CQL is committed to inspiring quality and excellence in the individuals, human service organizations and systems.We invite you to explore these innovative and one-of-a-kind resources and tools.
Personal Outcomes GuidesMECQL is pleased to share with you our Personal Outcomes Guides that provide introduction and orientation to using a personal outcome approach to measure quality in services and supports for people with disabilities. Designing Quality Responsiveness to the
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The "Dignity of Risk" has been discussed since the 1960s. Dignity of Risk reflects a commitment to each person's right to control his or her destiny and fully experience life, both the good and the bad. Although Dignity of Risk is frequently debated, it is less often practiced. So what's the problem?
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Although often considered in relationship to individual rights, responsibility may have more connection to social position and active participation in community life. Responsibility is not a thing, it's a concept.
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After looking at CQL's Personal Outcome Measures®, a family member remarked, "These are all so simple and basic. This is what we all want in our lives." The Personal Outcome Measures® are so powerful because they focus on what is most important to people.
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As many people have discovered, understanding and supporting choice is not as simple as it sounds. Each person brings unique abilities and experiences to the act of choosing. Personality, preferences, life experiences and social context all influence what people want. Enabling people to make choices requires forming a relationship with each person and making a commitment to providing opportunities for them to make choices and learn from their experience.
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The connectivity of places, passions and people applies to all of us – to people receiving services and supports, to employees and volunteers, to families, friends and neighbors. We can promote social capital and build social networks to enrich the lives of all people. We can enable people to live longer, happier and healthier lives. We can do this when we break down our thinking into the concrete building blocks of place, passions and people.
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