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Duty Officer Procedure

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

The purpose of this policy is to establish the operations that govern the Department on Disabilities Services (DDS) Duty Officer Program for the Developmental Disabilities Administration (“DDA”) to ensure that staff are available to advise, guide and support people who receive services from DDA and their support teams during an emergency that may occur outside of regular DDA business hours; and that people who receive services from DDA and their support teams are aware of how to request afterhours assistance.

Cross References

Duty Officer Policy
Incident Management Enforcement policy
Incident Management Enforcement Unit policy

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Duty Officer Procedure

Person-Centered Thinking

Person-centered thinking is a philosophy behind service provision that supports positive control and self-direction of people’s own lives. DDS is working to implement this through training sessions and other agency wide initiatives.

Employment First Initiative

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Under the Employment First philosophy, competitive, integrated employment is the first and overwhelmingly preferred option for working-age youth and adults with disabilities.