	Supplement for Developmental Disabilities Programs

Introduction

Administration and Management

Service Delivery Administration Standards

Service Standards

PA-SDD 3: Service Philosophy and Interventions

The program is guided by a service philosophy that:

serves as the basis for how the program will meet the needs of individuals and their families; and
guides the development and implementation of services, interventions, and activities based on the program goals and the best available evidence of service effectiveness.

PA-SDD 3.01

The service philosophy:

promotes meaningful participation, inclusion, and self-determination;
provides a basis for the implementation of strengths-based, person-centered activities and interventions; and
safeguards the emotional, physical, and psychological well-being of the individual.

PA-SDD 3.02

If the agency uses interventions that limit physical movement, diminish sensory experience, restrict personal freedoms, or cause personal discomfort, such interventions are implemented only when:

the agency can document its reasons for believing that the intervention will be beneficial to the person served;
the individual or his or her guardian has been fully informed about the risks and benefits of the intervention and has consented to it;
the intervention is prescribed by a qualified medial practitioner or recommended by an interdisciplinary team;
the agency periodically reviews the continued need for and effectiveness of the treatment or intervention; and
the intervention is not used as a substitute for appropriate staffing patterns, for the convenience of staff, or as punishment.

Interpretation: Examples of such treatments and interventions are use of splints or poseys to prevent self-injury, use of visual or auditory screens to reduce stimulation, use of distasteful substances, textures, or activities as a consequence for behavior.

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	PURPOSE: Children, youth, and adults who participate in developmental disabilities programs achieve full integration and inclusion in the mainstream, make choices, exert control over their lives, and fully participate in, and contribute to, their communities.

RELATED FILES


	PROGRAM A system of services offered by an organization. For example, an organization providing a mental health service may offer several mental health programs to different populations, e.g., a mental health program for adolescent teens. The word "program" can be used interchangeably with the word "service" or to describe specific programs.


	SERVICE PHILOSOPHY The theoretical framework that describes and explains an organization's approach to service.


	SERVICE One or more organization-operated programs or activities that have a common general objective and deploy the organization's material and human resources in a planned and systematic manner. An organization that publicly promotes or identifies itself in writing as offering a service, is licensed to deliver a service, assigns personnel and/or space to a service, or allocates financial resources to a service is considered to offer that service.


	INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM A group of persons from different professions, disciplines, service areas, organizations, and/or personnel levels who collaborate to make decisions about and provide a range of services for the same consumer or consumer group. The service delivered would not be possible or as efficient if one organization or one professional alone provided the services.


	SCREEN A preliminary test administered to a client to determine whether he/she meets eligibility criteria for the services offered by an organization.