Self-Direction gives waiver participants the control to choose the people that they want to provide supports for them and in some cases, the ability to provide higher wages for their Direct Support Professional (DSP). However, Self-Direction also comes with more responsibility. Self-direction is currently available to New Opportunities Waiver (NOW), Children’s Choice Waiver and Residential Options Waiver (ROW) participants.
Presentations Available: My Experience with Self-Direction
The Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council is sponsoring workshops across the state hosted by families and self-advocates already directing their own services and co-hosted by Families Helping Families. In these workshops you will hear how one family benefits from self-direction and manages the responsibilities. This opportunity will allow you to get any questions you have answered from a personal level and give you specifics of how the family benefited after switching to self-directed waivered services.
Presentations for the months of March – September are listed below.
Tuesday, March 21 – Harvey
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Jane O’Brien Chatelain West Bank Regional Library
2751 Manhattan Blvd.
Monday, April 10 – Metairie
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
East Bank Regional Library, Jefferson and Napoleon Rooms
4747 West Napoleon Ave
Monday, April 24 – Houma
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Terrebonne Parish Library
151 Library Dr.
Tuesday, April 25 – New Iberia
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Saint Peter Street Branch Library
1111 West Saint Peter Street
Thursday, April 27 – Rayville
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Rayville Council on Aging
414 Harrison Street
Saturday, April 29 – Lake Charles
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Families Helping Families of Southwest La.
2927 Hodges Street
Tuesday, May 09 – Lafayette
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Acadiana Area Human Services District
302 Dulles Drive
Thursday, May 11 – Lake Charles
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Families Helping Families of Southwest La.
2927 Hodges Street
Wednesday, May 17 – Covington
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Pastoral Center
190 Service Road
Thursday, May 18 – Bastrop
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Morehouse Council on Aging
200 Elm Street
Wednesday, May 24 – Slidell
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Slidell Memorial Hospital, Parenting Center
501 Robert Blvd.
Wednesday, May 24 – Thibodaux
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Lafourche Parish Library
705 West 5th St.
Thursday, June 01 – Belle Chasse (RESCHEDULED)
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Plaquemine Parish Library
8442 Highway 23
Saturday, June 03 – LaPlace
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
St. John Parish Library
2920 Hwy 51
Wednesday, June 07 – Krotz Springs
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Town Hall/Activity Room
224 Main St.
Thursday, June 08 – Bogalusa
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
ESM United Methodist Church
510 Avenue B
Friday, June 09 – Monroe
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Families Helping Families of Northeast La
5200 Northeast Road
Saturday, June 10 – Arabi
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
The Gathering
7265 St. Claude Avenue
Thursday, June 15 – St. Martinville
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
City Hall/Meeting Chamber
120 South New Market Street
Thursday, June 15 – New Orleans (RESCHEDULED)
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
New Orleans East Library
5641 Read Boulevard
Thursday, June 22 – Minden (RESCHEDULED)
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Webster Parish Library
521 East and West Street
Tuesday, June 27 – Lafayette
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Families Helping Families of Acadiana
100 Benman Road
Wednesday, June 28 – DeRidder
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Beauregard Parish Library, Rotary Meeting Room
205 S. Washington St.
Wednesday, July 05 – Alexandria
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Westside Library
5416 Provine Place
Saturday, July 08 – Bossier City
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Bossier History Center
2206 Beckett Street
Saturday, July 15 – Napoleonville
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Assumption Parish Library
293 Napoleon Avenue
Saturday, July 15 – Natchitoches
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Natchitoches Parish Library
450 Second Street
Saturday, July 15 – Opelousas
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Opelousas Public Library
212 East Grolee Street
Tuesday, July 18 – New Orleans
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Norman Mayer Library
3001 Gentily Boulevard
Tuesday, July 25 – New Orleans
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Rose Keller Library
4300 South Broad Avenue
Wednesday, July 26 – Jennings
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
LSU Agriculture Center
1006 S. Lake Arthur Avenue
Saturday, July 29 – Ruston
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Lincoln Parish Library, Community Room
910 North Trenton Street
Thursday, August 10 – Leesville
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Vernon Parish Library
1401 Nolan Trace
Thursday, August 10 – Belle Chasse (RESCHEDULED)
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Plaquemine Parish Library
8442 Highway 23
Tuesday, August 15 – Shreveport
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
New Horizons Independent Living Center
1111 Hawn Avenue, Suite A
Thursday, August 17 – Baton Rouge
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library, Conference Room B
7711 Goodwood Boulevard
Saturday, August 19 – St. Francisville
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
West Feliciana Parish Library
5114 Burnett Road
Tuesday, August 22 – Minden
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Webster Parish Library
521 East and West Street
Wednesday, August 23 – Ferriday (RESCHEDULED)
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Concordia Parish Library
1609 Third Street
Thursday, August 24 – Marksville
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Avoyelles Parish School Board
221 Tunica West
Thursday, August 24 – Columbia (RESCHEDULED)
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Caldwell Parish Library
211 Jackson Street
Thursday, August 24 – New Orleans
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
New Orleans East Library
5641 Read Boulevard
Wednesday, August 30 – Baton Rouge
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
East Baton Rouge Delmont Gardens Branch Library
3351 Lorraine Street
Thursday, August 31 – Hammond
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Tangipahoa Parish Hammond Branch Library
314 East Thomas Street
Thursday, August 31 – Belle Chasse
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Plaquemine Parish Library
8442 Highway 23
Thursday, September 07 – Pineville
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Kees Park Community Center
2450 Highway 28 East
Thursday, September 07 – Denham Springs
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Denham Springs Walker Branch Library
8101 U.S. Highway 190
Saturday, September 09 – Gonzales
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Ascension Parish Library Gonzales Branch
708 Irma Boulevard