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Mission Statement
The PLAN/NJ mission is to answer the question, "who will care for my loved one when I am gone?"
PLAN/NJ provides practical solutions to families and their loved ones with significant disabilities or mental illness, thus lessening the fear and anxiety families experience when planning for the future.
WE BELIEVE that people with disabilities have a right to experience the quality of life, and to receive the services that they and their families desire for as long as necessary.
WE DELIVER SERVICES by forming a circle of support comprised of families, social service providers, attorneys, financial advisors, and trust administrators. This enables us to deliver specific plans of action and ensure that necessary services are delivered.
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Join Us!
"How to Be an Effective Guardian"
When: Monday, June 28th, 8:30-11:30
Where: Atlantic Health System, 475 South Street, Morristown; Boardroom
Join PLAN/NJ Executive Director Ellen Nalven and Hunterdon County Surrogate Susan Hoffman as they discuss how to be an effective guardian. Topics will include the psychosocial aspects of guardianship (advocacy, medical attention safety, social/emotional concerns of the ward and guardian, housing issues, client self determination and client resistance to assistance) and completing the required annual report.
Sponsored by the Guardianship Association of New Jersey
Free
NJ Websites Dispel Myths About Services
The New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities has posted a valuable information sheet developed in conjunction with the New Jersey Department of Education and the Family Support Center of New Jersey entitled "Myths and Facts about Students with Disabilities." The two-page document includes information about eligibility of services, guardianship, transportation and more. The information can be found at http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddd/home/index.html. The New Jersey Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation Services' website also includes similar information about employment for individuals with disabilities at
Read More About our PLAN/MAPS Program!
PLAN/MAPS: Monitoring and Advocacy for Prevention Services : A DYFS project
Family Crisis Handbook Available Online
For individuals with a dual diagnosis, an informative Family Crisis Handbook is available in pdf format through the Statewide Clinical Consultation and Training Program (SCCAT) website. Designed to empower families so that they can more effectively advocate for an adult relative with a dual diagnosis during a mental health and/or behavioral crisis, the handbook contains valuable information for families. Contents of the handbook include a Portable Emergency Plan, Family Emergency Plan, as well as how to best help a family member through all aspects of crisis care - from the initial 911 call, to admittance and discharge from a medical facility. Visit www.sccatnj.org and click on the "News and Information" tab to access the
book.
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