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Sometimes a Community Guide will directly access services for you. In other instances, the Guide will give
you information that will support you in accessing resources on your own.
How do I get connected to a community guide?
Your family support case manager will help connect to a community guide. As part of
the Family Support Opportunity, you may be offered the following services: Medicaid
Personal Care/CAP, Short-term Intervention Funding, and a Community Guide. If you
choose the services of a Community Guide, your case manager will link you with a guide
in your area who is personally suited for your family.
You have the option of requesting a different guide if you feel the connection is
not suitable. No explanation is needed. Call your case manager to request a change.
How much time will a community guide work with me?
Your Community Guide is assigned to work with you for approximately eight (8) hours
annually. Generally the Guide will provide this service within a one to three month
period. At the beginning of your renewal year, you can request Guide services again.
What can I expect working with a guide?
Initially, the Guide will meet with you in person and help you prioritize the area in
which he/she will assist you. The guide may link you directly to resources or may
provide you with detailed information. At the conclusion of your time together, the
guide will meet with you in your home for a final review of your plan.
Artwork reprinted by permission of Martha Perske from PERSKE: PENCIL PORTRAITS
1971-1990 (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1998).
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