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ZuluNews & Events
Public Notice: Caseload Ratio Plan of Correction Discussion
TCRC Data by Legislative District
Upcoming Dental Hygiene Clinics
Announcing the New Service Provider Portal
DDS Seeks Members for the Consumer Advisory Committee
DATA BREACH AT DDS
Spring TriLine 2018 – From the Executive Director
What is the Self-Determination Program?
Law Enforcement and Autism Talk – Parents Invited
Communities of Practice (COP) – Simi Valley
Communities of Practice (COP) – Santa Maria
California State Legislators for Tri-Counties Area
Get on the Self-Determination List
Public Notice: Caseload Ratio Plan of Correction Discussion
Join us for a caseload ratio discussion.
TCRC Data by Legislative District
View details about services provided by the regional center system in each Assemblymember and Senator’s catchment area.
Upcoming Dental Hygiene Clinics
Dental clinics scheduled in 2019 by area.
Announcing the New Service Provider Portal
Service Providers will love the new portal! View this post for a PDF guide, YouTube Tutorial and a link to the new Service Provider Portal.
New Art Studio Opens in Santa Barbara
New art studio grand opening Sept 6!
Service Descriptions
General descriptions of services provided by regional centers.
DDS Seeks Members for the Consumer Advisory Committee
The Department of Developmental Services is looking for people with developmental disabilities to apply to become members of the Consumer Advisory Committee. The Consumer Advisory Committee provides advice to the Department on policies, programs, legislation, and...
View Online Presentations about Self-Determination
Self-Determination Program The Self Determination Program (SDP) roll-out is approaching! To learn more about this new way of receiving services, view and listen to the online narrated PowerPoint presentations below. Viewing this meets the training requirement to have...
DATA BREACH AT DDS
We recently learned that the offices of DDS Legal and Audit departments were broken into and vandalized after hours. See details about the data breach at the DDS web site.
Spring TriLine 2018 – From the Executive Director
by TCRC Executive Director Omar Noorzad, Ph.D. Our vigilance and advocacy around budget issues has led to some good news from the State. This January Governor Brown announced the annual State Budget Proposal for the new Fiscal Year, 2018-2019, with funding set aside...
What is the Self-Determination Program?
en español ¿Qué es el Programa de Autodeterminación? The Self-Determination Program allows for individuals receiving services and/or their families to have the freedom to control and select the programs and services that support the goals in their IPP (Individual...
Law Enforcement and Autism Talk – Parents Invited
Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 Time: 6:30-8:30pm Location: Tri-Counties Regional Center, 520 E. Montecitio St. Santa Barbara, CA 93103 Join us for a free informative discussion with Officer Brian Herritt, a veteran officer and private consultant who is also the father...
Communities of Practice (COP) – San Luis Obispo
A safe place to practice person centered thinking skills and tools. Feb. 21, April 18, June 20, Aug. 15, Oct. 17, Dec. 19, 2019 TCRC San Luis Obispo 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Participants will have the opportunity to talk about topics that matter most to that community and...
Communities of Practice (COP) – Atascadero
A safe place to practice person centered thinking skills and tools. Jan. 10, April 11, July 11, Oct. 10 2019 TCRC Atascadero 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Participants will have the opportunity to talk about topics that matter most to that community and learn how to use Person...
Communities of Practice (COP) – Simi Valley
PCT Communities of Practice Simi Valley TCRC, Rancho Conference Room 2635 Park Center Dr. Simi Valley, CA 93065 Jan 17, March 28, May 23, July 18, Sept. 19 & Nov. 14 2019 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM COP Purpose: A safe place to practice person centered thinking skills...
Communities of Practice (COP) – Oxnard
A safe place to practice person centered thinking skills and tools. Feb. 28, April 25, June 26, Aug. 29, Oct. 24 & Dec. 12 2019 TCRC Oxnard 2401 East Gonzales Rd., Ste 100 Oxnard, CA 93036 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Participants will have the opportunity to talk about...
Communities of Practice (COP) – Santa Maria
A safe place to practice person centered thinking skills and tools. Jan. 17, March 14, May 16, July 18, Sept. 19 & Nov. 21, 2019 TCRC Santa Maria 12:00 AM - 1:30 PM Participants will have the opportunity to talk about topics that matter most to that community and...
California State Legislators for Tri-Counties Area
Contact your local elected representative
Get on the Self-Determination List
This new resource on the DDS web site allows persons served to confirm they are on the Self-Determination list by entering the UCI number.
The ABLE Act and CalABLE
The ABLE Act and CalABLE Click here for Cal ABLE Fact Sheet What is CalABLE? California Achieving a Better Life Experience (CalABLE) is a new program that allows people with disabilities to establish tax advantaged accounts and save up to $100,000 without losing...
Home and Community Based Services – HCBS Final Rule
Federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have regulations (or rules) for Medicaid waiver programs that provide Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS). These federal rules require homes and programs where HCBS are delivered to meet new criteria in...
New Employment Resources Posted
Check out these employment options, community resources and services
Exciting Changes to Respite
We want to let you know about an important change in the law. Currently, regional centers cannot purchase more than 90 hours per quarter of in-home respite and cannot purchase more than 21 days of out-of-home respite for a family, unless an exemption is granted....
TCRC Orientations
You're invited to a TCRC Orientation We hope you will join us for this informative meeting to learn more about how TCRC can help you and your family. We recognize you may have many questions and are eager to find answers. This orientation will give you an overview of...
Intro to Person Centered Thinking Trainings
Tri-Counties Regional Center Offices Oxnard February 14 & 15 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Santa Barbara April 5, 12, 19 2019 8:30 AM – 12:45 PM Simi Valley May 10 & 17 2019 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM San Luis Obispo June 7, 14 & 21 8:30 AM – 12:45 PM Atascadero August 2, 9...
The Journey of Cannabidiol
by James O’Hanlon, Ph.D., Psychopharmacologist The rise of cannabidiol (CBD) to prominence began on August 11, 2013 with a CNN documentary about Charlotte Figi, a 5-year-old born with a rare, single-gene mutation that causes a devastating type of epilepsy – Dravet...
My Life Inside – Peter Stoner – Column 1
Peter Stoner’s chronicle of his early life in an institution. Additional excerpts will be featured in future issues of the TriLine. By Peter A. Stoner Early Years My earliest memories prior to moving to an institution, are those of a little boy with cerebral palsy in...