We will be talking about:
– how CLBC supports autistic adults
– what support looks like
– how CLBC determines eligibility for support services
– what is the process/criteria to access support in BC
Who We Are Talking with:
Catriona Johnson is the new Manager of Policy and Government Relations at CLBC and has worked in the community living field for over 25 years in both Canada and the US. Catriona has an adult son with autism and is the former Chair of both the Howard County Autism Society and the Autism Society of America’s Government Relations Committee. She has a Masters in special education from Johns Hopkins University
Susan Fasse is the CLBC Eligibility Facilitator for the Vancouver Coastal West Region (Vancouver, North Shore, Sea to Sky Corridor, Sunshine Coast and Powell River). She has worked for the Provincial Government for over 22 years and, specifically, CLBC since 2008. She was the Personal Support Initiative facilitator for this region when the program first started in 2012.
Patrice Struyk is a CLBC Policy Analyst and CLBC’s Provincial Eligibility Lead. She provides policy and practice guidance to internal and external stakeholders, including CLBC staff, management and the psychologists with whom CLBC works. She has graduate degrees in the arts, where she developed her research and communication skills. She has worked in social and disability services and policy for 20 years.
