Recruiting, Selecting, and Retaining Direct Service Workers to Provide Self-Directed HCBS
What are Self-Directed Supports?
While some individuals who self-direct services become the legal employer of their DSWs, this is not the case in all self-direction models. Check with your service coordinator and financial management services agency if you have questions about how your self-direction model is structured or your responsibilities in managing services.
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Self-directed supports mean that you are able to hire the direct service workers (DSW) you want. You can decide what supports they provide you and when they provide them.
Self-directed supports give you more choice and control over who works for you, but you are responsible for recruiting, employing, paying, and training DSWs.