Policy: 131
Involvement of Families
Procedure:
The professional staff and Executive Director shall:
- Seek to share information with family members in a manner that is professional and courteous.
- Encourage family member and consumer participation in Individual Service Plan meetings. Through on-line newsletter and notices home, families will be informed of dates for special events and activities such as holidays, program excursions, Special Olympics, etc.
- Encourage families to schedule visits to program sites and share their observation of program effectiveness in writing to appropriate executive staff.
- Provide for the orientation of new consumers to the agency.