From Need to Policy: Community Supported Development and Implementation of the South Carolina Vulnerable Adult Guardian Ad Litem (SC VAGAL) Program.

Adult guardian ad litem programs are a necessary public service to protect adults from abuse and neglect. This article describes the development and implementation of an adult guardian ad litem program. We discuss the program's impetus, pilot testing, evaluation, and implementation of the program.

Person-centered planning training for consumer-directed care for the elderly and disabled.

Based on the need for a training program for person-centered planning SC Choice, a Real Choice/Independent Living Grant, included the development of training materials and a training program for the implementation of the transformation from agency case manager to care advisor. The development of this training included receiving the person-centered planning training currently used by the developmentally disabled agencies, as well as interviews and focus groups with interested staff and participants. A training program for the Elderly/Disabled Waiver population using adult learning techniques is described in detail Included in this training are the philosophy, the activities, and the necessary steps to complete person-centered planning for the transition of a case manager to a care advisor in a consumer-directed program for the elderly.