Natural Supports definition

Natural Supports or "Natural Support System" means resources and supports (e.g. relatives, friends, neighbors, significant others, roommates, or the community) who are willing to voluntarily provide services to an individual without the expectation of compensation. Natural supports are identified in collaboration with the individual and the potential "natural support". The natural support is required to have the skills, knowledge, and ability to provide the needed services and supports.

Natural Supports means the personal associations and relationships typically developed in the community that enhance the quality of life for individuals. Natural supports may include family members, friends, neighbors, and others in the community or organizations that serve the general public who provide voluntary support to help an individual achieve agreed upon outcomes through the individual service plan development process.

Natural Supports or "Natural Support System" means the resources available to an individual from their relatives, friends, significant others, neighbors, roommates, and the community. Services provided by natural supports are resources that are not paid for by the Department.

Examples of Natural Supports in a sentence

• Once competitive integrated employment is obtained, job coaching hours are authorized by DORS based on the Intensive Job Coaching Fading Scale Before Transition to Natural Supports.

• Natural Supports This service is for individuals with most significant disabilities that meet the requirements for supported employment services and does not have an immediate guarantee of extended services funding availability, but there is a reasonable expectation that natural supports or other alternate sources will be available upon job stabilization.

• When job development is included as a service, COMPANIONS, INC may be eligible for the following additional incentive payments: • Ex-Offender • Specialized Disability Population *Primiary Disability: ABI, Autism, Blind, or Deaf • 25% Above Minimum Wage • S.T.E.M. Occupation • Rapid Placement • Supported employment Natural Supports • Ticket to Work Substantial Gainful Activity Appropriate incentives may be invoiced 90 days after the employment stable date.

• When job development is included as a service, the MID ATLANTIC HUMAN SERVICE CORPORATION may be eligible for the following additional incentive payments: • Ex-Offender • Specialized Disability Population *Primary Disability: ABI, Autism, Blind, or Deaf • 25% Above Minimum Wage • S.T.E.M. Occupation • Rapid Placement • Supported employment Natural Supports • Ticket to Work Substantial Gainful Activity Appropriate incentives may be invoiced 90 days after the employment stable date.

• Natural Supports This service is for individuals with most significant disabilities that meet the requirements for supported employment services and does not have an immediate guarantee of extended services funding availability, but there is a reasonable expectation that natural supports or other alternate sources will be available upon job stabilization.‌ Job Coaching Hours.

More Definitions of Natural Supports

Natural Supports means personal associations and relationships typically developed in the community that enhance the quality and security of life for people, including, but not limited to, family relationships, friendships reflecting the diversity of the neighborhood and the community, associations with fellow students or employees in regular classrooms and workplaces, and associations developed through participation in clubs, organizations, and other civic activities.

Natural Supports means the voluntary resources available to an individual from the individual's relatives, friends, significant others, neighbors, roommates, and the community that are not paid for by the Department.

Natural Supports means services and supports identified as wanted or needed by the consumer and provider by persons not for pay (family, friends, neighbors, coworkers, and others in the community) and organizations or entities that serve the general public.

Natural Supports means, pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code, Section 4512(e), personal associations and relationships typically developed in the family and community that enhance or maintain the quality and security of life for people;

Natural Supports means any assistance, relationships or interactions that allow a person to maintain employment in ways that correspond to the typical work routines and social interactions of other employees. Natural supports may be developed through relationships with people or put into place by the adaptation of the work environment itself, depending on the support needs of the person and the environment.

Natural Supports means those services and supports an individual using the service identifies as wanted or needed that are provided at no cost by family, friends, neighbors, and others in the community, or by organizations or entities that serve the general public.

Natural Supports means the parental responsibilities for a child who is less than18 years of age and the voluntary resources available to the child from the child's relatives, friends, neighbors, and the community that are not paid for by the Department.