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Administering Medications: In Home Support
NEW! Autism and Faith: A Journey into Community
Brain Injury: When The Call Comes. A Congregational Resource
Dimensions of Faith and Congregational Ministries with Persons with Developmental Disabilities and Their Families
Enhancing Early Intervention for Parents of Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Essential Lifestyle Planning for Everyone
Keeping it Real: How to Get the Support You Need for the Life You Want
On the Road (Again) to Community Inclusion: It's About Time!
On the Road to Community Inclusion
Planning for Life: The Role of Direct Support Professionals in Self-Directed Supports
Self-Determination Video
The Geese and the Peanut Butter Chocolate Ice Cream: The Grieving Gifts to the Lexington Street Community
The Managed Health Care Curriculum:
Supporting People with Disabilities to Utilize Managed Health Care
Your Guide for Making Medicaid Managed Care Work for You
Oral History of Policy and Advocacy in
Developmental Disabilities as Reflected in the Lives and Works
of Elizabeth M. Boggs, Gunnar Dybwad, and Rosemary F. Dybwad
Other Products - Not Available for Sale
Free Informational Materials
Boggs Center brochure
Boggs Center brochure (HTML text version)
Boggs Center brochure (PDF format)
Boggs Center Annual Report
Fiscal Year 2007
Previous Boggs Center annual reports:
Fiscal Year 2006
Fiscal Year 2005
Fiscal Year 2004
Fiscal Year 2003
Fiscal Year 2002
Fiscal Year 2001
Fiscal Year 2000
Fiscal Year 1999
Boggs Center Training Opportunities (quarterly training calendar)
Click here to see Training Opportunities on our web site
Boggs Center information packet (includes brochure, annual report, and current training announcements)
There is no charge for print or alternate format copies of Boggs Center informational materials.
Policy Briefings
Why Does Medicaid Matter To People with Disabilities and Their Families, revised November 2005
People with Disabilities and Social Security, January 2005
Developmental Disabilities in New Jersey:
A Numerical Comparison of How Services for People with Developmental Disabilities in New Jersey Compare with Other States and the Nation, March 2004
Products
Administering Medications: In Home Support
 This is a guide for use by in home personal assistants and respite workers as a set of guidelines, not in place of Preservice Medication Training. This guide will help direct support workers understand why specific procedures for administering medications are necessary; understand the use of medication to alter behavior; and view medication administration as an opportunity for learning.
2002. 59 pages. Cost: $5.00
 Click here to view the booklet in PDF format.
Autism and Faith: A Journey into Community
 This publication is a collaborative product of The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, The Center on Services for the Autism Community (COSAC), and The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation. Its development was guided by a task force of clergy, family members, and professionals.
Autism and Faith grew out of the efforts and concerns of families and congregations who were looking for ways to include children and adults with autism in faith communities. With articles by family members, theologians, pastors, rabbis, people with autism, and professionals, the booklet contains facts about autism, pastoral care, religious education, strategies for supporting families, tips for lay people, and a listing of religious and public resources. The articles are highlighted by real life stories from a number of families who responded to an autism and faith survey.
2008. 52 pages. Cost: $5.00. First copy free to people in New Jersey.
Brain Injury: When The Call Comes. A Congregational Resource
 A resource booklet of information, strategies, personal stories, faith journeys, and resources for congregations, with a focus on New Jersey. Edited by The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey and The Boggs Center.
2001. 28 pages. Cost: $5.00. First copy free to people in New Jersey.
Click here to view the booklet in PDF format.
Dimensions of Faith and Congregational Ministries with Persons with Developmental Disabilities and Their Families
 A Bibliography and Address Listing of Resources for Clergy, Laypersons, Families, and Service Providers. A resource guide divided into areas of congregational ministry and outreach e.g. worship, outreach, pastoral care, religious education, awareness videos, with sections on respite care, community building, person-centered planning, coping with grief, and more.
2005. 176 pages. Cost: $15.00.
Click here to view the guide in PDF format.
Enhancing Early Intervention for Parents of Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Information, Strategies, and Resources
Enhancing Early Intervention for Parents of Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Information, Strategies, & Resources is a teaching tool that provides the knowledge and skills caregivers need to work with young children with autism. Using straightforward language, real-life examples, and practical skill building exercises, this workbook helps caregivers put into use a wide range of scientifically based information and strategies.
2007. 88 pages. Print copies no longer available. Click the link below to view the guide in PDF format.
Click here to view the guide in PDF format.
Essential Lifestyle Planning for Everyone
 Authors: Michael W. Smull and Helen Sanderson
with Charlotte Sweeney, Louise Skelhorn, Amanda George, Mary Lou Bourne, and Michael Steinbruck
The purpose of this book is to provide information to accompany facilitator training courses provided by accredited trainers. Current training in essential lifestyle planning entails two days of training in 'person centered thinking, two days of 'facilitator' training and one or more follow-on days. This book is not a substitute for training. A book cannot replace the experiential exercises, practical demonstrations and opportunities to practice and get feedback that are provided in training.
2005. 165 pages.
Keeping It Real:
How to Get the Supports You Need for the Life You Want
 Keeping It Real: How to Get the Supports You Need for the Life You Want is a curriculum written to teach high school students with disabilities how to get, evaluate, and manage the supports they need. The curriculum is intended to help students have a better understanding of who they are, what they want to do as an adult, what supports will help them achieve their goals, and how to effectively advocate for those supports. 2005. 167 pages.
The companion Parents' Module was written to help parents have a better understanding of what their child needs to know to reach his/her adult goals.
A Spanish version of the Parent's Module is also available.
2005. 42 pages.
