FAQ
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Supported Community Living?
Supported Community Living is a coordinated system of supports
clustering around the individual with disabilities and designed to
facilitate the person’s choices to live, work, learn, and actively
participate in the community. It is based on the philosophy that
people with developmental disabilities have a right to make
responsible decisions consistent with the choices afforded to people
without disabilities.
What is a Supported Community Living Coordinator?
A Supported Community Living Coordinator is a person who believes in
the values and essential practices associated with supported living,
and skilled in delivering such practices. A SCLC is skilled in
forming and leading a circle of support, and is willing to take
creative action on behalf of people with disabilities in order to
make their dreams a reality. A SCLC must have knowledge of the
community housing opportunities and resources.
How can I become a Supported Community Living Coordinator?
A variety of opportunities training and technical assistance
opportunities are available on topics related to PATH facilitation,
circle development, housing options, and proposal/budget
development. If you are interested in advancing your Supported
Community Living skills, please contact Kristi Hartwell.
How can I be a participant of the Supported Community Living
Initiative?
In order to participate in the Supported Community Living Program
one must want to live in his/her own home. The person’s behavioral,
medical, and mental health goals must complement goals that can be
self-directed and/or circle-directed. To get started, a referral
form must be completed.
What is PATH?
Planning for Alternative Tomorrows with Hope (PATH) is a process of
bringing together a team who already know the individual well and
has made a commitment to support the person in the future. PATH is
ideal for addressing long-term and short-term planning and provides
clear timelines for achieving goals and divides those goals into
achievable and measurable steps.
http://challengingbehavior.fmhi.usf.edu/personcentered.htm
What is a circle of support?
A circle of support is a component of most person-centered planning
models. It is a group of people that have been selected by the
person with a disability to help the person realize a dream or reach
a life goal. A circle may include professionals, families, friends,
direct care staff, neighbors, and others whom the person believes
will best support him/her in achieving outcomes.
What is person-centered planning?
Person-centered planning is an array of models or approaches that
provide creative ways of getting to know people, envisioning
desirable future opportunities with them, and creating services and
supports to help them accomplish these desired opportunities. It is
a method of planning for the future that seeks to include the focus
person in the planning process as actively as possible.
What is self-determination?
Self-determination is the knowledge, skills, and behaviors that
enable a person to identify and set personal priorities and goals
and take action to make these goals a reality. A person who is
self-determined has the knowledge and skills necessary to make
informed choices and decisions.
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