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Who’s in Charge: Self-Directed Supports

Learn about self-directed supports and how to take charge of your life. Discover the principles of self-determination, the roles of support, and how to find great employees. Hear about challenges, success stories, and get advice for your own future plans. Participate in the "I Am Poem" activity.

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Who’s in Charge: Self-Directed Supports

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  1. Who’s in Charge: Self-Directed Supports

  2. Today’s Take Away: • Introductions • Taking charge and making life changes • What is Self-Directed Supports • Self-Determination and You • A day in the life of Happy • I’m the Employer • Roles of Support • Great Employee Search • Challenges/Success/Advice • My future plans • Questions

  3. I Am Poem Activity It is always nice to know who is in the audience. Happy and I will introduce ourselves using the I Am Poem by answering 3 very simple questions. When you are working on taking charge of your daily life it is so important that you let people know who you are, why you are here, and what you hope can happen • I am ______________________ • I’m here to__________________ • I hope to ___________________ Please take the time to answer these three questions.

  4. Starting Point • Age 9 moved to Children’s Home Society of Missouri • Age 11 on KSDK’s “A Place to Call Home” • Age 19 Residential Living • Self-Directed Supports

  5. What is Self-Directed Supports Self-directed supports (SDS) is an option for service delivery for individuals, who live in their own private residence or that of their family member, who wish to exercise more choice, control and authority over their waiver supports. SDS is firmly grounded in the principles of self-determination. Self-directed supports is based on the premise that the individual and their representative knows best how to address one’s own needs. The individual must be empowered to make decisions about the services they receive, including having choice and control over the type of supports they receive, who provides the supports and when and where the supports are delivered.

  6. My Self-Determined Life Principles of Self Determination Happy’s Self-Determined Life Principles Choices Power to make decisions Family Friends Caregivers Productive and active Life Validated life choices • Freedom • Authority • Support • Responsibility • Confirmation

  7. Daily happenings • Hanging out • Social Media • School • Church • Being Outside

  8. My Employer Role • Hiring and Training • Daily oversight of employees to ensure they complete their job duties • Reviewing daily notes • Reviewing and approving timesheets • Counseling employees • Completing Monthly Summary • Reviewing Budget

  9. Roles and Functions in Self-Directed Supports

  10. Hiring the right employee Finding the right employee is very important They must be trained to follow the plan The employee must follow the rules

  11. Challenges/Success/Advice Challenges Success Advice

  12. My future plans Home Relationship Education Business

  13. Resources http://dmh.mo.gov/dd/progs/selfdirect http://www.publicpartnerships.com/programs/missouri/sds

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