Article Publication Date:
10/29/2007
Summary:
How can a community advisor help find choices and supports? The MA CPASS grantees developed two tools to support self-determination. The first is a checklist of suggested competencies, attributes and skills of necessary to be a Community Advisors. The second resource is a guide defining the role of an advisory, how to use and select the right person, plus checklist of other considerations.
Topics:
Consumer/Participant Direction
Types/Tools:
Sources:
Grantee produced
Massachusetts
Programs/Initiatives:
N/A
States:
Keywords:
CPASS
Community Advisor; service systems and community resources; Cultural Competence; individualized plan
Contact
Nilka Alvarez-Rodriguez
Department of Mental Retardation
MASS C-PASS Project Director
Nilka.Alvarez-Rodriguez@state.ma.us
Phone:
617-624-7506
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/51416