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PALS Meeting (HSCSN)

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Location:

405 Anacostia Avenue, NE Washington DC 20019

Building:

River Terrace Education Campus

Details:

Parent Advocate Leaders (PALS) is a network for parents and caregivers of children with special health care needs.

https://www.hschealth.org/about/calendar/parent-advocate-leaders-group-pals

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.