Self Determination (MI) « Michigan Matters

Self Determination Issues (Michigan)

• Center for Self-Determination and Transition (Wayne State University)
  Self-determination and transition theory and applications are major areas of research and outreach at the College of Education, Wayne State University. The Self-Determination research cluster has developed and published: Model for Self-Determination, Steps to Self-Determination curriculum, Self-determination Strategies for Adolescents in Transition, Self-Determination assessment instruments, and numerous research articles and monographs.
• Michigan Partners for Freedom
  A grassroots coalition of people with disabilities, family members, advocates, organizations and other allies working together to build statewide demand for self-determination. We uphold the principles of self-determination for all Michigan citizens.  
• Partners Advancing Self-Determination (The ARC – Michigan)
  PAS will increase the quality and use of arrangements that support self-determination for people with developmental disabilities in Michigan by working at the local and state levels providing free state-level technical assistance, training, and support to local PAS Advancement Teams to improve Community Mental Health (CMH) processes to help make sure people are able to direct their own services.
• Self Determination Initiative (Michigan Dept. of Community Health)
  Self-determination incorporates a set of concepts and values which underscore a core belief that people who require support from the public mental health system as a result of a disability should be able to define what they need in terms of the life they seek, should have access to meaningful choices, and control over their lives.