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What to Expect During YourSupport Needs Interview
Orientation Session for Individuals with Disabilities and Families
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• We are employees of the Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities
• We want to help you prepare for your support needs assessment interview.
• Please ask questions any time!
Welcome!
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People with developmental disabilities and their families
have advocated for more choice, control and self-determination
over their services.
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Oregon is making changes so the amount of support and funding people receive is
SensibleFairPerson Centered Portable – that means
your budget moves if you move
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What Will We Learn Today? • What a support needs assessment is
• Why Oregon is doing assessments
• Who created the assessment
• What the assessment measures
• What the assessment interview will be like
• How Oregon will use the information to identify:
• your level of support needs and
• your Individual Budget Allocation (IBA)
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Knowledge is power.
Remember:
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Now let’s get started!
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OK…So what is an “assessment”?
An assessment measures a person’s support needs.
This is done during
an interview.
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What is an interview?
An interview is a meeting where people are asked
lots of questions.
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What do you need?
The assessment interview measures your support needs…
by asking you and other people you know some questions.
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The list of questions is called the
SIS®Supports Intensity Scale…or SIS
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The group that wrote the
interview questions is AAIDD:
American
Association on Intellectual and
Developmental
Disabilities
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AAIDD
is the largest association in the world for people with developmental disabilities.
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Are other states using the SIS
to measure support needs?
YES! Lots of other states are using
this list of questions.
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What Does Supports Mean?
Supports
Intensity
Scale
SIS®
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“Supports” are the things you need to do something
successfully.
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What supports might Jim or Al need?
Can you give us
some examples?
JIM AL
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Here are some more examples:
Al may need support with personal care like dressing, bathing and brushing teeth.
Jim may need supports from a job coach and personal assistance at work.
ALJIM
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What Does Intensity Mean?
SIS®SupportsIntensity Scale
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“Intensity” means how much and how often.
How much
supportdo I need?
How often do I need support?
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What Kind of Questions Will I Be Asked?
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The assessment measures your support needs to find out:
what type of support you need,
how often you need it, and
how much you need.
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You will be asked about your support needs in areas such as:
Home Life Community Life Lifelong Learning Work Life Social Life Health & Safety Money Matters Self Advocacy
For example, you will be asked about
Socializing in the home:•How often do you socialize?
•Do you need support to socialize?
•If so, what type of support do you need?
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You will be asked about
Doing volunteer work:• How often do you do volunteer work?
• Do you need support when you volunteer?
• What type of support would you need?
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One more example – you will beasked questions about
Taking medication:• How often do you need to take medication
each day?
• How much support do you need to take your medication?
• How long does it take someone to help you each time you take your medication?
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Why does the statewant to do assessments?
Because Oregon wants a fair way to
measure everyone’s support needs.
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By asking everyone the same questions, everyone is treated fairly.
Wherever you live in Oregon, you will get the
same questions.
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Who will get an assessment interview?
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Over the next 5 years…Adults living in or moving into group homes or Supported Living programs…
…will get an assessment.
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Do I have to have an assessment?
YES! If you get Comprehensive Services
through the DD system,you MUST have an assessment!
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How often will I have an interview?
When BIG changes
happen in your life OR
every 5 years.
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What if my needs really change?
Tell your case manager.
You may need a new assessment interview.
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Someone will call to schedule your interview. During that call, it’s important to say…
How you want to participate How you want to communicate Topics that make you uncomfortable Accommodations you will need
How will I know the date for my interview?
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What will I do during the interview?
Answer all the questions.
Fill out a survey about what you liked or didn’t like about the interview.
This is what I need.
You
You and your team will:
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During the interview…all the participants should speak up
andall the questions must be answered…
even if they don’t seem to apply
to you now or
in the future.
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During your interview, you will be asked things like…“What would happen if you decided to learn to cook?”
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Think about cooking in your kitchen.
1. Will the assessment measure how often you would need support to cook a meal?
2. Will the assessment measure how big your kitchen is?
Does it measure #1 or #2?
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It measures
how often you would need support to cook a meal in your kitchen.
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Let’s think about having a job.
