SUMMARY

As a Support Broker, it is critical that you embrace the notion that your employer and his or her Circle of Support need to make informed decisions when addressing possible areas of risk. As your employer's Support Broker, you will be expected to access and present unbiased information across a spectrum of issues. A successful Support Broker will not filter information or limit access to knowledge in order to sway decision-making. Part of the planning process is to identify what risks are acceptable to that person, how to avoid potential negative consequences and how to build in safeguards.

Your future employers are individuals who have unique thoughts, dreams and fears. They are also sons, daughters, husbands, wives and friends.  In these roles, individuals with disabilities are part of something bigger than themselves - a family.  Liz Ricciardi describes important issues to her and her family. Take a moment to hear what she hopes for, not just for her daughter who has a disability, but for her entire family.  Successful Support Brokers will provide a service that respects the individual with a disability as well as their role within their family.

QUIZ
Now that you have reviewed all of the material in this section, click on the quiz below, download and print the quiz questions. This self- test provides an opportunity to apply what you have learned in this section. Before moving on, you should be able to answer at least four out of five questions correctly. If you are unable to do so, we recommend that you return to the section and review the material more carefully to fully understand the requirements for Support Brokers. Good Luck!


Quiz 1: Identifying and Managing Risks



List of video segments:
Jim Baugh - Talks about understanding risk
Kristyn Herbert - People have the right to take risks
Larry and Paul Fries - Talk about risk and parasailing
Ron and Larkin Seiler - Give the example of Larkin driving a motor boat
Liz Ricciardi - A future together


List of reading assignments:
Kathie Snow - On hopes and fears


Click for article   Lost Lives: Self-Determination, Self Directed Services and a New Foundation for Determining Quality, & the True Meaning of the Dignity of Risk

Thomas Nerney provides a two part reading.  For the purposes of this training, we emphasize the second, The True Meaning of the Dignity of Risk.  The first reading is for reference only as it discusses program design, funding streams and quality assurance. Mr. Nerney asserts that people with disabilities have the right to assume the same risks as most people: the risk of failure in business, the risk of our communities rejecting us, the risk of heartache from being rejected, etc.

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