Board Application

The mission of POACTX is to advocate for the restoration of safe environments that promote growth and development through education and training for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who require substantial support.

Mission Driving Beliefs

  1. All human lives have value
  2. All people should have access to safe places to live, work and play
  3. People with IDD, who require substantial support, should have access to safe homes, with safe caregivers, in close proximity to those that love them.
  4. People with IDD, who require substantial support, should have access in their communities to:
    1. Medical/dental care
    2. Appropriate education
    3. Rehabilitative services
    4. Community leisure settings
    5. Places of worship

Current Goals

  1. Advocate for legislation to support the sustainability of community group homes for people with IDD.
  2. Provide behavior assessments and support to individuals with IDD to facilitate access to healthcare, appropriate housing, and community leisure activities.
  3. Provide training to community members on:
    1. The history of discrimination against people with IDD
    2. The current status of community supports available in Texas for people with IDDs
    3. Practical strategies to provide better care for people with IDD
  4. Training for parents and families on how to access state-funded services and improve access to care (to improve employee attendance, decrease insurance premiums, etc.)

Current Activities of the Organization

  1. Provide behavior analysis supervision for adults in 2 community group homes.
  2. Provide behavior analysis supervision for clinical services for children and adults receiving services at a community applied behavior analysis clinic and individual skills and socialization program.
  3. Develop and provide training for registered behavior technicians to provide evidence-based autism treatment and behavior services across the lifespan.
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Board members are expected to contribute to the mission of the organization in the following ways:

Time

Board members will be expected to read meeting materials thoroughly prior to meetings. Board members will be expected to participate actively in board meetings that will be held for 1 hour weekly to monthly for the first year and monthly after the first year.

Treasure

Board members are expected to contribute financially at least annually to the organization in any amount.

Talent

Board members will be expected to volunteer their professional talents as they are able to contribute.

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