OPWDD
What does OPWDD stand for?
Office of People with Developmental Disabilities
What is in-home respite?
a program designed to provide caregiver relief for a limited time. Provided in the home of the family, where a Direct Support Professional (DSP for short) cares for the individual, thus allowing the caregiver to take a break and do other activities.
What is the first question you ask a parent when speaking about OPWDD services?
Are you interested in obtaining services for your child? such as after school, respite, etc.
What does CCO stand for?
Care Coordination Organization
What is community habilitation?
a program designed to provide caregiver relief for a limited time. Provided in the home of the family, where a Direct Support Professional (DSP for short) cares for the individual, thus allowing the caregiver to take a break and do other activities.
What is the first step you must tell a parent to complete in order to apply for OPWDD services?
Front Door Training
As a teacher, what will you use to track your students OPWDD information?
OPWDD Tracker
Who qualifies for OPWDD services?
Students with intellectual disability, autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, familial dysautonomia, and neurological impairment.
What is day habilitation?
a day program where individuals engage in a variety of activities to help them develop their skills, independence, money management, activities of daily living skills, job readiness, socialization skills, health and fitness, fine motor skills, community integration.
After a parent completes the Front Door Training, what do you ask the parent who is interested in applying for OPWDD services?
What type of medicaid does your child have?
Why is it important for parents to be on TIME to the Front Door Training?
OPWDD representatives will close the door and not allow them to enter which means they will not be able to complete the front door training that day.
What are the three Care Coordination Organizations (CCO's)?
Care Design, Tri County Care, Advance Care
What is the difference between the services that Elementary and high school students can receive?
Elementary/middle school- Respite
High School- day habilitation
How many copies do you make of the Front Door Certificate? And where do they go?
Two copies. One for Mr. Lopez/Kenny and one for the students SLP. This must be faxed into SESIS as a document related to IEP.
Parent receives OPWDD eligibility and has a Care Coordinator. Parent is requesting respite services. What agency will you refer the parent to?
Mercy drive or YAI
What is needed to be OPWDD eligible?
IEP, front door certificate, physical exam psychological evaluation, psychosocial evaluation, initial phone interview, OPWDD eligibility letter
What is self direction?
What is self direction?
Self-direction gives you flexibility to choose the mix of supports and services that are right for you so you can live the life you want. With self-direction, YOU choose your services, the staff and organizations that provide them, and a schedule that works best for YOU.
Each person is unique. Self-direction empowers people to design supports based on their unique strengths and needs. It gives you more control over the funding used to buy your services.
A parent is asking you that they need to complete psychological and psychosocial evaluations at a clinic. The student does not have medicaid. Which clinic will you refer the parent to?
New York State Institute of Disability.
Where can a parent go to ask for Transportation reimbursement funds
YAI or call OPWDD