Practices are driven in the system by culturally preferred choices. We believe that we should support families in keeping their children, both minors and those adults who choose to remain at home, as a priority for the allocation of limited Regional Center resources. Consumers live in homes where they receive love and nurturing and where they can form relationships . The Regional Center will serve as an advocate for obtaining appropriate opportunities for consumers in the school systems. Adult consumers have lifelong learning opportunities to enhance and ensure full participation in community life.
Consumers have the opportunity and support to work.
Leisure skills development will reflect consumer choice. Service planning and coordination is based on the understanding that consumers and families know what services and supports they need. Person centered planning is based upon choices and preferences and the identification of generic services and natural supports. Services and supports assist consumers and their families to develop functional support networks leading to reduced dependence on paid supports. Services and supports are sensitive to the diverse religious, cultural, language, socioeconomic and ethnic characteristics of their community.