Self-Determination Program: Understanding Budgets and Spending Plans

The Self-Determination Program (SDP) offers regional center clients and their families more freedom, flexibility, and control to design services around their goals, interests, and needs. After completing a person-centered plan, the next big step is turning that vision into a realistic, usable budget and spending plan – and that’s where many families have questions. Please join Kristianna Moralls, Executive Director of the Self-Determination Institute for a practical, easy-to-understand overview of how to create an SDP budget and spending plan. Kristianna will cover: – How an individual budget is determined and what factors influence it – The difference between the budget and the spending plan – and why both matter – How to align the budget with the spending plan with the person-centered goals/outcomes – How to work effectively with a Financial Management Service (FMS) (mandatory) and an Independent Facilitator (optional) – Tips for designing a spending plan that is flexible, realistic, and sustainable This webinar may be valuable for individuals and families currently navigating SDP, new participants preparing to create their first spending plan, and anyone who wants to better understand how budgeting works in the SDP. This is a Connections California event, a project of Parents Helping Parents – Silicon Valley. Connections California is sponsored in part by the San Andreas Regional Center, the California Department of Developmental Services, and the California Department of Education, Special Education. #CCA --- Parents Helping Parents, https://www.php.com/, supports and trains you to help your family members with a disability, including learning differences, chronic illness, mental health challenges, developmental or intellectual disabilities, physical disabilities, and more, at all stages of a person’s life. PHP serves families in Santa Clara, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Monterey & San Benito counties in California. Multilingual staff is always available by contacting [email protected]. PHP is a non-profit 501(c)3 agency. Most services are free. If you live outside the Silicon Valley area, there are similar parent centers in California and every state in the US. Find a parent center near you: https://www.parentcenterhub.org/find-your-center/. Parents Helping Parents (PHP) is a nonprofit organization that provides information, training, individual assistance, and resources. PHP is not a law firm or legal service agency, and as such, the information contained in this video is provided to inform the viewer, but should not be considered legal advice. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.