Family Centered Case Management Module

Family Centered Case Management Module

Section 4 Part 2-Activities 4 and 5

Service Coordinator:

Activity #4 & #5 Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS)

Family Centered Case Management-Community Partnerships-- “Connecting Children and Families to Supports and Services”

“Connecting Children and Families to Supports and Services,” will provide a framework to conceptualize the extensive system of supports and services that link families to needed services.

Keep in mind that the agencies you are introduced to reflect SOME but not all resources. Learning about all of the available resources for families will be an ongoing process for you.

Activity #4

Explore the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services and learn what services may benefit your families.

Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services

Activity #5 In this activity, your are required to check out specific programs and information (see the links below). In addition, you must link to the HHSC publication that explains community-based programs to families. While you do not need to remember all of the community-based programs, you should know where to find the information so that you can share it with families.

Check out the links below:

Texas Respite Coalition Texas Council on Autism DADS 2013 Reference Guide

Read: Guide to Home and Community-based Services in Texas (section for families of children with disabilities).
Do families of children with disabilities ask you for help finding services and supports for their children in their own homes and communities?
HHSC has developed a guide you can use in talking with families about home and community-based services that may be available to them through Texas Medicaid. This guide, “Home and Community-based Services: Which Programs Do What?” provides information about six programs that provide home and community-based services. These programs are sometimes called “Medicaid waivers” or “waiver services.”
You can download it in both English and Spanish. Guide to Home and Community Based Services in Texas (English) and Guide (Spanish)
Directions: View the links.
Review the section that covers services for children with disabilities. Some of your families will need to utilize these services in the future. Some require signing up early so the service will be available when the family needs to access it. Think about how you will use this resource. Do you know when to talk to families? Do you have questions about how to talk with families about this topic? Talk to your supervisor.

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