Marijo McBride, M.Ed.
Trainer
Marijo has made more than 75 presentations on a local, national, and
international level, authored or co-authored over 30 book chapters,
training manuals, or articles related to the field of DD, designed and
coordinated innovative projects such as Parent Case Management; Parent
Case Management for People of Color; Self-Determination and Community
Integration of Youth and Young Adults; Person-centered planning
programs in Minnesota, Canada, and South Carolina; and Developmental
Disabilities Rotation for pediatric residents. She has facilitated
over 100 Person-Centered Plans and trained over 500 persons in the
Person-Centered Planning process. Marijo co-teaches the following classes at
the University of Minnesota; Disability Policy and Services and
Person-Centered Thinking and Planning for Person with Disabilities.
Organization: Research and Training Center on Community Living
E-mail: (mcbri001@umn.edu)

• The Illinois Direct Support Professional Workforce Initiative
  This project is a three year workforce systems change initiative funded by The Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities (ICD... (More)
  
  

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Redesigning Case Management Services for People With Disabilities in Minnesota (PDF) - The Minnesota Legislature requested a proposal for reforming the case management system for all persons with disabilities under age 65. The Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota, conducted a review of current practices in Minnesota. The report also contains a review of best practices and innovative models in case management throughout the country. (2007); File Size: 1.47 MB

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Find, Choose and Keep Great Direct Support Professionals - The Illinois Direct Support Professional Workforce Initiative has created two versions (family and individual) of a toolkit designed to provide easy-to-use tips and strategies to help people to find, choose and keep high quality Direct Support Professionals. Anyone can download a copy of either or both versions of "Find, Choose, and Keep Great Direct Support Professionals FREE using the links below: (2007)   • DSP Toolkit - Individual Version (PDF) (2007); File Size: 1.67 MB   • DSP Toolkit - Family Version (PDF) (2007); File Size: 1.48 MB

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Person-Centered Planning Training Manuals - Manuals for training facilitators in person-centered planning processes. (2001)   • Training Person-Centered Planning Facilitators: A Compendium of Ideas (PDF) - This manual is for those experienced in facilitating person-centered planning processes who wish to conduct training for others. Several different formats and many different exercises, materials and handouts are presented. This manual primarily uses Personal Futures Planning, but some materials presenting basic information about other formats (Essential Lifestyle Planning, PATH, and Whole Life Planning) is also included. This manual is a companion piece to Increasing Person-Centered Thinking.; File Size: 1.9 MB   • Increasing Person-Centered Thinking: Improving the Quality of Person-Centered Planning -- A Manual for Person-Centered Planning Facilitators (PDF) - This manual is intended for those who have begun conducting person-centered planning processes and wish to improve the quality of the processes they conduct and the outcomes in people's lives. It is not a duplicate of other manuals which present basic how-to information about specific planning processes. Rather it is for everyone, no matter how experienced, who is committed to having the quality of the process impact the quality of people's lives. Many different exercises, evaluation tools, and resources are included.; File Size: 1.35 MB

College of Direct Support - The College of Direct Support (CDS) is a computer-assisted, competency-based, interactive multimedia training curriculum for direct support professionals in community settings.

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  Book Chapters

• Amado, Angela Novak. & McBride, M (2001). Lessons learned in 15 years of training about person-centered planning and principles. In S. Holburn & P. Vietz (Eds.), Research and practice in person-centered planning. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.
  
  

  Technical Reports

• Amado, A. & McBride, M., (2001). Performance Based Project, Person-Centered Planning Training. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, Research and Training Center on Community Living/Institute on Community Integration.
  
  
• McBride, M. (2001). Person centered planning project quality of support plan evaluation scale. Minneapolis, University of Minnesota, Research and Training Center on Community Living.
  
  
• Smith, J. G., McBride, M., Hayden, M. F., & Lakin, K. C. (1999). Summary of focus group meetings: Person-directed supports in Dakota County, Minnesota. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, Center on Community Living.
  
  
• Ziegler, M., & McBride, M. (2001). Person Centered Planning Project Quality of Support Plan Evaluation Matrix. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, Institute on Community Integration.
  
  

  Training Curricula

• McBride, M., & Ziegler, M. (2000). Making Personal Visions A Reality. An Education and Technical Assistance Program for the Training of Person Centered Planning Facilitators. Ottawa, Canada. Train-the-Trainer Awareness Training.
  
  
• McBride, M., & Ziegler, M. (2000). Making Personal Visions A Reality. An Education and Technical Assistance Program for the Training of Person Centered Planning Facilitators. Ottawa, Canada. Facilitator Training.
  
  
• McBride, M., & Ziegler, M., (1999). Making Personal Visions A Reality. An Education and Technical Assistance Program for the Training of Person Centered Planning Facilitators in South Carolina. Train-the- Trainer Manual.