CDCS consumers use a person-centered planning process to develop their community support plan. Person-centered planning uses groups of people to focus on a person and the person's vision of what they would like to do in the future. Planning through the person-centered process must address all assessed needs of the person.
What are the guiding principles?
People who use CDCS:
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Choose service providers
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Create personalized service plans
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Direct and manage their workers
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Set personal goals.
Self-determination, a key component of CDCS, articulates four key principles:
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Authority to control the money allocated to you within established parameters
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Freedom to plan and live a life you choose
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Responsibility to accept the benefits and risk for choices made and to be accountable for the money you spend.
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Support to arrange and receive the help you need.
Person-centered planning features:
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Person at the focus of planning and those who know the person are the primary authorities on the person's life direction
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Person makes the decisions
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Planning with the person, not for the person
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Who are you? How can your needs best be met?