1. Will the assessment measure what jobs you might do?
2. Will the assessment measure how much support you need to do your job?
Does it measure #1 or #2?
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2. The assessment measures how much support you would need to do your job.
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Who will be at my interview?• The interviewer
• You or someone you choose to speak for you
• And usually about 5 other people who can help answer questions about you
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These should be be people who know you well, such as:
1 – 2 staff from your home1 – 2 staff from your work or day program a legal guardian, family member or advocateyour case manager or service coordinator
I can answer questions, too.
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You can decide not to be interviewed, but someone you choose who knows you well must answer the questions for you.
My friend asked meto answer for her.
What if I don’t want to be interviewed?
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Think about who you would like to have answer questions with you or for you.
(These are just examples.)
Mom?
Friend?Advocate?
Brother?
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The person you choose must know you for at least 3 months.
She or he must know you well and know what you need.
I’m glad you’re are.
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Together, you all meet with the interviewer.
This will take about three hours.
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Who is the interviewer?
A person who is trained and experienced to do interviews will ask
you questions.
Training NotebookInterviewer
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What will the interviewer do?
Explain the interview process.
Ask you the interview questions.
Write down your answers on a computer.
What do you need?
Interviewer
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The interviewer will ask about
going to the bathroom,
your friendships,
and your relationships.
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What if I feel uncomfortable talking about personal things?
Tell the interviewer!
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Now let’s meet a real personand see how this works!!
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Meet Carolyn.
Carolyn is a person with a disability who
needs help during meals.
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One thing the interviewer will want to know about Carolyn is:
How often
do you need help
during meals
each day?
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Carolyn eats 4 meals each day and needs help every time she eats.
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The interviewer will ask Carolyn:
How much support
time
do you need
when you eat?
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Carolyn spends about 30 minutes eating each meal.
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4 half-hour meals = 2 hours each day.
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What else will the interviewer ask Carolyn?
What type
of support
do you need?
The interviewer will ask:
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During meals, Carolyn needs someone
to cut her food and stay close by
in case she chokes.
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So the interviewer learns that Carolyn needs:
someone close by for two hours each dayto assist her with meals.
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Great. Everyone think about doing your laundry.Ask yourself:What type of support do you need?
How often do you need support?
How much support do you need?
OK…now I want to try.
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Laundry Worksheet
What type of support do I need?
Loading Folding Ironing Other _______
How often do I need support?
Weekly Twice a week Other _________
How much support do I need?
One hour Half hour Other ____________
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What answers do you have about doing your laundry?
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So…what does an assessment interview
look like?
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This 8 minute video* should give you a pretty good idea.
* Produced by Washington Division of Developmental Disabilities
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The interview
sounds hard!
Remember, it’s not a test. There are no right or wrong answers.
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BUT you and your team MUST answer ALL
the questions,
even if it feels hard to admit what you need.
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Oh…so answering all the questions means getting the
right supports?
Yes!
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SO…BE HONEST!
The only way to get the services I need is to be honest about what I need.
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Now here’s a really important point!!!
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What is learned about
your support needs
will help set a budget
for your services.
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This budget will be called your
Individual Budget Amount…or IBA
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Is this different from how my services are funded now?
Now your group home or vocational provider gets a budget.
In the future, you will have a budget that moves if you move.
Yes!
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So let’s review! For every part of your daily life…
what does the interviewer want to know?
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The interviewer wants to know about your support needs:
What Type?
How Often?
How Much?
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What if I have a concern or complaint about the interview process?
Write your concerns on the evaluation form.Contact your case manager.
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Yes! You will get the results in the mail later.
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Will I get a copy of my interview results?
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You can use it at your next annual planning meeting. You could share what you learned about:• Your goals• Things you need support to do• How you like to be supported• People who could provide support
How can I use the information from my interview?
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Now you know what to expect
when you have your interview!
Congratulations!
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Where Can I Learn More?
For more information, visit:
www.ocdd.org/
SISorientation.htm
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This presentation was:
Originally designed by self advocates at the Pennsylvania Training Partnership for People with Disabilities and their Families at Temple University
Adapted by the Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities
Approved by the Oregon Department of Human Services, Seniors and People with Disabilities Division
