Advocacy, Incorporated Handout Materials

Community Services

CS1: Legally Adequate Consent (12/97)
Explains requirements of legally adequate consent, when it is necessary, and who is authorized to give consent.

CS2: How to Make an Advanced Directive (10/2000)
Overview of Texas' Declaration for Mental Health Treatment (see #315 above), including a sample form.

CS3: Declaration for Mental Health Treatment (1/00)
(Change in form only) Explanation of Texas' Declaration for Mental Health Treatment [regarding ECT, psychotropic medication, & emergency treatment], how to make a declaration, options available for inclusion, how long it lasts, how it will or will not be used, etc., and a sample form.

CS4: Estate Planning Guidelines for Parents of a Family Member with a Disability (3/95)
Resource for parents and attorneys explaining factors parents should consider when planning for the long-term future of their family member with a disability.

CS5: Guardianship for Texans with Disabilities(06/08)
Types of and alternatives to guardianship, out-of-state guardians, how to find an attorney, and references to other resources.

CS5S: Tutela Para Tejanos Con Discapacidades (06/08) Spanish Version of CS5

CS6: Attorney's Manual for Guardianship of Incapacitated Persons in Texas( 1/96)
For use by--and available to--attorneys.

CS7: Sterilization of Persons with Mental Disabilities (5/00)
Discusses sterilization, abortion, or medically necessary procedures in regard to Texans with disabilities.

CS8: Confidentiality of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Records (2/95)
Discussion of state law prohibiting the release of confidential information regarding clients with mental retardation or mental illness.

CS9: Your Rights in an HCS Program
Provided by (and also available from) the DADS

CS9S: Sus Derechos en el Programa de Servicios en el Hogar y en la Comunidad (4/10)

CS10: Your Rights in Community Mental Retardation Programs (4/10)
Provided by (and also available from) DADS.

CS10S: Sus Derechos en programas de fetrasa mental en al comunidad (4/10)
Provided by (and also available from) DADS.

CS11: Your Rights in a Texas Home Living Program (4/10)

CS11S: Sus Derechos en el Programa de Texas para Vivir en Casa (4/10)

CS12: Consumer Rights and Services (4/10)

CS13a: In-Home and Family Support Services (4/10)

CS13aS: Services de apoyo para permanecer dentro del hogar y en la familia (4/10)

CS13b: In-Home and Family Support for People with Mental Retardation (4/10)

CS13bS: Programa de Servicios de Apoyo en Casa y para la Familia - Retraso Mental (4/10)

CS17: Finding Help When You're in Trouble with the Law
A Handbook for Persons with Mental Illness and Their Families -- Booklet produced by Texas Appleseed.

CS18: What to expect from your outpatient medication visit.

 

Service Definitions of Medicaid Waiver Programs

Part 1 - Home & Community-based Services (HCS), Texas Home Living (TxHml), Deaf-Blind with Multiple Disabilities (DBMD)

Part 2 - Community Based Alternatives (CBA), Communiyt Living Assistance and Support Services (CLASS), Consolidated Wavier Program (CWP), Medically Dependent Children’s Program (MDCP)

 

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