The companion Teacher's Guide was developed to help teachers understand how the curriculum can be modified for different learning styles, abilities and interests. Connections to New Jersey 's Core Curriculum Content Standards are included.
2006. 45 pages.
Keeping it Real (in English and Spanish), the Parent's Module (in English and Spanish), the Teacher's Guide, and Budgeting Basics (a companion guide to teach students basic money management skills) are only available as PDF files for free downloading and printing through this website. Hard copies of these products are no longer available.*
Click here for more information and to download curriculum files
*A limited number of hard copies of the Parents' Module (English only) are still available. Please contact Kathy Roberson at (732) 235-9317 or kathy.roberson@umdnj.edu for more information.
On the Road (Again) to Community Inclusion: It's About Time!
 Our second collection of real life stories and reflections on community building written by direct support staff and others, combined with copies of presentations from the September, 1999 Good Neighbors/Caring Communities Conference, and short accounts of the contributions made by a number of adults with developmental disabilities in their communities. 2000. 72 pages. Cost: $5.00. First copy free to people in New Jersey.
On the Road to Community Inclusion
 Our first collection of real life stories and experiences written by direct support staff working with, and walking with, people with developmental disabilities as they build community connections in New Jersey.
1999. 50 pages. Cost: $5.00. First copy free to people in New Jersey.
Planning for Life: The Role of Direct Support Professionals in Self-Directed Supports
Help direct support professionals know how extremely valuable they are in the lives of people with disabilities! Planning for Life is for those responsible for designing and implementing self-directed supports. It is also for people with disabilities and families to help them to visualize what supports can look like when they are the ones in control. Encourage and motivate your staff while you support consumer directed supports and self-determination. Learn how direct support professionals discover what people want and then make it happen.
2004. 30 minute DVD. Cost: First copy free to New Jersey Families and Self-Advocates and agencies funded by the NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities.
All others, please order from http://www.disabilitytraining.com/pfld.html
Self-Determination Video
 This 14 minute video is a collection of interviews about people's experiences with Self-Determination in New Jersey.
2002. Cost: Video $10.00
First copy free to New Jersey Families and Self-Advocates.
The Geese and the Peanut Butter Chocolate Ice Cream:
The Grieving Gifts to the Lexington Street Community:
A Resource to Help Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
and People Who Support Them Grieve the Death of Loved Ones
 This resource helps people deal with death, loss and the process of grief by showing how people support and nurture each other. The story describes the responses of staff, family, neighbors and individuals in a group home after a sudden death of an individual with a developmental disability. Other sections include: Reflection and/or Discussion Questions, Practical Strategies for Dealing with Loss, Death, and Grief, Activity Book, Game, and Bibliography. The resource can be used as one complete package or as individual sections.
2006. 90 pages.
Available online only. Click the link below to view the guide in PDF format.
Click here to view the guide in PDF format
The Managed Health Care Curriculum:
Supporting People with Disabilities to Utilize Managed Health Care
 A unique, active training curriculum for direct support/agency staff, people with disabilities, and families. Designed to be easily adapted for use in other states. The curriculum is in two modules: (1) Learning How to use Managed Health Care and (2) Learning How to Improve Health and Well Being. The curriculum training kit includes Guidelines for Use; Trainer's Manual and master copies of transparencies; camera-ready workbooks for participants; glossary; resource guide; and CD-ROM with curriculum files for adaptability by other states and accessibility of materials in alternate formats.
1999. Binder with CD-ROM. Cost: First copy free. For additional copies, please contact Kathy Roberson at (732) 235-9317 or kathy.roberson@umdnj.edu.
Your Guide for Making Medicaid Managed Care Work for You
 Guidebook for beneficiaries of Medicaid Managed Care in New Jersey. Includes chapters on 1) What is Managed Care and How Does it Work? 2) How to Use Managed Care; 3) Tips on Improving Your Health Care and Being Healthy; 4) What You Can Do If You Have Problems and Concerns About Your Doctor, Your Health Care or Your HMO; 5) If You Have NJ FamilyCare; Glossary; My Important Information; and Sources of Help.
Developed by The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and The State of New Jersey, Department of Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services.
2002. 52 pages. Print copies no longer available. Click the links below to view the guide in PDF format.
Click here to view the guide in PDF format (English).
Click here to view the guide in PDF format (Spanish)
Oral History of Policy and Advocacy in Developmental Disabilities as Reflected in the Lives and Works of Elizabeth M. Boggs, Gunnar Dybwad, and Rosemary F. Dybwad
Now available on DVD!
Elizabeth M. Boggs, Ph.D.
The Evolution of Public Policy Towards People with Developmental Disabilities: A Half Century Perspective
The Evolution of the Developmental Disabilities Legislation
The Social Security Act and Mental Retardation
Rosemary Dybwad, Ph.D.
Normalization and Self-Advocacy
The Parent to Parent Movement and the Development of the International League of Societies for Persons with Mental Handicaps
Gunnar Dybwad, Ph.D.
The Role of the Courts in the Renewal of the Field of Mental Retardation
The Pioneering Role of the National Association for Retarded Citizens
1987 (VHS). 2007 (DVD)
Cost: $30 for 3-disc DVD set
A limited number of VHS copies are available at no charge. Please contact Kathy Roberson at (732) 235-9317 or kathy.roberson@umdnj.edu for more information.
Other Products - Not Available for Sale
Community Services Curriculum*:
Overview of Developmental Disabilities, Medications, Abuse and Neglect
Introduction to Supported Employment Curriculum*
Positive Behavior Support in Schools Curriculum*
The New Jersey Individual Habilitation Plan Curriculum for Community Services*
*These products are not available for sale. However, more information about these products and their usage may be obtained from the coordinator/contact for the project. See Projects. For more information, please contact Kathy Roberson.
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