Positions Available

Executive Director - Anchorage;  Program Director - Anchorage; Peer Navigator positions - Northwest Arctic or Barrow area; Childcare position - Anchorage.


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Peer Navigation

Parents assisting other parents to identify, access and effectively participate in treatment and policy planning and implementation to assist their child OR youth assisting other youth to identify, access and effectively participate in treatment and policy planning and implementation.

Free Prescription Medicine

If you have a chronic condition, in Alaska you may qualify for a specialized Medicaid program CAMA or apply at the local public assistance office 1-800-478-4372.

Information about nationwide programs to qualify for free or reduced cost prescription medication for people who cannot afford their prescription drugs (not Medicaid).

Family Networks (like AYFN) across the country

Links and listings to 42 state networks.

Each family network assures that when a parent, grandparent, foster parent or youth makes a call to a network, the person who answers the phone has first-hand knowledge of the challenges of raising a child with an emotional or behavioral challenge. They know the resources for help in their state.

The Freedom Self-Advocacy Curriculum

Training: Train the Trainer

 

The Freedom Self-Advocacy Curriculum

 

FASD Support Site - Bright Tomorrow

FASD Support Site - Bright Tomorrow

If you are caring for or working with someone who has FASD, this site offers hope and help. Different sections address the needs of parents, teachers, clinicians, and social service workers. The practical information you need is right at your fingertips—in a format that you can use immediately. Checklists, web links, suggestions for interventions, and more … print it, use it, share it.

Parents Helping Parents

Parents Helping Parents
Parent directed family resource center for children with any kind of special need (mental, physical, emotional, or learning disabilities).

Planning for New Programs and Buildings

The following site have woorkbooks or other tools to assist a group in transforming an idea into an actual plan:

Health Care Power of Attorney

Legal Concerns

Source: 
http://www.better-endings.org/controlmycare.php

DSM IV-TR

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is the text that is used by mental health professionals to  assess, categorize and name mental disorders in people of all ages.   The assesment is complete with five axis:  Axis I describes the Clinical Disorders, Axis II describes prominent maladaptive personality features and mental retardation, Axis III describes the general medical condition (with ICD-9-CM or medical codes), Axis IV describes psychosocial and and environmental problems and Axis V provides a numerical range for the individual's Global Assessmen

Source: 
http://www.psych.org/

Alaska Works Initiative

A web site that explains how to address barriers to employment if you are an Alaskan with a disability, where and how to get support and help to prepare to begin or return to work and the finances of working while still on public benefits (like Medicaid). Explanation of the "ticket to work" program, benefits calculator and planners, beginning your own business and understanding the various programs that apply to SSI or SSDI income, such as PASS (Plan to Achieve Self-Support), Self-Employment Subsidty, IRWE (Impairment Related Work Expenses).
Source: 
http://www.alaskaworksinitiative.org/

Special Education Parent Resource Center - Anchorage

STeP is a part of the Anchorage School District. Is is a support for parents and teachers and has a large library on special education; the web-site has information about Special Education in the Anchorage School District and links to information about the law and other disability related topics; and a calendar of events and support groups. See the "Calendar of Events" for groups and trainings. Most are free to the public.
Source: 
http://www.asdk12.org/depts/step/about/index.asp

Preparing for College Education & Rights for Students with Disabilities

Questions and answers about the rights that students have in high school compared with the rights in post secondary education setting.
Source: 
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/transition.html

Connection with other youth development professionals

Electronic mailing lists and newsletters for youth development professionals. Add yourself to a number of listservs to receive information about new ideas and conferences.
Source: 
http://www.nydic.org/nydic/YAAnew/listserv.html
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