Allen,
Shea & Associates
A technical assistance
work group
1780 Third Street, Napa,
CA 94559
Telephone: (707) 258-1326 ¥ FAX: (707) 258-8354
E-MAIL allenshea@sbcglobal.net ¥ www.allenshea.com
A Brief Business History
3/1/06
The
firm:
William T. Allen, Ph.D.,
Principal and Co-founder (1986)
John R. Shea, Ph.D.,
Principal and Co-founder (1986)
Principal
Interests
The general partnership of Allen, Shea &
Associates is a technical assistance workgroup,
organized in March 1986, as a private, for-profit firm. It provides professional services in
the area of planning, research, and evaluation within the field of human
services with an emphasis on developmental disabilities. The firm seeks, through its work, to
inform policymakers, to improve the work of practitioners, to enhance services
and supports, and to improve the lives of individuals with developmental
disabilities and their families.
Background
Bill Allen was Executive Director
(1983- 87) of the Area IV Board on Developmental Disabilities. He also served as Resource Developer
and Program Evaluator (1980-83) for North Bay Regional Center. His work experience includes
program evaluation, advocacy, field-based research, therapy, resource
development, teaching, technical assistance and consultation.
John Shea was Executive Director (1979-89) of Bayberry,
Incorporated, a non-profit agency providing residential services for adults
with developmental disabilities, in Napa, California. John served as a Senior Fellow (1973-79) with the Carnegie
Commission (and, later, Council on Policy Studies) on Higher Education,
Berkeley, California, as a Research Economist (1974-75), University of
California - Berkeley, Center for Research and Development on Higher Education.
Education:
Bill has a Ph.D. in Special Education from the
University of Washington. John has
a Ph.D. in Economics from the Ohio State University, with an emphasis on
manpower and educational planning, human resource policy, and labor economics.
Selected
Recent Projects, Contracts and Publications (1985-Present):
Bay Area Project Quality
Assurance System for Individuals Leaving Agnews Developmental Center (East Bay, Golden Gate, and
San Andreas Regional Centers, 2006).
Napa County Mental Health Services Act,
Community Services and Supports Plan (Napa County Health and Human Services,
2005-2006).
Evaluation of Oregon Individual Service Plan
Redesign
(Oregon Technical Assistance Corporation, ongoing).
Consultant to Tri
Counties Regional Center for Assessing Service Quality in Supported Living
Services (Tri
Counties Regional Center, Ongoing).
Facilitation Services
and Development of the Napa County (Prop 63) Mental Health Service Plan (Napa County Health and
Human Services, ongoing).
California Evaluation Individual
Self Sufficiency Project for Adults with Mental Health Challenges (Social
Security Administration, 2000-2005).
Facilitation Services
and Development of the Napa County Child Welfare Services Redesign
Self-Assessment and System Improvement Plan (Napa County Health and Human Services,
2004).
Facilitation and Conference Proceeding: Getting
The DUI Offender Through the System (Contra Costa Superior Court, 2003).
Economic Analysis of
A.B. 649
(Service Employees International Union, 2003).
Survey of Adult and
Family Service Satisfaction in the San Andreas Area (San Andreas Regional
Center, 1997-2003).
Interim Director, Napa
County Public Authority for In Home Supportive Services (2003) and Facilitation
of the Napa County IHSS Community Advisory Board (Ongoing)
Research, Facilitation
and Consultant Services for the Development of the Public Authority for IHSS in
Napa County
(Napa County Health and Human Services, 2001-2002).
Evaluation of Medicaid
Waiver Supported Living Services in Idaho (GovernorÕs Council, 2002).
School Readiness
Initiative Proposal
(Napa County Children and Families Commission, (2001).
Strategic Plans for Napa County Children
and Families Commission (2000-2003); Napa, Tehama and Contra Costa County Child
Care Planning Councils (2000-2002).
Economic Analysis of
A.B. 896
(Association of Regional Center Agencies 2001).
Direct Support
Professional Curriculum, Years 1 and 2; a statewide curriculum for individuals who work
in group living arrangements for people with developmental disabilities (Department
of Developmental Services, State of California, 1999-2001).
Development of
Outcome-Based Performance Contracts (Sacramento County Department of Health and Human
Services).
Learn the Basics, Learn
the Process, Apply What You Learn: An Orientation for Regional Center Service
Coordinators; an
815 page orientation for service coordinators in 11 regional centers (Southern
California Regional Center Directors Association, 1999).
Expressions
of Wellness I: Pathways to Healthy Living; A Modular Approach to Health Resource Information for
Caregivers and a Prevention Curriculum for Adults with Developmental
Disabilities (South Central Los Angeles Regional Center, 1999).
