We Want to Help You Develop All Kinds of Supports!
One of the roles of our family-support programs is to help families find and use different supports for their everyday lives, in addition to what DDS offers. Many of our family-support programs use Charting the LifeCourse tools to help families make plans and solve problems. The Integrated Support star in this logo helps us to remember the different supports and resources that we all rely on every day. These include friends and neighbors, resources in our community, and
- Personal Assets and Strengths are parts of a person or family. It might be actual resources, or it might be the knowledge, skills, strengths, personality, or capabilities of the person or family.
- Relationship-Based Supports are people you know who can support you. This may include family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, and others.
- Technology could be anything from specialized technology, like personal computers, tablets, and smart phones, to something as simple as an alarm clock.
- Community-Based Supports are those things that anyone in the community can access. This might include community centers, grocery stores, public safety, hospitals, parks and recreation, public transportation, or religious resources.
- Eligibility-Specific Supports include those services or things that someone is eligible for, based on disability, age, income, or other specific criteria. This includes DDS services.
For More Information on the Integrated Support Star and Charting the LifeCourse: www.lifecoursetools.com