Safeguards Resources Documents

This guide provides information about identifying and incorporating intentional safeguards when planning with adults with developmental disabilities and their families.

• ​​Addressing Personal Vulnerability through Planning

CLBC and the Family Support Institute (FSI) worked together to create this safeguards resource.

Brothers and sisters are often key voices in advocacy, community access, relationships and storytelling in terms of their sibling’s strengths and assets.

Through photos and stories, this resource celebrates and highlights how these relationships create more inclusive and safer communities for everyone.

• Brothers and Sisters: The Power of Growing Up Together

This resource booklet is meant to inspire and stimulate your heart and head in consideration of how to support friendships, make social connections and build broader networks for adults with developmental disabilities.

• Belonging to One Another: Building Personal Support Networks

This resource developed by CLBC encourages discussion of safeguards with self-advocates, families, service providers, caregivers and anyone else who is interested.

• Responding to Vulnerability: A Discussion Paper about Safeguards and People with Developmental Disabilities

This plain language guide was developed with self-advocates to enhance their awareness of their rights and ways to be safe in community in an easy-to-access, visual format.

• Rights & Safeguards: A Plain Language Guide for Self-Advocates

Watch a video version of Know your Rights: A Guide for Self-Advocates below:

This plain language guide was developed with self-advocates to guide the process of building personal support networks in an easy-to-access visual format.

• Support Networks: A Plain Language Guide for Self-Advocates

CLBC and the Family Support Institute (FSI) have worked together to create this new safeguards resource.

This book contains stories about the creative and unique connections families have built and nurtured with their family members who have a developmental disability.

• The Power of Knowing Each Other: Stories about Informal Safeguards told by BC Families

This resources is a guide and recommended policy for service providers committed to supporting individuals with developmental disabilities and complex care needs.

• Thriving in Community – Delegating Health Care Tasks in the Community Living Sector

This plain language guide is a unique tool to help build awareness not only among self advocates, but also their family members, CLBC staff, service providers and others about the importance of being aware of vulnerabilities so intentional safeguards can be planned to address them.

• Understanding Vulnerability: A Plain Language Guide for Self Advocates