Community Services Provider

A Community Services Provider will ensure the following regulations and job descriptions are followed:

• Shall be designed to support a participant to participate in meaningful routines, events, and activities through various community organizations;

• Shall be designed to empower a participant in developing natural supports;

• May be participant directed;

• If participant directed, may be provided by an immediate family member, guardian, or legally responsible individual of the participant in accordance with Section 10 of this administrative regulation;

• Shall stress training that empowers a participant in acquiring, practicing, utilizing, and

• Improving skills related to:

               1. Connecting with others;

               2. Independent functioning;

               3. Self advocacy;

               4. Socialization;

               5. Community participation;

               6. Personal responsibility;

               7. Financial responsibility; and

               8. Other skills related to optimal well-being as defined in the participant’s person centered service plan;

• Shall be designed to result in an increased ability to develop natural supports and access community resources including educational, recreational, religious, civic, or volunteer opportunities with an outcome of:

               1. Less reliance on formal supports; and

               2. Greater reliance on natural or unpaid supports as established in the  participant’s person-centered service plan;

• Shall have an emphasis on the development of personal social networks, membership opportunities, friendships, and relationships for the participant as established in the participant’s person-centered service plan;

• Shall be provided outside the participant’s home or residential setting and occur during the day, in the evening, or on weekends; 

• Shall not duplicate residential support or day training services, or authorized therapies;

• Shall be provided to a participant with a:

               1. One (1) to one (1) staff to participant ratio; or

               2. Ratio of one (1) staff to no more than two (2) participants according to the participant’s person-centered service plan, if the participant invites a friend;

• Shall occur in an integrated community setting;

• Shall be an impact service and the participant’s person-centered service plan shall define steps to decrease the provision of the service as the participant becomes more independent in accessing and becoming part of the community

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