Fernald

"Well you may throw your rock and hide your hand

Workin' in the dark against your fellow man

But as sure as God made black and white

What's been done in the dark will be brought to the light

Go tell that long tongue liar

Go and tell that midnight rider

Tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter

Sooner or later God'll cut you down"

. . .old gospel song

ITP Team

Individual Transitional Placement Team

2008 Salary

Chris Olivera - Deputy Assistant Commissioner $74,089.34

Gail M. Conley- Admin Dir of Clinical Services $70,356.26

Nancy Perrotti- Registered Nurse, RN5 $123,089.34

Janet M. Sullivan- Social Worker, LCSW $68,012.62

Darleen A Hoey- Assistant Unit Director $61,164.74

Reprinted from the Local 402 News March 2009

Individual Transitional Placement Team - RN5 ???

If anyone has checked the job postings recently there is one job opening that really jumps off the page. Despite the recent devastating round of layoffs for Direct Care and Support Staff, apparently Ms. Montminy feels there is a pressing need for a new Registered Nurse 5 position functioning on the ITP Team. We have to ask why the ITPT (Individual Transitional Placement Tricksters) need a full time RN position and why that position has to be one of the highest paid nursing position in DMR, at over $90,000 dollars per year. Perhaps this it is managements plan to use this supposedly high level nursing position to overrule any Nursing concerns that could interfere with the ITPT’s bum rush of clients out the door.

Rumor has it that this new position has been reserved for one of Linda Montminy’s old friends from Hogan. And it is a curious fact that this job positing is not listed on the State Human Services web site.

Whoever this new ITPT nurse turns out to be, they should take note of CMR (Commonwealth of Massachusetts Regulation) 224, Standards of Conduct for Nursing. This state law clearly outlines the professional responsibilities for a licensed nurse to protect the patients in her care. It also outlines the procedures for filing charges against the license of any nurse who does not protect the persons under her care

Reprinted from the Local 402 News August 2005

Editors note:

The following was written by a Fernald employee after watching then reflecting on the ITP process. ITP stands for “Individual Transitional Placement”

You don’t see it.

You don’t work here.

It’s like marketing a product -

ITP members going into residences

Looking to scurry off to the Administration Building

With records of the clients

Who they don’t even know -

Bringing this information to

other Marketers- who also

don’t know the clients -

Packaged meat-up for sale-

Tours of strangers coming to

Their homes- to view the product -

Shopping for a potential purchase -

Not human beings, with

Mental retardation, or disabilities,

Who cannot speak for themselves –

Products – at what price?

You don’t know.

You don’t work here.

I do!

Christmas in Limbo 2009

Christmas is canceled at Fernald for 2009. In years past the Fernald grounds were alive with Christmas lights and decorated trees. Each building was in spirited competition to have the best holiday display. From the understated white lights of Cottage13 to the over the top colored lights and decorated waving snowman of Cottage 3, Fernald was alive and filled with holiday spirit.

In 2009 the entire grounds sit in darkness, from the blown out street lights to the absence of holiday lights.

In 2009 we are haunted by the ghostly spirits of Christmases past.

In memorium

The Guestbook of Lynda Graham-Meho

Posted By: Jan Maroney Kaseta

Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Message: My deepest sympathy to Lynda's family. Lynda was my first boss. What fun we had working at the Fernald pool! Lynda was such a dedicated person,to her family, friends and the clients we served. My thoughts are with you.

Little Lars

.On Friday afternoon Lars & I spent 2 hours in the wonderful warm Fernald pool with seven friends (4 toddlers & 3 moms), and although Lars cried much of the time (which I've never seen him do in the pool before), we traded kids & passed him around & had a generally grand time.

Dr. Beatrice Barrett

Memorial Website

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1962-92: Walter E. Fernald State School: Director of Psychological Research; Director, Behavior Prosthesis Laboratory; Chief Psychologist,

For 30 years She ran a behavior analysis base research lab located in the Greene Blind Unit at Walter E. Fernald State School. In there, she conducted line of research about discrimination and differentiation, reinforcer assessment, programmed instruction, and classroom adjustment of mentally retarded children, and behavioral dimensions of trainability (functional assessment of severely and profoundly retarded children) as well as staff and teachers training.

Acts, 1954. — Chaps. 20, 21

An Act designating the blind unit at the Walter E.

Fernald State School as the RANSOM A. GREENE BUILDING

Be it enacted, etc., as follows:

Section 1. The blind unit being erected at the Walter E. Fernald State School shall be known and designated as the Ransom A, Greene Building, in honor of Dr. Ransom A.Greene who devoted his life to the care of the less fortunate members of the community.

Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved January 27, 1954.re to add text.