{"id":59,"date":"2024-11-15T20:13:40","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T20:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/creativedialogues.org\/about\/"},"modified":"2025-01-03T19:41:27","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T19:41:27","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/creativedialogues.org\/?page_id=59","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCreative Dialogues was started by our CEO and his daughter after he was providing Behavior\nSupport Services to our population. He saw there were opportunities for our individuals to be\nhappy, particularly by using positive behavior support. Since 2018, Creative Dialogues has been\na trusted provider, dedicated to providing quality and compassionate care and supports to\nindividuals with intellectual disabilities and autism. We strive to help individuals fulfill their rights\nto living Everyday Lives. We believe in having fun, emphasizing the importance of community\nintegration, supporting family relationships, and living the best lives we can live. We are not\nperfect people, but we try to be our best every single day. We take pride in being kind and\nunderstanding to our individuals, our staff, and our colleagues. We view our individuals and\nteam as family, considering the personal needs of everyone. Our vision is to be the leaders\namong the best providers in the state!\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Our mission is to support those in our circle of influence in achieving more independence, a higher quality of life, and a greater sense of belonging than they would otherwise have<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Our vision is to lead the community of service providers in implementing services that increase the joy, creativity, and aliveness of each participant<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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  • We encourage creative solutions and initiative as we support others in personal growth.<\/li>\n
  • Client and staff initiative are valuable and are to be encouraged; we encourage pride of\nworkmanship for staff and clients even if mistakes are made.<\/li>\n
  • Mistakes are opportunities to learn and create; we are positive and encouraging when\nmistakes occur.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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    • We respect client voices and staff voices and encourage people to express their\nfeelings, perspectives, and positions; decisions will be made collaboratively where\nappropriate.<\/li>\n
    • Everyone deserves to be heard; Staff maintain a positive and professional attitude.<\/li>\n
    • Our clients and staff will have breakdowns; we strive to manage breakdowns with grace,\nskill, and love.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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      \n\t\t\t\t\t\tPerson Centered Planning and Treatment\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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      • Our clients have the right to make their own decisions even when we disagree with\nthem.<\/li>\n
      • We support our clients\u2019 decision-making process rather than attempting to make\ndecisions for them.<\/li>\n
      • Client improvements are based on criteria provided by the client.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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        • We track our organizational systems and make corrections as needed.<\/li>\n
        • We track our own performance and continually strive to improve.<\/li>\n
        • We track client data so we know where to focus our support efforts.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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          • We appreciate efforts that staff make to improve their skills; we deliver positive feedback.<\/li>\n
          • We provide staff learning experiences that make sense to them and follow up with\nsupervision and guided practice.<\/li>\n
          • We are a Community of Practice. Learning occurs when we are able to implement that\nlearning as we carry out our daily responsibilities.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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            CEO and Founder: Tim Jones
            \nChief Business Officer: Kelly Jones
            \nChief Operations Officer: Allison Dailey
            \nProgram Director: Ashl\u00e9 Hall
            \nMaintenance Director: Brian Mack
            \nDirector of Quality Assurance: Rodger Gennaro
            \nBusiness Manager: Raina Nemcik
            \nProgram Specialist: Cierra Givner
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            Our Story Creative Dialogues was started by our CEO and his daughter after he was providing Behavior Support Services to our population. He saw there were opportunities for our individuals to be happy, particularly by using positive behavior support. Since 2018, Creative Dialogues has been a trusted provider, dedicated to providing quality and compassionate care […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":68,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-59","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/creativedialogues.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/59","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/creativedialogues.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/creativedialogues.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/creativedialogues.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/creativedialogues.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=59"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/creativedialogues.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/59\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":354,"href":"https:\/\/creativedialogues.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/59\/revisions\/354"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/creativedialogues.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/68"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/creativedialogues.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=59"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}