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The South Carolina Department for Disabilities and Special Needs publishes documents that plan, develop, oversee and fund services for South Carolinians with severe, lifelong disabilities of intellectual disability, autism, traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury and conditions related to each of these four disabilities.
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Item Incident Management Reporting(South Carolina State Library, 2023-10-25) South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special NeedsDDSN strives to ensure the health and welfare of its consumers are the first priority. The agency has a comprehensive system for reporting, collecting & responding to data related to abuse, neglect exploitation or other critical incidents that do not rise to the threshold of abuse, neglect or exploitation. Incident Management Review covers reporting ; within the appropriate time frames; completion of internal reviews; review of the provider’s management action taken to remediate identified issues such as staff training, staff suspension or termination, updates to risk management and quality assurance procedures and policies and other measures to provide safeguards for service participants.Publication Human Rights Committee manual(2018-08-10) South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special NeedsThis manual is intended to provide a solid philosophy on which to base your work as well as practical help and functional guidelines. With the help of this manual, you will be able to: apply principles of People First Language ; discover legal landmarks for disability rights ; identify the purpose of an HRC ; know State law concerning HRC procedure and practice ; learn the history of the treatment of persons with disabilities ; listen to the voices of people with disabilities ; review common issues for HRCs ; study current State and Federal law concerning disability rights ; understand the balance between rights and risk.Publication The journey to help South Carolinians with disabilities to live their best lives(2023-08-04) South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special NeedsOn behalf of the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs (DDSN), this is a draft Strategic Plan. DDSN calls this plan a Journey to Help South Carolinians with Disabilities to Live their Best Lives. The plan reflects the ongoing commitment to strive for the best in everything DDSN does. The guiding principle to the development of this plan is how DDSN can support people with disabilities to live their best lives. The DDSN service delivery system is in a constant state of change, which sometimes makes it a challenge to be proactive in creating long-term solutions to help people live the lives they wish. This plan is intended to help accomplish that.Publication Risk management expectations(2023-07-24) South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special NeedsDDSN and its provider network have a responsibility to prevent, as much as possible, the occurrence of unfavorable events in the lives of people served. Examples of unfavorable events for people supported include the following: abuse, mistreatment, exploitation, critical incidents, accidents/injuries, medication errors, preventable illnesses, preventable restraints, and preventable deaths. It is very important that service providers have reliable systems for reporting, analyzing, and following up on unfavorable events for people supported.Publication Independent Living Skills (ILS) Program Standards(2023-06-15) South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special NeedsIndependent Living Skills (ILS) are services that develop, maintain and improve the community living skills of a waiver participant. The service includes direct training from a qualified staff person to address the identified skill development needs of a waiver participant in the areas of: communication skills, community living and mobility, interpersonal skills, reduction/elimination of problem behavior, self-care, and sensory/motor development involved in acquiring functional skills. ILS training must be provided in either the participant’s home, or community settings typically used by the general public.Publication Act 135 of 2020 continuing resolution, COVID-19 appropriations COVID-19 related provisions reporting as of January 1, 2021(2021-01-01) South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special NeedsPer the continuing resolution, SCDDSN has been directed to provide this detailed accounting of the expenditure of all federal relief funds.Publication State funded community supports manual(2023-02-16)This handbook describes the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs planning, developing, coordinating and funding services for South Carolinians with severe lifelong disabilities of intellectual disabilities/related disabilities, autism, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury or similar disability.Publication State funded community supports manual(2022-12-12) South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special NeedsThis handbook describes the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs planning, developing, coordinating and funding services for South Carolinians with severe lifelong disabilities of intellectual disabilities/related disabilities, autism, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury or similar disability.Publication Waiver case management standards(2022-01-01) South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special NeedsThese standards are applicable to: Intellectual Disabilities/Related Disabilities Waiver, Community Supports Waiver and Head and Spinal Cord Injury Waiver.Publication Support Center services standards(2022-01-20) South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special NeedsThe support center provides skills and support for people who desire to work, but for whom competitive employment is currently not achievable. These are the standards for the employment services individual as designated by the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs.Publication Employment services standards individual(2022-01-20) South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special NeedsEmployment Services provides skills and support for people who desire to work, but for whom competitive employment is currently not achievable. These are the standards for the employment services individual as designated by the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs.Publication Employment services standards group(2022-01-20) South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special NeedsEmployment Services Group provides skills and support for people who desire to work, but for whom competitive employment is currently not achievable. These are the standards for the Employment Services Group as designated by the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs.Publication Day activity services standards(2022-01-20) South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special NeedsThe primary goal/outcome of Day Activity Services is to assist each individual achieve/maintain maximum independence through participation in purposeful and meaningful activities designed to foster the acquisition, maintenance or deceleration of the loss of daily living skills, appropriate behaviors, enhanced community integration, expanded social networks and personal choice and satisfaction.Publication Community services standards(2022-01-20) South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special NeedsThe mission of the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs (DDSN) is to assist individuals with disabilities and their families through choice in meeting needs, pursuing possibilities; and achieving life goals and minimize the occurrence and reduce the severity of disabilities through prevention. Community Services are aimed at developing one’s awareness of interaction with and/or participation in their community through exposure to and experience in the community and through teaching such concepts as self-determination, self-advocacy, socialization and the accrual of social capital.Publication Career preparation services standards(2022-01-20) South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special NeedsThe primary goal/outcome of Career Preparation Services is to prepare individuals for competitive integrated employment/micro-enterprise based on their choice and abilities/strengths, interests/preferences, and needs/supports to facilitate greater independence and community integration.Publication Regional center emergency preparedness plan(2020-06) South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special NeedsThis is a plan for preparing for disaster, directing operations during a disaster, and recovering from a disaster in South Carolina. This plan prescribes the responsibilities for consumers and staff during a disaster and assigns responsibility to certain staff when a disaster strikes.Publication COVID-19 update and recommendations for DDSN FAQs(2021-08-20) South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special NeedsThis paper answers questions about the safety of Covid-19 vaccines and testing.Publication Act 135 of 2020 continuing resolution, COVID-19 appropriations COVID-19 related provisions reporting as of April 1, 2021(2021-04-01) South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special NeedsPer the continuing resolution, SCDDSN has been directed to provide this detailed accounting of the expenditure of all federal relief funds.Publication Act 135 of 2020 continuing resolution, COVID-19 appropriations COVID-19 related provisions reporting as of March 1, 2021(2021-03-01) South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special NeedsPer the continuing resolution, SCDDSN has been directed to provide this detailed accounting of the expenditure of all federal relief funds.Publication Act 135 of 2020 continuing resolution, COVID-19 appropriations COVID-19 related provisions reporting as of December 1, 2020(2020-12-22) South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special NeedsPer the continuing resolution, SCDDSN has been directed to provide this detailed accounting of the expenditure of all federal relief funds.