Dr. Sheli Reynolds, associate director of UMKC’s Institute for Human Development and director of the LifeCourse Nexus Training and Technical Assistance Center, recently joined Laura Vegas with the National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS) to present a breakout session on “Understanding the Past to Build the Future in Supporting Families” at the Reinventing Quality 2024 conference in Baltimore, Maryland. The conference showcases best practices in person-centered supports from across the nation.

As families play important roles for all its members across the lifespan, it is critical that policies, practices and supports recognize and support family members’ evolving roles in supporting good lives. This session highlighted key activities of the National Agenda on Supporting Families and shared how to get involved to make change within one’s organization, community, and state.

View the presentation at: https://bit.ly/4097nLb.