists in recruitment and selection of
parent council members. This position
requires mandatory attendance for preparatory and council meetings.
·
Actively participate on the CSHCS Family
Advisory Council and serve as a model of family leadership and advocacy; assist
in developing the leadership skills of other parents through training sessions
during meetings; mentoring parents during the selection and implementation of
individual projects; assists council parents in being comfortable and competent
in discussing the needs of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN)
overall, not just for their own child.
·
Apply applicable leadership skills in
developing/selecting family leadership development training sessions. This
includes, but not limited to: identifying presentable educational topics and
materials, researching community-based resource, and providing technical
assistance from the parent perspective to council parents if needed.
- Serve as a resource regarding community-based resources for CYSHCN to help increase parent knowledge. Disseminate resource and other pertinent information helpful to families via email,social media, family leaders in the state, and the CSHCS care coordinators while also receiving information back from these individuals and group that will benefit children with special needs and their families in Indiana.
·
Attend CSHCS Team Leader meetings on a
monthly basis. Provide family perspective in program planning and program
quality improvement as needed.
·
Collaborate with and provide input to
various interagency groups, family organizations/groups, and parent organizations/groups
on behalf of families with children with special health care needs statewide
when needed.
·
Participate in the Annual Title V Block
Grant Review process.
·
Participation is required for council,
committee, and your board of choice.
·
Attend annual AMCHP Conference and
pre-conference Family Leadership meeting of Title V Family Delegates
nationwide. Maintain contact with other Family Delegates as a resource.
·
Apply and participate in Federal
Leadership Development opportunities or the IN Leadership Education in
Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) program at Riley Child
Development Center as a family leader.
·
Assist in the recruitment and mentoring of
new Family Delegate when designate term is complete.
·
Assist the MCH Division as needed to
support the reduction of Indiana’s infant mortality rate.
·
Participate in the Indiana Perinatal
Quality Improvement Collaborative (IPQIC) to promote quality outcomes for
Indiana mothers and their babies.
·
See AMCHP Fact Sheet -AMCHP Family
Delegate Fundamentals at www.amchp.org
EDUCATION:
A parent of child/children with special health care
needs. Preferably a bachelor’s degree, but not required.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS:
Be a parent of child/children with special
healthcare needs. Have the ability to look beyond your own issues and concerns.
The individual will be able to address perspectives of other families with
CYSHCN recognizing the cultural diversity in the state. We
would like you to possess excellent organizational, interpersonal, verbal, and
written communication skills. Leader will have the ability to multi-task and
work well with a professional team as well as families of children with special
needs. Also, have interest in the promotion of programs and projects for
children and families. Lastly, the leader will have the ability to work in an
inclusive manner with families and people of diver cultures.
EXPERIENCE:
Experience navigating state and local government
systems and the ability to advocate for CYSHCN and their families and the
ability to convey this knowledge to other families of children with special
needs. Experience will display a wide variety of services and supports with the
knowledge of statewide and local family and disability organizations.
TIME COMMITTMENT:
Schedule will vary. Approximately 8-10 hours a month,
with the exception of council meetings, attendance at the AMCHP Annual
Conference, and LEND program activities.
BENEFITS TO FAMILY DELEGATE:
·
Opportunities for training to expanded
knowledge of new and existing MCH and CYSHCN programs and resources statewide
and nationally.
·
Enhance existing personal strengths
through leadership development.
·
Network with other parents of CYSHCN on a
statewide basis and serve as a mentor.
·
Opportunity to offer insight and feedback
on current and future programs, policies, and resources materials for the CSHCS
Division that will benefit all CYSHCN statewide when needed.
·
Financial support for the IN Family
Delegate, including AMCHP conference sponsorship and stipend, may be offered
depending on funding availability.
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