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Regional Centers are agencies in California that provide case management and services to individuals with developmental delays or disabilities. They exist only in California, and individuals may be eligible for services regardless of immigration status as long as they reside in the state. Eligibility is limited to developmental delays or developmental disabilities such as autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, and epilepsy; other types of disabilities are not covered.
Eligibility criteria
Ages 0β3: Infants and toddlers with developmental delays or developmental disabilities
Ages 3 and older: Individuals with a developmental disability that began before age 18 and results in a substantial functional limitation
There are 21 Regional Centers throughout California. The Regional Center that serves an individual is determined by their place of residence and cannot be chosen or changed arbitrarily.
Regional Centers do not provide direct services. Instead, they fund services delivered by outside providers. They are considered the βpayer of last resort,β meaning they will not cover services that are available through other sources.
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리μ λ μΌν°λ μΊλ¦¬ν¬λμμ κ±°μ£Όνλ λ°λ¬ μ§μ° λλ λ°λ¬ μ₯μ κ° μλ μ¬λμκ² μ¬λ‘ κ΄λ¦¬μ νμν μλΉμ€λ₯Ό μ°κ³Β·μ§μνλ κΈ°κ΄μ λλ€. μ΄ μ λλ μΊλ¦¬ν¬λμμλ§ μ‘΄μ¬νλ©°, μΊλ¦¬ν¬λμμ κ±°μ£Όνκ³ μλ€λ©΄ μμ£ΌκΆμ΄λ μλ―ΌκΆμ΄ μμ΄λ μλΉμ€λ₯Ό λ°μ μ μμ΅λλ€. λμμ μν μ€ννΈλΌ, λμ±λ§λΉ, μ§μ μ₯μ , λμ μ¦ λ± λ°λ¬ μ§μ° λλ λ°λ¬ μ₯μ μ νμ λλ©°, κ·Έ μΈμ μ₯μ λ ν΄λΉλμ§ μμ΅λλ€.
μ격 μ건
0~3μΈ: λ°λ¬ μ§μ° λλ λ°λ¬ μ₯μ κ° μλ μμ μ
3μΈ μ΄μ: 18μΈ μ΄μ μ λ°μν λ°λ¬ μ₯μ λ‘ μΈν΄ μ€μ§μ μΈ κΈ°λ₯μ μ νμ΄ μλ κ²½μ°
μΊλ¦¬ν¬λμ μ μμλ μ΄ 21κ°μ 리μ λ μΌν°κ° μμΌλ©°, μ΄λ 리μ λ μΌν°μμ μλΉμ€λ₯Ό λ°λμ§λ κ°μΈμ κ±°μ£Όμ§μ λ°λΌ κ²°μ λλ©° μμλ‘ μ ννκ±°λ λ³κ²½ν μ μμ΅λλ€.
리μ λ μΌν°λ μ§μ μλΉμ€λ₯Ό μ 곡νμ§ μκ³ , μΈλΆ μλΉμ€ μ 곡기κ΄μ ν΅ν΄ μλΉμ€λ₯Ό μ°κ³νλ©° κ·Έ λΉμ©μ μ§μν©λλ€. λν 리μ λ μΌν°λ βμ΅νμ μ§λΆ μλ¨βμΌλ‘, λ€λ₯Έ κΈ°κ΄μ΄λ μ λλ₯Ό ν΅ν΄ λ°μ μ μλ μλΉμ€λ μ°μ μ μΌλ‘ κ·Έ κ²½λ‘λ₯Ό μ΄μ©ν΄μΌ νλ©° μ€λ³΅ μ§μνμ§ μμ΅λλ€.
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SDP, or the Self-Determination Program, is not a specific service or support; rather, it is a method of accessing Regional Center services and supports. Participating in SDP means utilizing Regional Center assistance through a new approach, distinct from the traditional model.
Legislated in 2013, this program empowers participants to decide for themselves how to use their allocated budget in alignment with their life goals. By doing so, it breaks away from the constraints of the traditional system and enables budget management tailored to an individualβs unique characteristics and specific circumstances. Participation in SDP is entirely voluntary, and there is no mandate to join. Participants have the freedom to enter the program or return to the traditional service model at any time.
