Flip Grey, MSW *
VaLEND Family Faculty and Training Director
(804) 828-3876
Bio:
My journey as a parent of a child with disabilities has been the driving force in my academic and professional career. The lived experience makes what is taught in textbooks real. Through the family lens I seek to maximize the opportunities of each person that I encounter by learning from their experiences, addressing needs, empowering leaders, and implementing plans for change as a community.
Professional Experience:
- Direct Support Professional
- Medicaid Waiver Consumer Directed Service Facilitator
- Case Manager
- Medicaid Waiver Policy Analyst
Partnership Projects:
- Current: Virginia Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Virginia Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems
- Past: Individual and Family Support Program, Center for Family Involvement, Project Living Well, Learn the Signs Act Early, Administration for Community Living Transition Wellbeing
Expertise Areas:
- leadership development
- mentoring family leaders
- transitions across the lifespan
- supported decision making
- early education
- Medicaid waivers
- disability rights and policy
- sexual education.
Education:
- Tidewater Community College - Associates in Social Sciences
- Norfolk State University - Bachelor of Social Work
- Virginia Commonwealth University - Master of Social Work
Certifications/Licensure:
- Charting the LifeCourse Ambassador
- Person-Centered Community Connections
- Person Centered Coaching
- Person Centered Thinking
Professional Affiliations:
LEND Family Discipline, Family Support SIG, AUCD's Leadership Academy