Post by momofautistic on Jun 10, 2004 18:39:16 GMT -5
(IRC) Inland Regional Center- In California
MISSION STATEMENT:
As an agency among agencies, Inland Regional Center coordinates with generic service agencies. to normalize the lives of people with developmental disabilities and their families by working to include them in the everyday routines and life rhythms of the community and by facilitating needed supports for them.
INLAND REGIONAL CENTER IS...
One of 21 Regional Centers throughout the State of California that is mandated through the Lanterman Act to serve individuals with developmental disabilities. Each Regional Center is a private, nonprofit corporation that receives a contract through the Department of Developmental Services. Inland Regional Center serves individuals and their families in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR REGIONAL CENTER SERVICES?...
A person is eligible for Regional Center Services if he/she has a "Developmental Disability" which is a "disability which originates before an individual attains age 18, continues, or can be expected to continue, indefinitely and constitutes a substantial disability for that individual. This term shall include disabling conditions found to be closely related to mental retardation or to require treatment similar to that required for mentally retarded individuals, but shall not include other handicapping conditions that are solely physical in nature."
HOW DO I APPLY FOR SERVICES?...
To apply for Inland Regional Center services, parents, a guardian, a conservator or a consumer over 18 may begin by telephoning the Intake and Assessment Unit at Inland Regional Center at (909) 890-3000. Upon initial phone contact, the Intake Coordinator will ask the caller a series of questions regarding potential . eligibility. The initial phone call will be followed with a packet of information and forms which will need to be completed by the caller and returned to Inland Regional Center.
WHAT CAN I EXPECT NEXT?...
After meeting with an intake Consumer Services Coordinator, other appointments may be scheduled to complete the assessment process. These assessments may include a medical and/or a psychological evaluation. When all of the assessment information is completed, and if the consumer is found to be eligible, a Consumer Services Coordinator will be assigned depending upon the area of residence and age of the individual. If the consumer is not eligible, a copy of the appeals procedure will be given to the family and/or a referral may be made to an appropriate agency.
WHO WILL HELP ME TO IDENTIFY MY NEEDS & PREFERENCES?...
After eligibility is determined, the people involved in the Intake and Assessment initial planning team will assist the consumer and/or family to draft the first Person-Centered Individual Program Plan.
Person-Centered Planning is an ongoing process of assisting the consumer and/or family to identify their hopes and dreams as well as preferences and life choices for the future. The process involves the members of the planning team sharing information and assisting the consumer in identifying specific personal goals and outcome-based objectives to increase independence, normalization and inclusion. These goals and objectives serve as a road map of the housing, work, school, recreation and support needs. When the consumer is a child (under 18), supports may focus on maintaining the child at home.
Each year thereafter, the Person-Centered Individual Program Plan is revised to keep up with the most current goals and desired outcomes.
Inland Regional Center's approach to service delivery is based on a holistic, consumer/family-driven approach that includes collaborating with community experts, to diagnose, assist and enhance the quality of life for the consumer. Depending on the age of the individual and geographic area of residence, there is a service delivery team which focuses on each segment of life and each level of need:
Early Start: Infants & toddlers, 0-3 years of age, may be served by Regional Center if they: 1) Have one or more cognitive, physical, communicative, social or adaptive developmental delay; 2) Have an established condition with harmful or high probability of negative developmental consequences; and 3) Have high risk of substantial developmental disability due to a combination of bio-medical risk factors.
School Age: Children, aged 3-13 years. The Consumer Services Coordinator assists with family maintenance through supports as well as educational planning. The primary focus becomes maintaining family unity.
Transition: Teens & young adults, aged 14-22. Transition teams begin the essential future planning process of transitioning from school to work and from childhood to adulthood.
Adults, aged 23-49. Resource coordination continues for adults on work, recreation and living option issues. The role of the Regional Center becomes one of fostering independence and inclusion for adult living.
Senior: Adults, ages 50+ years. Inland Regional Center senior citizens are faced with a variety of issues; retirement; increased need for medical care; recreation opportunities; and residential services. Inland Regional Center advocates for these individuals to achieve full community participation as a senior and provides for monitoring of health needs.
Inland Regional Center's comprehensive service delivery system has two programs which provide specialized services: Intermediate Care Facility (all ages) and Developmental Center (all ages).
An individual served by a Consumer Services Coordinator on one of these teams may have greater need for medical, behavioral and/or supervisory supports than are currently provided in their own home or in residential care. These residential options are typically funded by Medi-Cal.
There are other teams and individuals at Inland Regional Center who make life choices a reality: Resource Development and Training Unit team which develops new resources and provides ongoing technical assistance, quality assurance evaluations and special investigation assistance. The Intake and Assessment team gathers the initial information and proceeds to assist in determining eligibility. The Community Information & Training team provides community outreach and training classes, workshops, and conferences for consumers, parents, and care providers as well as in-house training for our Consumer Services Coordinators.
WHAT ARE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS?...
The supports and services that you receive on the Person-Centered planning process help to identify the capabilities, strengths, preferences, and choices that lend to the development of goals and objectives. The consumer and/or family members help to identify concerns, problems, and barriers that keep an individual from being as independent, normalized and included in the rhythm of community life during every stage of life. Most supports and services are provided naturally by families, friends, and community members. Other supports and services are provided by agencies that are mandated to serve the public. Some services and supports are purchased by Inland Regional Center from vendors.
IS THERE A CHARGE FOR SERVICES?...
There is no charge for any case management-related services. There is, however, a fee when a child, under the age of 18, lives outside the home with Regional Center supports.
IN CONCLUSION...
Inland Regional Center pledges to provide a comprehensive person-centered service delivery system that respects the choices of each individual with a developmental disability. Each individual will be assisted in keeping pace in .the "Rhythm of Community Life.... One Note at a Time."
