2. Bucks County Intermediate Unit #22 Intake and Developmental Program Overview November 9, 2011 Bucks County Department of Mental Health/Developmental Programs 600 Louis Drive, Suite 101 Warminster, PA 18974 Mary Beth Mahoney, MS Administrator 215-444-2800 FAX 215-444-2891 Web site: http://www.buckscounty.org

3. 1 Evolution of the System Ignorance Rejection Fear Community Home Institution Workshop Segregated Transportation CLA Meetings & Program Plans Home Work School Play Fellowship

4. 2 Self-Determination Self Determination is a fundamental human right. It means that people, in partnership with family and friends, are empowered to plan and direct how they will live their lives. That people have the freedom to choose the services and supports they need, authority to control limited resources, and take responsibility for the decisions they make.

5. 3 UNDERSTANDING DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMS Entitlement vs Need and Eligibility Supports Coordination is the LINK Applying for Benefits Prioritization of Urgency of Need (PUNS) Accessing all Supports and Services

6. 4 Supports can be participant directed Parents/Caregivers are Critical Home & Community Services Information System (HCSIS) and ISP Employment and Life Sharing Initiatives Consolidated & Person Family Directed Supports Waiver

7. 5 Developmental Program Services Community Education Training Information and Referral Early Intervention Non-Residential Employment Community Based Supports Generic Adult Developmental Training Sheltered Workshop Adult Training Facility Family Support Services Transportation Residential Services Home Based Family Living (Lifesharing) Supported Living Community Homes Personal Care Boarding Homes Intermediate Care Facility/Mental Retardation (ICF/MR) Private Licensed Facility

8. General Information 6 Who is eligible for Developmental Programs services? An individual is eligible to receive services if:  An individual has a diagnosis of intellectual disability before the age of 22 and  Has significant functional limitations in two or more skill areas and  Has scored 70 or below on a standardized intelligence test.

9. 7 Centralized Intake Family/Individual contacts the County Intake Unit Gathers Information Confirms DP Eligibility Meets with Individual and Family Case transferred to BSU for Support Coordination

10. 8 Developmental Programs Supports Coordination 090 County Supports Coordination Unit (Pennhurst Class Members Only) 092 Lenape Valley Foundation 093 Penndel Mental Health (DP Services only) 095 Penn Foundation