Values and Principles
Core Values:
Recognized partners in the System of Care value:
- Services and supports for all individuals and families should promote the inherent value of each individual and provide opportunity to grow and develop to his/her fullest potential;
- Services and support provided for individuals and for families should be strength based, person-centered, and family focused, with the needs of the individual and family dictating the types and mix of services and supports provided;
- Services and supports should be neighborhood and community based, with the community determining local service needs and how these services are delivered;
- Agencies, programs, services, and supports should be responsive to the cultural, linguistic, racial, and ethnic strengths and differences of the individuals and families they serve.
Guiding Principles:
Youth and their families should:- Be full participants in all aspects of the planning and delivery of their services and supports;
- Receive individualized services and supports in accordance with their unique strengths, needs, potentials and preferences, guided by one comprehensive, integrated and individualized plan;
- Have their legal and human rights protected, including rights of privacy, through effective advocacy that promotes individual responsibility and control over their own lives;
- Have the benefit of prevention, early identification and intervention to enhance the likelihood of positive outcomes;
- Have access to a comprehensive array of services and supports that promote self-determination and choice, advance strengths and address physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and educational needs;
- Receive services and supports that are integrated, linked among provider agencies and community supports and promote common mechanisms for planning, developing, and coordinating services while maintaining professional standard of confidentiality for every individual and family;
- Receive services that are seamless, consistent, and coordinated across all levels of the service delivery system and that respond to changing needs;