New personal support networks resource
A new informal safeguards resource has been developed by CLBC on building personal support networks. The booklet, titled “Support Networks – A Guide for Self Advocates”, has been prepared in plain language for use by self-advocates and their support networks. The messages and ideas are written and displayed in a clear, concise manner.
We suggest that people who support an individual with a developmental disability take the time to walk through each page with the individual and explore what the messages mean to that person, personalizing the information in the booklet.
The development of the booklet was guided by self-advocates who identified the areas they felt were most important in the process of building their support networks. The booklet was created for CLBC by Susan Stanfield and Aaron Johannes, Directors of Spectrum Society for Community Living, based on the CLBC Belonging to One Another booklet. Aaron also provided the illustration.
This resource is available by request through CLBC offices. To find your nearest CLBC local office, please visit the CLBC website under Your Community > Local CLBC Offices.
The publication can also be found in electronic format on the CLBC website under Policies & Publications > Publications > Safeguards Publications.
For any further information, please e-mail CLBC’s Manager of Service Accountability and Safeguards, Jule Hopkins, at Jule.D.Hopkings@gov.bc.ca.
