Session 2: The California Developmental Disabilities Services System

Question 1

The organizations known as Disability Rights California, The State Council on Developmental Disabilities, and the Department of Developmental Services:
A. Make up the leadership and staff of each regional center
B. Work with the regional centers to ensure quality services to support individuals with developmental disabilities under the Lanterman Act
C. Send representatives to participate on each individual’s person-centered planning team during the development of the IPP
D. Fund generic services for individuals with developmental disabilites

Answer 1

B. Work with the regional centers to ensure quality services to support individuals with developmental disabilities under the Lanterman Act

Question 2

The Department of Developmental Services (DDS) writes and revises TItle 17 regulations, which are rules guiding the work of:
A. Hospitals and Clinics
B. Local education agencies
C. Regional centers and vendors
D. Homes and work places

Answer 2

C. Regional centers and Vendors

Question 3

Regional centers provides a variety of services to individuals, including:
A. Routine medical treatment
B. Coordination of services identified in an Individual Program Plan (IPP)
C. Basic household utilities
D. Local transportation services through a Special Vehicle Network (SVN)

Answer 3

B. Coordination of services identified in an Individual Program Plan (IPP)

Question 4

An IPP is a written agreement between the individual and the Regional Center that:
A. List in the individual’s goals and the services and supports needed to reach those goals
B. Is developed through a process of person to vendor planning
C. Is developed by the planning team and the vendor
D. Is developed without the individual at IPP meeting

Answer 4

A. List in the individual’s goals and the services and supports needed to reach those goals

Question 5

Area Boards are located throughout California to carry out the mission of the:
A. State Council on Developmental Disabilities
B. Department of Developmental Services
C. Local Regional Centers
D. Department of Social Services

Answer 5

A. State Council on Developmental Disabilities

Question 6

The Department of Social Services writes and revises Title 22 regulations which are rules for:
A. Recreation programs
B. Regional Centers
C. Community care licensed homes
D. Education programs

Answer 6

C. Community care licensed homes

Question 7

When you see (COMPASS) in the Student Resource Guide, it tells you to use this DSP tool:
A. Communication
B. Ethics
C. Observation
D. Decision making

Answer 7

B. Ethics

Question 8

A vendor is an individual or agency who:
A. Has a special product to sell
B. Has a contract with a regional center to provide specific services and supports
C. Has a copy of the Lanterman Act and the Title 17 regulations
D. Has made a commitment to volunteer their time to support an individual in some way

Answer 8

B. Has a contract with a regional center to provide specific services and supports

Question 9

The Lanterman Act says that individuals with developmental disabilities have:
A. No rights because they need too much support
B. Certain rights, if they behave appropriately
C. The Same rights as everyone else
D. Special rights that no one else has

Answer 9

C. The Same rights as everyone else

Question 10

California People First helps individuals learn about:
A. Services and supports that are vendored by the regional center
B. Self-advocacy, their rights, and how to speak up for themselves
C. Legal counseling and representation
D. Person-centered planning and service coordination

Answer 10

B. Self-advocacy, their rights, and how to speak up for themselves