The Three "R's" of Supported
Living Services:
Relationships
Relationships with family, friends, neighbors,
co-workers, people who provide paid support
(support staff), and other community members.
What opportunities do people have to develop &
expand their relationships?
We can improve people’s opportunities to develop
relationships by increasing the time they spend
in community settings and by connecting them to
community places & activities (like religious
activities, social groups, sports activities,
hobby groups, volunteer groups, political
groups, People First groups, adult education &
community college, YMCA & YWCA, gyms, aerobics
classes, parks & recreation activities, etc.).
Rights
Every person should have the chance to live the
American dream… through the use of
Person-Centered Planning approaches and
self-directed planning approaches,
self-determination, self-actualization,
assertiveness, creativity, pride &
self-advocacy, meaningful relationships, and
have access to Assistive Technology.
The right to self-determination is about being
the causal agent in your life, not needing to
have the capacity to perform every behavior
yourself. Enhancing capacity, opportunity,
services and supports are the intervention!
- Did you choose where you live?
- Did you choose your attendant or support
person?
- Did you choose your roommate?
- Did you choose your job or day activity?
- Did you choose your leisure activity?
- Do you control your personal money?
- Do you choose your friends?
Responsibilities
- Having the opportunity to make mistakes
and learn from natural outcomes (example:
spending all your food money in one week and
ending up with little choice over the food
you get from the food bank until your next
check comes).
- Making the rules in your home.
- Utilization, whenever possible, of
self-management strategies to enable people
to “do for themselves”.
- Learning basic social & interpersonal
skills as well as learning that being a
friend is a give and take process.
- Learning how to treat your support
staff & others with respect (this helps you
to keep the staff you like).
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