This session will focus on perspectives of self-advocates for ensuring that ensuring that people with disabilities are involved in all aspects of the service system including, policy development, program operation, and review and monitoring of supports provided. This teleconference will interest anyone who wants to know how brokerage works in practice, why it is different from case management and how it can be implemented in ways that support the self-determination of people with disabilities. This is one of the hottest topics affecting families and individuals with disabilities today. This panel will explore how the principles and concepts of self-determination and family supports compliment or contrast with each other. This lively, creative discussion is designed for those who are facilitating the development of individual budgets and need to explore new ways to think and work with money.
People are committed to seeing self determination become a reality.
How do we move from self determination happening for just a few individuals to ones in which self-determination is the driving force behind broad, meaningful systems change. This session will explore concepts of liability and risk when supporting individual choice and self-determination. How to focus on quality outcomes of services and supports from the perspectives of individuals receiving them, while facilitating personal choice and protecting people from harm. Each session will last for 90 minutes. The first 45-60 minutes will include the presentation, with the remaining time for question and answer with the presenters.