Register for the webinar on Tuesday, December 17 at 2:30 - 4:00 pm ET.
Person-centered supports must ensure that people have opportunities to make informed choices and to be supported in managing the risks that come with those decisions. Direct support providers have a role in helping people to live lives of their choosing and often face the challenge of balancing the individual’s choice with the provider's ‘duty of care’. The National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems (NCAPPS) presents a webinar on finding the balance.
Participants in this webinar will:
- Hear from people with disabilities about their experience in planning, navigating concerns about well-being, and seeking the ‘dignity of risk’;
- Learn from direct support providers about the requirements, challenges, and successes of the delivery of quality person-centered supports in a way that considers health and safety while honoring a person's right to make decisions that may not always be in their best interest; and
- Understand what training is available for direct support providers that will equip them with the skills and strategies to help manage health and safety concerns in a person-centered way.
NCAPPS assists states, tribes, and territories to transform their long-term care service and support systems to implement U.S. Department of Health and Human Services policy on person-centered thinking, planning, and practices. It supports a range of person-centered thinking, planning, and practices, regardless of funding source. Activities include providing technical assistance to states, tribes, and territories; establishing communities of practice to promote best practices; hosting educational webinars; and creating a national clearinghouse of resources to support person-centered practice. Visit the NCAPPS website for more information.