Publications

BROCHURES

If you would like to order printed copies of any brochure below, note the brochure number and language code and head to the Department of Enterprise Services' Fulfillment Center.

• A Guide to Residential Service Levels of Support (DSHS 22-1184)
  English
  Cambodian
  Chinese
  Korean
  Laotian
  Spanish
  Russian
  Vietnamese

• Client Complaint Policy (DSHS 22-1113)
  English
  Cambodian
  Chinese
  Korean
  Laotian
  Russian
  Spanish
  Vietnamese

• DDD Supports and Services: Adult Family Homes (DSHS 22-442)
  English
  Cambodian
  Chinese
  Korean
  Laotian
  Russian
  Spanish
  Vietnamese
  

• Employment Support Services for Adults with Developmental Disabilities (DSHS 22-1463)
  English
  Cambodian
  Chinese
  Korean
  Laotian
  Russian
  Somali
  Spanish
  Vietnamese
  
  
• Employment Reference Guide for Individual Providers (DSHS 22-221)
  English
  Russian
  Spanish
  

• Home & Community Based Waiver Services (DSHS 22-605)
  English
  Cambodian
  Chinese
  Korean
  Laotian
  Russian
  Spanish
  Somali
  Vietnamese
  
  
  
• Handbook for DDD Individual Providers (DSHS 22-334)
  English
  Chinese
  Korean
  Russian
  Spanish
  Vietnamese
  
  
• Individual and Family Services Program (DSHS 22-038)
  English
  Cambodian
  Chinese
  Korean
  Laotian
  Russian
  Somali
  Spanish
  Vietnamese
  
  
• Road Map to Services (DSHS 22-822)
  English
  Cambodian
  Chinese
  Korean
  Laotian
  Russian
  Somali
  Spanish
  Vietnamese
  

• Who What Where How: DDD Supports and Services (DSHS 22-722)
  English
  Cambodian
  Chinese
  Korean
  Laotian
  Russian
  Spanish
  Vietnamese
  
  
• Your Guide to Community Protection in Developmental Disabilities (DSHS 22-1118)
  English
  

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

• Washington State Department of Early Learning
  Useful information for parents, child care providers, ECEAP contractors, and others.

CAREGIVER ALERTS

• Alert #1 - How Hot Is Your Water?
• Alert #2 - Understanding Pressure Sores
• Alert #3 - Preventing Flu and Pneumonia
• Alert #4 - Beware of Too Much Sun
• Alert #5 - Nurse Delegation Rules
• Alert #6 - Medications
• Alert #7 - Health Risks of Being Underweight
• Alert #8 - Aspiration
• Alert # 9 - Summer Hazards
• Alert #10 - Preventing Physical Abuse
• Alert #11 - Responding to Signs of Sexual Abuse
• Alert #12 - Hand Washing
• Alert #13 - Help Finding Child Care
• Alert #14 - Earned Income Tax Credits
• Alert #15 - Psychoactive Medications
• Alert #16 - Hearing and Vision
• Alert #17 - Osteoporosis
• Alert #18 - Dementia
• Alert #19 - Gum Disease
• Alert #20 - Emergency Preparedness
• Alert #21 - Seizures and Bathing
• Alert #22 - Bowel or Fecal Impaction
• Alert #23 – Type 2 Diabetes
• Alert #24 - Taking Your Medications
• Alert #25 - Pain and Behavior
• Alert #26 - Pedestrian Safety
• Alert #27 - 2008 Economic Stimulus Package Notice
• Alert #28 - Aspiration Leads to Life-Threatening Pneumonia
• Alert #29 - The Social Security Application Process - How to call the SSA
• Alert #30 - Fast Foods - A Fast Lane to Trouble
• Alert #31 - Red Flags of Change

CAREGIVER INFORMATION

• Client Rights (English)
• Positive Behavior Support for Adults (English)
• Positive Behavior Support for Children English)

CHILD ALERTS

• Child Alert #1 – Preventing Flu and Pneumonia in Children Under 18 (DSHS 22-1167)

INFORMING FAMILIES, BUILDING TRUST WEBSITE

This website contains information and resources on developmental disabilities, including caregiver alerts on a variety of topics. Click here.

REPORTS

• DDD Mortality Report for 2010 and 2011 (7-1-12)
• A Troubling Tale:  Results of Washington’s No Paid Services Caseload Survey (published by the Washington State Developmental Disabilities Council, January 2012)

SERVICE GUIDELINES

• County Guidelines: July 1992 (224 KB pdf)
• Residential Service Guidelines: Provide a variety of living alternatives for eligible persons who live with others or by themselves. October 1988 (332 KB doc)

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