Placement at Community Support Services, Inc. should be a smooth and enjoyable process. 

 

The initial and most important step prior to your start date with Community Support Services, Inc. is to come together with you and the most important people in your life to conduct an Essential Lifestyles Plan. This is a four hour process whereby we come together to learn all about you, in order to best support you. For example, you will share who are the important people in your life, what you and others are proud of about you, what you like and dislike, your rituals, how you communicate and what it means, your hopes and dreams for the future, what is making sense and not making sense in your life right now, and things to figure out. This is an enjoyable time together, and truly gives our agency a sense of who you are and what supports we should provide for you to ensure a smooth and successful placement. 

 

The matching process is another important step prior to your start date with Community Support Services, Inc. This is a very important aspect of placement. It is very important to Community Support Services, Inc. that you are matched with a Community Support Specialist or Host Home Provider of your choice. You (and your family, if you wish) will conduct an interview with potential Community Support Specialists or Host Home Providers (depending on the type of program you choose). You will select who you think will support you best. In the case of your selection of a Community Support Specialist, we believe that you having the control to select who you would like to provide your support services, will ultimately provide a successful learning and support environment. In addition, it is important for you to know that if you are ever not satisfied with the support that your Community Support Specialist provides, you have the right to a new Community Support Specialist.  In the case of Host Home Providers, after selecting who you think will support you best, you will have an opportunity to have numerous visits with the selected Host Home Provider. This will begin with a visit of a few hours and will continue into weekend and or overnight visits. Visits will continue until you and the potential Host Home Provider feel the match is a positive one. Our goal for the matching process in the Host Home Program is longevity of the Host Home placement. We pride ourselves in very successful and long term placements. It is important for you to know that if at anytime you are not satisfied with your Host Home placement, a new placement process will begin.

 

Our agencies Residential Services Department will work closely with you to ensure all placement details are completed prior to the final placement. Lastly a placement Interdisciplinary Team Meeting will occur, to finalize all specific placement plans.