The QIDP

Too often QIDP/QDDP's feel the urge to cure or come up with all the answers.  It is not entirely the QIDP's fault.  It often goes ba...

source In life most people have a basic need to be "wanted," desired, sought after, or loved.  It's something that drives ...

source Well 2016, arrived and if you are like most people it got here way too fast.  You still have your books all set for 2015, all you...

This time of year is filled with joy and anticipation of visits from Santa and his reindeer.  In North America we cling to the methodology o...

Inland Regional Center from http://www.nbcnews.com/ For those of us working in the ICF/IID field, the unthinkable happened yesterday in...

ICF/IID programs in Texas have dealt with the question of when to report a missing resident for years.  I was recently visiting with a progr...

from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/11681972/Can-we-turn-off-email.htm l In the world of ICF/IID settings documentation...

I have created a new group on Facebook called "QDDP/QIDP Discussion Group".  This group is open to anyone, but it especially focus...

From SDM Home Page Click for Page Several years ago the legislators in Texas initiated a program called "Surrogate Decision Making...

Last year CMS modified and updated the ICF/IID regulations which included changes to the QIDP tag, W159.  In the guidelines section a spe...

For those who may not know Texas has modified required training for the ICF/IID program with the new requirement of Trauma-Informed Care Tra...

from: https://smiaware.com/blog/ Most ICF/IID programs have a huge pile of "Consents" that must be signed each year, and one o...

From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Texas United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) completes a study each year to determine the best stat...