Evaluation of the
Sacramento County IHSS Provider Referral Service (Sacramento County Department
of Health and Human Services, 1996-1997).
Looking at Life Quality:
Quality Assurance Pilot Project (Department of Developmental Services, State of
California, 1993-1997).
CSLA Cost and Outcome Evaluation (Department of
Developmental Services, State
of
California, 1993-1996).
Listen, Understand,
Plan, Support: A
Resource Guide on Individual-Centered
Planning (Commission on Accreditation
of Rehabilitation Facilities, 1996).
UCP of the North Bay:
What Lies Ahead? A
strategic planning document (UCP of the North Bay, 1996).
Listen to Me! A planning workbook based
on the process and values of Essential Lifestyle Planning (USARC/PACE, 1996).
Building Partnerships, Supporting Choices: A
Design for Developing Supportive
Relationships through Positive Communication and
Teamwork; a
seven part training curriculum (Southern California Regional Center Directors
Association, 1996).
How to Get There From
Here: A Guide to the Person Centered Planning Process
Developed for Use by Regional Center
Case Managers (Harbor
Regional Center, 1992).
Colorado COPAR Quality
of Life Study (State of Colorado (Division of Division on
Developmental Disabilities, Department
of Institutions, 1992).
Looking at Licensed
Residential Services in Your Community (Regional Center
of the East Bay, 1991).
What Lies Ahead, Where
Are We Going and How Will We Get There?
A
Workbook on Transitions for Children
and Young Adults with Disabilities and Their Families (MATRIX and UCPA of the
North Bay, 1991).
This is Your Life! A Handbook on Developing Personalized
Living
Arrangements (Regional Center of the
East Bay, 1991).
A Guide to the Person
Centered Planning Process Developed for Use by Regional
Center Case Managers (Regional Center of the
East Bay, 1991).
To Be Or Not To Be: A Guide to Deciding Whether to Pursue
Licensing and
Certification as an ICF/DD-H or
DD-N (California Regional
Resource Development Project, Sonoma Developmental Center, 1991).
Where's The Jello? The Continuing Saga of One Home's
Experience with the
ICF/MR (Small) Program (Allen, Shea &
Associates, 1990).
The Family Resource
Project: Project Evaluation and
Final Report (MATRIX
and
UCPA of the North Bay, 1990).
Beyond Lip Service:
Report of a Survey on Parent Involvement in Interagency
Early Intervention Service Planning (California Department of
Education, 1990).
Integrated
Recreation/Leisure Project:
Project Evaluation and Final Report
(UCPA of the North Bay, 1989).
The Work Book: A Guide
to Supported Employment for Persons with
Disabilities (California Department of
Rehabilitation, 1990).
Making It Work: A Guide
to Supported Employment for Human Service
Professionals (California Department of
Rehabilitation, 1990).
Definition of
Developmental Delay and High-Risk Factors Study. Task A Report:
Analysis of Current Services; and Final Report (Berkeley Planning
Associates, 1990).
Costs and Outcomes Study
of Individual Supported Employment Placements by
Selected California Department of
Rehabilitation Funded Employment Service Providers (California Department of
Rehabilitation, 1989).
Read My Lips and ItÕs my Choice (Minnesota Governor's
Planning Council, 1989; reprinted in 2002)
Integrated Work and
Community Training: Costs and
Outcomes (California
Department of Developmental Services,
1989).
Places to Live and
Getting Around Town: Needs,
Problems, Options, and
Possible Solutions (California State Council
on Developmental Disabilities, 1989).
Three Interagency Early
Intervention Projects: What Have
We Learned?
(California Interagency Task Force on Early
Intervention, 1987).
ANDI for Consumers (University of
Kansas,1985).
|
Principal Contact |
Project |
Address |
Phone |
|
Loran Vetter, California Department of
Rehabilitation |
Social Security Administration funded California
Bridges to Youth Self Sufficiency |
2000 Evergreen Sacramento, CA 95814 |
(916) 274-6121 |
|
Jim Featherstone, Napa County Health and Human
Services |
Consultant for Development of Napa County Mental
Health Service Act, Community Services and Supports Plan |
2261 Elm Street Napa CA 94558 |
(707) 253-4279 |
|
Kraig Nagel, San Andreas Regional Center |
San Andreas Adult and Family Satisfaction Survey |
P.O. Box 50002 San Jose, CA 95150-0002 |
(408) 341-3497 |
|
Sally Sheehan-Brown, First Five Napa County |
Community Plan, Evaluation, Facilitation services |
#5 Financial Plaza Napa 94558 |
(916) 257-1410 |