MISSION STATEMENT:
As an agency among agencies, Inland Regional Center coordinates with generic service agencies. to normalize the lives of people with developmental disabilities and their families by working to include them in the everyday routines and life rhythms of the community and by facilitating needed supports for them.
INLAND REGIONAL CENTER IS...
One of 21 Regional Centers throughout the State of California that is mandated through the Lanterman Act to serve individuals with developmental disabilities. Each Regional Center is a private, nonprofit corporation that receives a contract through the Department of Developmental Services. Inland Regional Center serves individuals and their families in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR REGIONAL CENTER SERVICES?...
A person is eligible for Regional Center Services if he/she has a "Developmental Disability" which is a "disability which originates before an individual attains age 18, continues, or can be expected to continue, indefinitely and constitutes a substantial disability for that individual. This term shall include disabling conditions found to be closely related to mental retardation or to require treatment similar to that required for mentally retarded individuals, but shall not include other handicapping conditions that are solely physical in nature."
HOW DO I APPLY FOR SERVICES?...
To apply for Inland Regional Center services, parents, a guardian, a conservator or a consumer over 18 may begin by telephoning the Intake and Assessment Unit at Inland Regional Center at (909) 890-3000. Upon initial phone contact, the Intake Coordinator will ask the caller a series of questions regarding potential . eligibility. The initial phone call will be followed with a packet of information and forms which will need to be completed by the caller and returned to Inland Regional Center.
WHAT CAN I EXPECT NEXT?...
After meeting with an intake Consumer Services Coordinator, other appointments may be scheduled to complete the assessment process. These assessments may include a medical and/or a psychological evaluation. When all of the assessment information is completed, and if the consumer is found to be eligible, a Consumer Services Coordinator will be assigned depending upon the area of residence and age of the individual. If the consumer is not eligible, a copy of the appeals procedure will be given to the family and/or a referral may be made to an appropriate agency.
WHO WILL HELP ME TO IDENTIFY MY NEEDS & PREFERENCES?...
After eligibility is determined, the people involved in the Intake and Assessment initial planning team will assist the consumer and/or family to draft the first Person-Centered Individual Program Plan.
Person-Centered Planning is an ongoing process of assisting the consumer and/or family to identify their hopes and dreams as well as preferences and life choices for the future. The process involves the members of the planning team sharing information and assisting the consumer in identifying specific personal goals and outcome-based objectives to increase independence, normalization and inclusion. These goals and objectives serve as a road map of the housing, work, school, recreation and support needs. When the consumer is a child (under 18), supports may focus on maintaining the child at home.
Each year thereafter, the Person-Centered Individual Program Plan is revised to keep up with the most current goals and desired outcomes.
Inland Regional Center's approach to service delivery is based on a holistic, consumer/family-driven approach that includes collaborating with community experts, to diagnose, assist and enhance the quality of life for the consumer. Depending on the age of the individual and geographic area of residence, there is a service delivery team which focuses on each segment of life and each level of need:
Early Start: Infants & toddlers, 0-3 years of age, may be served by Regional Center if they: 1) Have one or more cognitive, physical, communicative, social or adaptive developmental delay; 2) Have an established condition with harmful or high probability of negative developmental consequences; and 3) Have high risk of substantial developmental disability due to a combination of bio-medical risk factors.
School Age: Children, aged 3-13 years. The Consumer Services Coordinator assists with family maintenance through supports as well as educational planning. The primary focus becomes maintaining family unity.
Transition: Teens & young adults, aged 14-22. Transition teams begin the essential future planning process of transitioning from school to work and from childhood to adulthood.
Adults, aged 23-49. Resource coordination continues for adults on work, recreation and living option issues. The role of the Regional Center becomes one of fostering independence and inclusion for adult living.
Senior: Adults, ages 50+ years. Inland Regional Center senior citizens are faced with a variety of issues; retirement; increased need for medical care; recreation opportunities; and residential services. Inland Regional Center advocates for these individuals to achieve full community participation as a senior and provides for monitoring of health needs.
Inland Regional Center's comprehensive service delivery system has two programs which provide specialized services: Intermediate Care Facility (all ages) and Developmental Center (all ages).
An individual served by a Consumer Services Coordinator on one of these teams may have greater need for medical, behavioral and/or supervisory supports than are currently provided in their own home or in residential care. These residential options are typically funded by Medi-Cal.
There are other teams and individuals at Inland Regional Center who make life choices a reality: Resource Development and Training Unit team which develops new resources and provides ongoing technical assistance, quality assurance evaluations and special investigation assistance. The Intake and Assessment team gathers the initial information and proceeds to assist in determining eligibility. The Community Information & Training team provides community outreach and training classes, workshops, and conferences for consumers, parents, and care providers as well as in-house training for our Consumer Services Coordinators.
WHAT ARE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS?...
The supports and services that you receive on the Person-Centered planning process help to identify the capabilities, strengths, preferences, and choices that lend to the development of goals and objectives. The consumer and/or family members help to identify concerns, problems, and barriers that keep an individual from being as independent, normalized and included in the rhythm of community life during every stage of life. Most supports and services are provided naturally by families, friends, and community members. Other supports and services are provided by agencies that are mandated to serve the public. Some services and supports are purchased by Inland Regional Center from vendors.
IS THERE A CHARGE FOR SERVICES?...
There is no charge for any case management-related services. There is, however, a fee when a child, under the age of 18, lives outside the home with Regional Center supports.
IN CONCLUSION...
Inland Regional Center pledges to provide a comprehensive person-centered service delivery system that respects the choices of each individual with a developmental disability. Each individual will be assisted in keeping pace in .the "Rhythm of Community Life.... One Note at a Time."
