A Summit on Planning for Services Controlled by People with Disabilities
December 1 and 2, 2009
Hilton Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA

Funded by:
PA Developmental Disabilities Council
Long Term Living Training Institute

The Department of Public Welfare’s Home and Community Based Stakeholder Planning Team’s (SPT) Participant Directed Workgroup held a 2-day summit on December 1 and 2, 2009 to plan for services controlled by people with disabilities. Participants learned about existing services controlled by people with disabilities in PA and across the country. Participants identified barriers to achieving this control and plan to secure the administration’s commitment to eliminating these barriers as well as development of a statement of policy to be endorsed by the Governor’s Disability Cabinet. Furthermore, to ensure a future commitment to completing this task, participants created an action plan to make services controlled by people with disabilities standard operating practice in Pennsylvania.

This webpage has been created to share information from the Power to the People Summit that took place on December 1 and 2 in Harrisburg, PA. Please see below for the Program, materials from the workshops, and links of interest.

• Resolution for the Governor's Cabinet on Disability (PDF)

Attendee Materials:

• Program (PDF)
• Crosswalk of Terms Used in Disability Programs (PDF)
• Crosswalk of Terms Used in Disability Programs (Word)
• DPW Related Acronyms (PDF)
• DPW Related Acronyms (Excel)
• Day 1 Activities and Accomplishments (PDF)

Workshop Materials

1. You Choose - Designing Your Services and Supports: Self-Determination, Services My Way, Delaware County MH Pilot Program, Consumer Employer Model, and Financial Management Services(FMS)

• Consumer Recovery Investment Funds (CRIF) Self Directed Care (SDC) Enhanced Services Contact Information (PDF)
• Consumer Recovery Investment Funds (CRIF) Self Directed Care (SDC) Enhanced Services Presentation (PDF)
• Helpful Links for Participant Directed Services
• Three Ways to Receive Your Aging Waiver Services
• Three Ways to Receive Your Attendant Care Waiver Services
• Services My Way (What You Need to Continue Living in Your Own Home)
• Services My Way 2. Becoming Your Own Provider: Self-Directed Support Corporations, Co-ops, and Circles of Support

2. Becoming Your Own Provider: Self-Directed Support Corporations, Co-ops, and Circles of Support

• Self Directed Support Corporations (PDF)

3. Independent Supporters: Independent Support Brokers, Recovery Coaches

• Choosing Life Choices: Independent Support Brokers (PDF)
• The Recovery Coach as an Independent Supporter Presentation (PDF)
• Support Brokers Presentation (PDF)
• Supports Brokers (PDF)
• ISB Definitions from ODP (PDF)
• ODP Independent Supporters Providers Qualifications (PDF)

4. Peer Supports: Peer Supports, Counseling and Mentoring

• The Unique Role of a Certified Peer Support Specialist in PA's Behavioral Health System (PDF)
• Pennsylvania Peer Support Coalition Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Peer Mentoring is Independent Living (PDF)
• Certified Peer Support Specialist Initiative (PDF)
• Acquired Brain Injury Network of Pennsylvania (PDF)