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SDC Participants are
self-referred and call personally to inquire about the program. If
they are interested in SDC they are mailed an "Eligibility Pre-screening
Form." When the completed form is returned and they appear to be
eligible they are placed on a waiting list. The program director
contacts them when a spot opens to see if they are still
interested in participating in FloridaSDC.
If they are still interested in participating a coach
calls and schedules an Orientation Meeting. People who are
eligible and who choose to participate, have two weeks from the date of
this meeting to complete eighty percent of the "Orientation Packet".
The Pre-Enrollment Meeting follows orientation. People have six weeks
from the pre-enrollment meeting to
complete their goals and budget and be enrolled
as a Florida Self Directed Care. People receive copies of the Policy and Procedures, Purchasing
Guidelines, Emergency Phone Numbers, Etc., at the pre-enrollment as they take control of their
recovery, and serve the role once filled by their case managers.
Prospective participants take an online strengths and
well being assessment; use a variety of tools to identify their life
vision, recovery goals, and action steps; and then clarify and commit to
this in the Participant Workbook.
When this is completed people may be enrolled as participants and they may
use their award to purchase
items and services identified in their goals and approved on their budget.
The goals and budget are reviewed and revised quarterly.
Program Participants are
encouraged to complete an Advance Directive; Relapse Prevention Plan;
Crisis Plan; Personal Safety Plan; and Post Crisis Plan. The goal is
for participants to take control of their own lives, and not be controlled
by their illness, circumstances, or others.
Information is provided
Participants about Medication Assistance, Treatment Options, and the
FloridaSDC Provider Network to give them more choice in their own
treatment and recovery.
The FloridaSDC Program is based
on the belief that people with mental illness are their own greatest
recovery resource. Society and our own internal voices
have often told us differently. We have been made to feel incapable
of determining the direction of our own life and recovery. But many
have learned otherwise, and FloridaSDC wants to give encouragement and
support to people with mental illness to overcome the adverse effects of
the illness and enjoy a productive and meaningful life |
