PDD Policy
A new Policy that rolled out in May 2025 for a new system that all Government employees can access.
What is Artificial Intelligence Usage Policy
How often does an ISP (Individual Service Plan) typically occur?
Yearly
When should an assessment of needs be completed
New intake or support needs have changed
How many case aids does PDD currently have?
5
PDD will only close files when one or more conditions is met. What are 2 conditions.
1. What is confirmed that the individual no longer requires supports and services from PDD
2. What is confirmed that the individual has died
3. What is confirmed that the individual no longer resides in Alberta.
What are the two streams of service delivery
Family Managed and Service Provider
What are the levels of support within the assessment of needs
None, some and full
Where is the case aid tracker found?
Teams- DS Heritage- Office Cover Off and Duty Worker Folder-PDD case aid task tracker
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Janet
What is the propose of the PDD program.
What is to support individuals to be included in community life, be as independent as possible, and achieve their desired outcomes.
How long after an initial APRP (Abuse Prevention Response Protocol) do funds administrators/service providers have before an interim or final report is due?
30 days
What service codes are we assessing for
1010, 1020, 1030, 1040, 1050, 3000, 2010 and 2020
Who is responsible for checking the case aid tracker to see if a task was picked up?
Caseworkers
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Annette
What does POPA stand for.
What is Protection of Privacy Act.
When do you need to complete an exemption to policy
Paying family, LTC/other facility/ministry and using non approved service providers
What is the purpose of the assessment of needs?
The assessment process is intended to understand an individual's support needs for planning. It is not intended to determine this.
How many different tasks can a case aid perform
17
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Tammy
There are four required components of risk management according to policy. What are they?
What are risk assessment, action planning, monitoring and documentation.
What does CIMS stand for?
Client Information Management System
What are the 5 guiding principles of the assessment of needs
strength based, person centered, flexibility, responsiveness and considerations of natural supports/other resources
What are 3 best practices for a caseworker when requesting support from a case aid
each tasks requires a specific number (cant say many ISPs), tasks can not be uploaded to the tracker on the same week they need to be completed, be detailed in the caseworker note section to ensure all information is provided, ensure fms renewal are straight forward, put a date that the task must be completed by (not ASAP), let case aids know if you completed the task but do not remove from the tracker
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Melissa