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SDP(Self-Determination Program, μκΈ°κ²°μ νλ‘κ·Έλ¨)λ λ¨μν μλΉμ€λ μ§μ νλͺ©μ΄ μλλΌ, 리μ λ μΌν°μ μλΉμ€μ μ§μμ μ΄μ©νλ νλμ 'λ°©μ'μ λλ€. SDPμ μ°Έμ¬νλ€λ κ²μ 리μ λ μΌν°μ μ§μμ κΈ°μ‘΄μ νμ λ°ν λ°©μμ΄ μλ μλ‘μ΄ λ°©μμΌλ‘ μ΄μ©νλ€λ μλ―Έμ λλ€.
2013λ μ λ²μ νλ μ΄ νλ‘κ·Έλ¨μ μ΄μ©μκ° μμ μ μΆμ λͺ©νμ λ§μΆ° λ°°μ λ μμ°μ μ΄λμ μ¬μ©ν μ§ μ€μ€λ‘ κ²°μ νκ² ν¨μΌλ‘μ¨, κΈ°μ‘΄ μμ€ν μ νμμ λ²μ΄λ κ°μΈμ νΉμ±κ³Ό νΉμν μν©μ μλ§μ μμ° μ΄μ©μ κ°λ₯νκ² ν©λλ€. SDP μ°Έμ¬ μ¬λΆλ λ³ΈμΈμ΄ κ²°μ νλ©° κ°μ μ±μ μμ΅λλ€. SDPμ μ°Έμ¬νλ κ²λ, κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ λ€μ κΈ°μ‘΄μ λ°©μμΌλ‘ λμμ€λ κ²λ λͺ¨λ μ΄μ©μ λ³ΈμΈμ μμ μ λλ€.
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1. Is SDP Right for Our Family?
Before deciding to participate, consider whether SDP is a good fit for the individual and familyβs needs and circumstances. SDP may be worth considering if:
There are needs not being met through the current Regional Center system.
You want to use service providers who are not available through the current Regional Center system.
The individual or family can participate in managing the budget and services.
2. What Should We Prepare?
Thinking about the following in advance can help with the SDP process:
Goals you want to achieve through SDP
Services you currently receive
Services you want to change or add
People or organizations that can help with the SDP transition and management
3. How Do We Get Started with SDP?
The process may vary slightly by Regional Center. To get started, the parent or guardian (or the individual, if an adult) informs the Service Coordinator of their interest in SDP and completes the SDP Orientation.
After receiving the orientation certificate, submit it to the Service Coordinator. The Service Coordinator will develop a one-year budget based on the Regional Center-funded services received during the past 12 months.
Based on the budget and IPP, the PCP, Service List, Spending Plan, and other documents are prepared and submitted. After review and approval, SDP can begin.
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1. μ°λ¦¬ κ°μ‘±μκ² SDPκ° μλ§μ μ νμΌκΉμ?
μ°Έμ¬λ₯Ό κ²°μ νκΈ° μ , μκΈ°κ²°μ νλ‘κ·Έλ¨μ΄ λΉμ¬μμ κ°μ‘±μ μν©κ³Ό νμμ μ μ ν νλ‘κ·Έλ¨μΈμ§ μκ°ν΄ 보μΈμ. λ€μμ ν΄λΉλλ€λ©΄ SDP μ°Έμ¬λ₯Ό κ³ λ €ν΄ λ³΄λ κ²λ μ’μ΅λλ€.
νμ¬ λ¦¬μ λ μΌν° μμ€ν μμ μΆ©μ‘±λμ§ μλ νμκ° μμ
μ΄μ©νκ³ μΆμ μλΉμ€ μ 곡μλ₯Ό κΈ°μ‘΄ 리μ λ μΌν° μμ€ν μ ν΅ν΄ μ΄μ©ν μ μμ
λΉμ¬μλ 보νΈμκ° μμ°κ³Ό μλΉμ€ κ΄λ¦¬μ μ°Έμ¬ν μ μμ
2. 무μμ μ€λΉνλ©΄ λ κΉμ?
