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The Post Secondary Transition Podcast079. Interview: Jamie Brodnax - What is a Support Broker?_Full DiscussionSend us a textHosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) chat with Jamie Brodnax, a former Coordinator of Community Services who now runs her own Support Broker agency. They break down the differences between support brokers, CCSs, and administrators, and explore the broker’s role in self-directed services—from attending PCP meetings and budgeting to supporting families in setting goals and navigating policy changes. Jamie also shares tools she uses to stay organized, tips for handling staffing challenges, and why clear communication and early planning are key. Join the conversation!Episode Keywords:support broker, pers...2025-06-3040 minThe Post Secondary Transition Podcast078. Interview: Jamie Brodnax - What is a Support Broker? Pt. 2Send us a textIn this second installment, hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) discuss the role of support broker with Jamie Brodnax. They talk about assisting families with person-centered planning (PCP) and self-direction, emphasizing the importance of understanding family needs, identifying goals, and managing funding. Jamie highlights the use of various tools to help keep her sane including apps and trackers. Jamie also addresses the challenges of staffing issues, advocating for clear employee handbooks and underscores the need for support brokers to be well-informed, organized, and able to connect families with resources to ensure individuals with...2025-06-2324 minThe Post Secondary Transition Podcast077. Interview: Jamie Brodnax - What is a Support Broker? Pt. 1Send us a textIn this first installment, hosts Meghan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) discuss the role of Support Broker with Jamie Brodnax, who recently transitioned from Coordinator of Community Service (CCS) to running her own Support Broker agency. The team of three work to clarify the differences between support brokers, the CCS & day-to-day administrators. They emphasize the support broker's role in self-directed services, while Jamie explains some of the tasks her position asks for, including attending PCP meetings, budgeting, and creating newsletters to keep teams informed. They also talk about the importance of early planning and...2025-06-0918 minThe Post Secondary Transition Podcast034. Self Direction Deep-dive with CCS Jamie Brodnax_Full DiscussionSend us a textBonus: We cut together the two episodes of our deep-dive discussion with Jamie into one; it includes discussion on benefits of self direction versus the traditional Agency model, hiring friends/family, recent challenges around Fiscal Management Services, budgeting, Patrick saving families from acronym-vomit and lots more!Episode Keywords:families, provider, fiscal management, person centered, self directed, support, services, staffing, coordinator, DDA, agencies, challengesLinks:Self Directed Services (page)Service Coordination (site)Support the showTo download a copy of a transcript for t...2023-10-2350 minThe Post Secondary Transition Podcast033. Self Direction Deep-dive with CCS Jamie Brodnax Pt. 2Send us a textHosts Meghan (Smallwood) & Patrick (Cadigan) return and continue their deep-dive discussion into Self Directed Services with Coordinator of Community Service, Jamie Brodnax. Topics include the benefits of Agency model, budgeting, tips/advice when starting services and Patrick saving everyone from more acronym vomit. Join us in the conversation.Episode Keywords:families, provider, fiscal management, person centered, self directed, support, services, staffing, coordinator, DDA, agencies, challengesLinks:Self Directed Services (page)Service Coordination (site)Well That's Helpful: Charting the Lifecourse (site)Do...2023-10-1629 minThe Post Secondary Transition Podcast032. Self Direction Deep-dive with CCS Jamie Brodnax Pt. 1Send us a textThis week, hosts Meghan (Smallwood) & Patrick (Cadigan) are one again joined by Coordinator of Community Service, Jamie Brodnax. Together they do a deep-dive into talking about Self Directed Services. Topics of discussion include benefits of self direction (versus the traditional Agency model), the ability to hire friends/family, recent challenges around Fiscal Management Services and so much more. Join us in the conversation.Episode Keywords:families, provider, fiscal management, person centered, self directed, support, services, staffing, coordinator, DDA, agencies, challengesLinks:Self Directed Services (page)Service Co...2023-10-0229 minThe Post Secondary Transition Podcast030. Transition EXIT YEAR! What To ExpectSend us a textHost's Meghan and Patrick discuss what parents of students with disabilities can expect from the exit year. They cover some of the milestones to watch out for, tips on communicating/collaborating with your Coodinator of Community Service and discuss a timeline of events throughout the school year. Episode Keywords:coordinator, DDA, parents, young adult, conversation, specialist, waiver, exit, resource, funding, families, DORS, agencies, self-directed, Hussman FoundationLinks:SSI (page)Medicaid (site)Acronyms & Definitions (page) - CCSP2Transition Podcast Ep.16 - Interview w/ CCS...2023-09-0435 minThe Post Secondary Transition Podcast016. Interview: Coordinator of Community Service (CCS) Jamie BrodnaxSend us a textHosts Megan (Smallwood) and Patrick (Cadigan) interview Jamie Brodnax who works as a Coordinator of Community Services. Jamie shares her insights into a world that so many families are focused on right now. We discuss what benefits coordinators offer to families, what self-direction looks like from a coordinators perspective, and tips/tricks that families can use to stay organized & stay ahead of the curve. Episode Keywords:support, transition, families, parents, coordinator, people, individual, direction, DDA, agency, self directed, services, staffing, fiscal management and counseling, hard conversations, responsibilities, conversations, planning2023-02-2041 min