1. Who Can Help With Arrangements That Support Self-Determination?
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Who Can Help With Arrangements That Support Self-Determination?

2. Who Can Help? Allies Representative Supports Coordinator/Case Manager
Independent Facilitator
Independent Supports Broker
Fiscal Intermediary
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3. 1 What if I feel overwhelmed? Do I have to do it all myself?
What if there are things I can do?

4. Do I have to Do It All Alone?
NO!
Self-determination Does Not Mean That You Have To Do It All Alone
There Are Lots Of People Who Can Help
Everyone Needs Help And Support
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5. What if I feel overwhelmed?1
Self-Determination is hard
Most people feel overwhelmed
There are lots of people who can help 5
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6. What if There Are Things I Can’t Do?
Self-Determination is all about the individual getting the support he or she needs
It’s different for every person 6
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7. ALLIES 2

8. Who are Allies?
Allies are friends and family members who you trust and who you want to be involved in helping with self-determination 8
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9. How can Allies Help? Allies can help because they know you
Allies know what you like and don’t like
Allies can help you with things you have trouble doing 9
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10. How can Allies Help?
Allies can help you understand things that are hard
Allies can help you explain things to other people 10
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11. How can an individual with no allies find allies?
Some people find that their family members are the best allies
Other people find that there that their family are not very good allies 11
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12. How Can An Individual With No Allies Find Allies?
The best way to find allies is by finding common interests
hobbies
community groups
work
volunteering
advocacy groups like the Arc 12
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REPRESENTATIVES

14. What is a Representative?
A representative is someone who you chose to help you with arrangements that support self-determination 14
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15. How Can A Representative Help?
A Representative may sign agreements for you
A Representative may help you hire and manage workers or providers 15
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16. How Can A Representative Help?
A Representative may sign the timesheets for your workers
A Representative may help if there is a problem 16
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17. How Can I Find a Representative?
Choose an ally that you trust
Who has time to help you
Who is willing to help you 17
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18. SUPPORTS COORDINATORS AND CASE MANAGERS4
SUPPORTS COORDINATORS AND CASE MANAGERS

19. Who are Support Coordinators and Case Managers?
A supports coordinator is someone from the CMH who is responsible for helping you determine what CMH services and supports you need
Case Manager is the same thing for different programs 19
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20. How Can A Supports Coordinator Or Case Manager Help?
Figure out what you goals are (such as finding a job, living on your own, doing an activity you like)
Identify the services and supports you need to reach your goals
Make sure that you are getting the services and supports you need 20
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21. YES! YES! YES! You can choose who your supports coordinator is21
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22. INDEPENDENT FACILITATOR5
INDEPENDENT FACILITATOR

23. What is an Independent Facilitator?
someone you choose and hire
to help you with your person-centered planning process
independent from the system
has training in PCP 23
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24. How Can An Independent Facilitator Help:
Run the meeting(s) for you or with you (your choice)
Advocate for you as much or as little as you want 24
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25. How Can An Independent Facilitator Help:
With the Person-Centered Planning process
Be your voice as much or as little as you want 25
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26. How Can An Independent Facilitator Help:
Help with pre-planning
Work with you to decide who will be invited to your PCP
When and where the meeting will take place 26
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27. How can I find an Independent Facilitator?
Your supports coordinator can recommend one
Other people who use services can suggest someone
As an advocacy organization
As SD Peers, we should develop a list 27
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28. INDEPENDENT SUPPORTS BROKER6
INDEPENDENT SUPPORTS BROKER

29. What is an Independent Supports Broker?
A person who helps you set up the arrangements that support self-determination
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30. How can an Independent Supports Broker Help?
Finding workers
Deciding who to hire
Putting together employment agreements
Helping you out when needed
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FISCAL INTERMEDIARY

32. How can a Fiscal Intermediary Help?
Pay invoices for your services after you approve them
Pay your workers after you approve their timesheets
Send you a monthly budget report 33
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33. How can a Fiscal Intermediary Help?
Handle the money in your individual budget
Handle the legal aspects of being an employer 34
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34. How do I find a Fiscal Intermediary?
Your CMH will have a contract with a Fiscal Intermediary
You may have a choice of fiscal intermediary
Ask your supports coordinator 35
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SD PEER

36. What is an SD Peer?
A person who has been trained as a peer mentor or certified peer support specialist
Who also has training in self-determination
Who can be hired by a person to help him or her with using arrangements that self-determination 37
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37. How Can a SD Peer Help? An SD Peer:
has used arrangements that support self-determination
has received training in self-determination 38
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38. How Can a SD Peer Help? An SD Peer:
understands how arrangements that support self-determination works
can help a person figure out self-determination 39
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Discussion:
What can be done if a support person is not acting in an individuals best interest?
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40. Thank You