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Service Goals:

The Sonoma Regional Project facilitates information sharing regarding the continuum of services and supports available to Center residents, families, SDC staff, regional centers, and community care providers, with the goal of advancing choice, independence, dignity, and health in the least restrictive environment.

Description of Structure and Staff:

The Sonoma Regional Project assists consumers, their families, SDC staff, and regional centers in facilitating the delivery of supports and services for a successful transition to and integration with the community. The Project ensures necessary communication occurs between SDC staff and the community. The Project also provides training for community providers and follow-up services to the individuals who move to the community to ensure continuity of the program plan.

If a person is in jeopardy of losing their community placement, the Project provides crisis intervention services. If an admission to SDC is likely, the Project conducts an assessment, which includes specific recommendations, and then ensures that all other alternate living arrangements, services, and community supports have been exhausted before the client is admitted or re-admitted to SDC.

All services and expertise developed at Sonoma Developmental Center are potentially available to developmentally disabled people living in the community; these services and expertise are accessed through the Project. Each request is individually considered, based on the availability of resources at SDC and in the community where the person resides.