λ€μ λ΄μ©μ 미리 μκ°ν΄ 보면 SDPλ₯Ό μμνλ λ° λμμ΄ λ μ μμ΅λλ€.
SDPλ₯Ό ν΅ν΄ μ΄λ£¨κ³ μ νλ λͺ©ν
νμ¬ μ΄μ© μ€μΈ μλΉμ€
λ³κ²½νκ±°λ μλ‘ μ μ²νκ³ μΆμ μλΉμ€
SDP μ νκ³Ό κ΄λ¦¬λ₯Ό λμμ€ μ¬λ λλ μ 체
3. SDPλ μ΄λ»κ² μμνλμ?
리μ λ μΌν°λ§λ€ μΈλΆ μ μ°¨λ μ‘°κΈμ© λ€λ₯΄μ§λ§, SDP μ°Έμ¬λ₯Ό μμνλ €λ©΄ μ°μ 보νΈμ(μ±μΈ κ³ κ°μ κ²½μ° λΉμ¬μλ κ°λ₯)κ° μλΉμ€ μ½λλ€μ΄ν°μκ² μ°Έμ¬ μμ¬λ₯Ό μ λ¬νκ³ μλ΄μ λ°λΌ SDP μ€λ¦¬μν μ΄μ μ μ΄μν©λλ€.
μ€λ¦¬μν μ΄μ μ μ΄μνκ³ μλ£μ¦μ λ°μΌλ©΄ μλΉμ€ μ½λλ€μ΄ν°μκ² μ μΆν©λλ€. μ΄ν μλΉμ€ μ½λλ€μ΄ν°λ κ³ κ°μ΄ μ§λ 12κ°μκ° λ¦¬μ λ μΌν°λ‘λΆν° λ°μ μ§μμ λ°νμΌλ‘ 1λ μμ°μμ λ§λ ¨ν©λλ€.
μ΄ μμ°μκ³Ό IPPλ₯Ό λ°νμΌλ‘ PCP, Service List, Spending Plan λ±μ μμ±νμ¬ μ μΆνκ³ , νμν κ²ν μ μΉμΈ μ μ°¨λ₯Ό κ±°μ³ SDPλ₯Ό μμνκ² λ©λλ€.
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An Independent Facilitator (IF) is a trusted partner who supports individuals and families throughout the SDP, helping them plan and choose services that reflect their goals, needs, and priorities. As someone independent from the Regional Center, the IF works alongside the participantβoffering clarity, structure, and guidance to make what can feel like a complex process more manageable and understandable.
The IF helps navigate the full planning process, including identifying needs, setting goals, organizing services, and managing the individual budget. They also support communication with service providers and relevant agencies, and prepare key documents including the PCP and Spending Plan. While providing thoughtful guidance, the IFβs role is always to support ensuring that the participantβs voice, choices, and priorities remain at the center.
All SDP participants must have an IF identified. However, this does not require hiring someone separately, as the participant or their family member may choose to take on this role. To maintain independence and avoid conflicts of interest, a person serving as an IF cannot provide paid services to the same participant.
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Independent Facilitator(IF)λ SDPμ μ°Έμ¬νλ κ³Όμ μμ κ³ κ°κ³Ό κ°μ‘±μ΄ μμ μ λͺ©νμ νμ, μ°μ μμμ λ§λ μλΉμ€λ₯Ό μ€μ€λ‘ κ³ννκ³ μ νν μ μλλ‘ λλ ννΈλμ λλ€. 리μ λ μΌν° μ§μκ³Όλ λ 립λ μμΉμμ κ³ κ°μ μ μ₯μμ ν¨κ»νλ©°, 볡μ‘νκ² λκ»΄μ§ μ μλ κ³Όμ μ λ³΄λ€ λͺ ννκ³ μ²΄κ³μ μΌλ‘ μ΄ν΄ν μ μλλ‘ μλ΄ν©λλ€.
