Choking is Scary!
Here’s a way that you can work on a plan with your support staff to keep from choking.
COVID-19 Toolkit For DSPs
Resources to help DSPs take care of themselves during the crisis from the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals.
One Person At a Time: Quality of Life and Quality Assurance
Written in 1996 (by Robert Schalock)and reprinted in 1997, this article suggests that quality of life measures could be/should be a valued component of quality assurance standards. Are we there yet?
Cancer Prevention
A reminder that screening can help doctors find and prevent some types of cancer early.
Out and About: Fairly Forgetful
Supporting individuals and staff who have a hard time remembering to take their medication when they’re out and about.
A Spoonful of Yogurt
Supporting people who have a hard time swallowing medication. Watch A Spoonful of Yogurt.
Person Centred Planning: Advice for Providers
Written by Helen Saunders and Associates and published by the UK Department of Health, this information is designed to help providers know how to use person-centred planning approaches to deliver truly person-centred services. Person Centred Planning Advice for Providers
ANDI for Consumers
A workbook for helping people with disabilities evaluate the places they live and work. This is a workbook about PROGRAM EVALUATION. That means looking at the things a program is good at (its strengths) and the things it should work on (its needs). It is a way to help a program improve and get better … Read more
Families Planning Together: Starting Work on an Essential Lifestyle Plan
by M. Smull, M. Bourne, and W. Allen This workbook (4th edition, published 2004) was created to help families develop an essential lifestyle plan with a family member. You should have a copy of one or more example plans with the workbook and you should have someone trained in developing Essential Lifestyle Plans working with you. … Read more
Chris’ Move
This is a story about Chris and his move from Sonoma Developmental Center back to the Bay Area.