Related Competency or Skill Statements for the Course Functional Assessment

National Community Support Skill Standards:
CSSS - Competency Area 1: Participant Empowerment
The Direct Support Professional enhances the ability of the participant to lead a self-determining life by providing the support and information necessary to build self-esteem, and assertiveness; and to make decisions.

• The competent DSP assists and supports the participant to develop strategies, make informed choices, follow through on responsibilities, and take risks.
• The competent DSP promotes participant partnership in the design of support services, consulting the person and involving him or her in the support process.

• The competent DSP initiates or assists in the initiation of an assessment process by gathering information (e.g., participant's self-assessment and history, prior records, test results, additional evaluation) and informing the participant about what to expect throughout the assessment process.
• The competent DSP conducts or arranges for assessments to determine the needs, preferences, and capabilities of the participants using appropriate assessment tools and strategies, reviewing the process for inconsistencies, and making corrections as necessary.
• The competent DSP discusses findings and recommendations with the participant in a clear and understandable manner, following up on results and reevaluating the findings as necessary.

• The competent DSP maintains collaborative professional relationships with the participant and all support team members (including family/friends), follows ethical standards of practice (e.g., confidentiality, informed consent, etc.), and recognizes his or her own personal limitations.
• The competent DSP assists and/or facilitates the development of an individualized plan based on participant preferences, needs, and interests.
• The competent DSP assists and/or facilitates the implementation of an individualized plan to achieve specific outcomes derived from participants' preferences, needs and interests.
• The competent DSP assists and/or facilitates the review of the achievement of individual participant outcomes.

• The competent DSP assists the participant to meet his or her physical (e.g., health, grooming, toileting, eating) and personal management needs (e.g., human development, human sexuality), by teaching skills, providing supports, and building on individual strengths and capabilities.
• The competent DSP assists with identifying, securing and using needed equipment (e.g., adaptive equipment) and therapies (e.g., physical, occupational and communication).

• The competent DSP maintains accurate records, collecting, compiling and evaluating data, and submitting records to appropriate sources in a timely fashion.
• The competent DSP maintains standards of confidentiality and ethical practice.
• The competent DSP learns and remains current with appropriate documentation systems, setting priorities and developing a system to manage documentation.

The Community Residential Core Competencies:
CRCC - Competency Area 2: Facilitation of Services
Staff has knowledge sufficient to fulfill his or her role related to individual service plan development, implementation and review.

• Understands individual service planning process.
• Maintains collaborative professional relationships with the individual and all support team members (including family/friends), follows ethical standards of practice (e.g., confidentiality, informed consent), and recognizes his or her own personal limitations.
• Implements an individualized plan based on the individual's preferences, needs and interests.
• Assists and/or facilitates the review of the achievement of the individual outcomes.

• Maintains accurate records, collecting, compiling and evaluating data and submitting records to appropriate sources in a timely manner.
• Maintains standards of confidentiality and ethical practice.

• Assists and supports individual in making informed choices, following through on responsibilities and trying new experiences.
• Promotes individual participation in support services, consulting the person and involving him or her in the support process (e.g., daily support of consumer's emotional needs).

• Staff are knowledgeable of assessment and processes used to discover the needs, preferences and capabilities of the participants and how they are used in development and review of the service plan.
• Staff discuss both formal and informal findings and recommendations with the individual in a clear and understandable manner.
• Staff assist, complete or arrange for assessments to determine the needs, preferences, and capabilities of the participants by gathering information, informing the individual about what to expect throughout the assessment process, using appropriate assessment tools and strategies, reviewing the process for inconsistencies, and making corrections as necessary.