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- Treatment should be community based, with the focus of services, case management
and decision making responsibilities resting at the community level.
- Individuals should have access to a
comprehensive array of coordinated services linked between agencies and programs that address physical, emotional, social
and educational needs.
- Services should be client-centered, based on the unique needs and potential of each person and guided
by an individualized service plan.
- Services should be provided within the least restrictive, most normative environment
that is clinically appropriate.
- Families and significant others should be participants in the planning and delivery
of service.
- Early identification and intervention should be promoted by the system of care in order to enhance
the likelihood of positive outcomes.
- The rights of individuals should be
protected, and effective advocacy efforts for clients should be promoted.
- Services should be provided without regard
to race, religion, nationality, sex, physical disability or other characteristics, and should be sensitive and responsive
to cultural differences and special needs.
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