IFλ κ³ κ°μ νμλ₯Ό νμ νκ³ λͺ©νλ₯Ό μ€μ νλ κ²λΆν°, μλΉμ€ ꡬμ±, μμ° κ³νκΉμ§ μ λ°μ μΈ κ³Όμ μ ν¨κ» μ λ¦¬ν΄ λκ°λλ€. λν μλΉμ€ μ 곡μ λ° κ΄λ ¨ κΈ°κ΄κ³Όμ μν΅μ λκ³ , PCP, Spending Planκ³Ό κ°μ μ£Όμ λ¬Έμ μμ±μ μ§μν©λλ€. IFλ νμν μ 보μ λ°©ν₯μ μ μνμ§λ§, κ³ κ°μ κ²°μ μ μ‘΄μ€νλ κ²μ κ°μ₯ μ€μν μμΉμΌλ‘ ν©λλ€.
λͺ¨λ SDP μ°Έμ¬μλ λ°λμ IFλ₯Ό μ μ ν΄μΌ νμ§λ§, λ°λμ λ³λλ‘ κ³ μ©ν΄μΌ νλ κ²μ μλλ©°, κ³ κ° λ³ΈμΈμ΄λ κ°μ‘±μ΄ μ§μ κ·Έ μν μ μνν μλ μμ΅λλ€. λ€λ§, μν μ λ 립μ±κ³Ό 곡μ μ±μ μ μ§νκΈ° μν΄ IF μν μ μννλ μ΄λ λμΌν κ³ κ°μκ² μ λ£ μλΉμ€λ₯Ό μ 곡ν μ μμ΅λλ€.
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RC - Regional Center | 리μ λ μΌν°
SC - Service Coordinator | μλΉμ€ μ½λλ€μ΄ν°
UCI - Unique Client Identifier | κ³ κ° κ³ μ λ²νΈ
IPP - Individual Program Plan | κ°λ³ νλ‘κ·Έλ¨ κ³ν
ILS - Independent Living Skills | λ 립 μν κΈ°μ
SLS - Supported Living Services | μ§μ μν μλΉμ€
NOA - Notice of Action | ν΅μ§μ
POS - Purchase of Service | μλΉμ€ ꡬ맀
VSN - Vendor number | λ²€λ λ²νΈ
SIR - Special Incident Report | νΉμ΄μ¬ν λ³΄κ³ μ
PDS - Participant Directed Services | μ°Έμ¬μ μ£Όλ μλΉμ€
SDP - Self-Determination Program | μκΈ° κ²°μ νλ‘κ·Έλ¨
IF - Independent Facilitator | λ 립 μ΄μ§μ / λ 립 μ§μμ
PCP - Person Centered Plan | μ¬λ μ€μ¬ κ³ν
FMS - Financial Management Services | μ¬μ κ΄λ¦¬ μλΉμ€
FY - Fiscal year | νκ³μ°λ
IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act | μ₯μ μΈ κ΅μ‘λ²
USD - Unified School District | ν΅ν© κ΅μ‘ꡬ
IEP - Individual Education Plan | κ°λ³ κ΅μ‘ νλ‘κ·Έλ¨
ITP - Individual Transition Plan | κ°λ³ μ ν κ³ν
SSI - Supplemental Security Income | μν 보쑰κΈ
SSA - Social Security Administration | μ¬ν보μ₯κ΅
SSDI - Social Security Disability Income | μ¬ν보μ₯ μ₯μ 보ν
IHSS - In Home Supportive Services | κ°μ λ΄ μ§μ μλΉμ€
HCBS - Home and Community Based Services | κ°μ λ° μ§μμ¬ν κΈ°λ° μλΉμ€
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SDP Orientation Opportunity:
https://scdd.ca.gov/sdp-orientationDDS SDP Page:
https://www.dds.ca.gov/initiatives/sdpSDP Network:
https://www.thecasdpnetwork.orgDVU SDP Resources:
https://sdp-resource-center.org
RESOURCES
Resources and information for families navigating regional center services - 리μ λ μΌν° μλΉμ€λ₯Ό μ΄μ©νλ κ°μ‘±λ€μ μν μ 보μ μλ£

