Admissions Protocol and Procedures NewFriendsAdmissions WewelcomeinquiriesfromfamiliesinterestedinCamphillCommunitiesCalifornia. CamphillCommunitiesCaliforniaisanot7for7profit501(c)3organizationandispartof aworldwidemovementforsocialchangeandrenewalinspiredbyteacherand philosopher,rudolfsteiner.thereareseveralwaystolearnmoreaboutcamphill Californiaanditssuitabilityforyourfamilymember.Familiesareencouragedtovisitus andtoparticipateinoneofourregulartours,generallyheldonthefirstthursdayof eachmonth.familiesmayalsowanttogetonouremaillist,subscribetoour newslettersandattendourculturalandsocialevents.wealsohaveopenhousesevery yearorsowhenweareopentothepublicatlarge.thedayisfilledwithfunactivities. Weareasmallcommunitywithverylowturnoveramongourclients(whomwecall Friends)andareexpandingourprogramsslowly.Ourgrowthisrestrictedbythe availabilityoflong7termvolunteerstaffthatarecommittedtoanthroposophyandwho wanttoliveinanintentionalcommunity,aswellastheavailabilityofcapitaltoacquire orbuildsuitablehomes.becauseouropeningsareirregularanddifficulttoproject, admissionsplanningworksbestwhenafamilyandcandidatehavetheopportunityto planforatransitiontocamphillwellinadvanceofaneedtomakeamove.oncethe processhasbegunitcantakeanywherefromseveralmonthstoseveralyearsforan appropriateopeningtobecomeavailable. AvailablePrograms CamphillCommunitiesCaliforniaoperatestwodifferentresidentialprogramsaswellas acommunityactivitiesprogram.brieflytheyare: ResidentialProgram ThisprogramisinalicensedcarefacilityandissuitableforRegionalCenterLevel2and 3clients.Clients(friends)mustbeabletowalk,managestairs,eat,anddress unassisted.theycangenerallyfollowdirections,participateingroupactivitiesandbe supervisedwithotherfriends.theymayrequirespecialdietsandhaveseizuresthatare substantiallycontrolledbymedication.wehavetwolargehomes(namedishiand Marimi)servingupto6clientseach.Theseclientsreceivefinancialsupportforservices fromsanandreasregionalcenter(sarc).sarcfundingissupplementedbysupport fromfamiliesaswellasdonations. 1
SupportedLivingProgram Thisprogramiscomposedofsmallerhomeswithoneortwofriendsineachhome. Thesehomesareidealforfriendswhoareolder,requireadditionalsupervisionor sociallypreferasmallersetting.theyarealsoideaformoreindependentindividuals whohavefewerneedsanddesireagreatlevelofprivacyandautonomythantheymay receiveinalargerhomesetting.wehavethreesuchhomesaulinta,lindenand Sunrose.ThesefriendsalsoreceivefinancialsupportforservicesfromSARC. CommunityActivitiesProgram OurCommunityActivitiesProgramisadayprogramextensionofCamphilllifeand includesweaving,lightandheavygardening,foodprocessing,andhomemaking activities.atypicalscheduleismadeupofarotationamongactivities.mostofour programparticipantsworkatcamphill.however,occasionallyanindividualinoneof ourresidentialprogramsmayattendadayprogramoutsideofthecommunity,basedon his/herindividualneeds. AdmissionforResidentialandDayPlacement Afteraninitialvisitandtour,familieswhoareinterestedinpursuingaplacementwill workwithouradmissionsdirector.theadmissionsprocessincorporatesseveralvisits andassessments.ifcamphillcalifornia,thefamilyandthecandidateallagreethat Camphillisagoodchoicethentheprocessisasfollows: Afteratourandseriesofvisits,thecandidateisinvitedtojoinourwaitinglist Openingsarefilledfromourwaitinglist(Pleasebeawarethattheprocesstobe placedonthewaitinglistcantakeseveralmonths) Onceonthelistitcantakeanywherefrom60daysto2yearsforanappropriate openingtobeavailable. Wewillkeepyouinformedwhileyouareonthewaitinglistofanycurrentor expectedopenings Oncewehaveenoughcandidatesonthewaitinglisttofillseveralyears worth ofopenings,weclosethewaitinglist Openingsarefilledfromthewaitinglistbasedonamatchbetweenthe candidateandtheopening.wetrytobringabalancetothecommunityamong peergroupsandsociallifeinordertoensureasuccessfulplacement PreferenceisoftengiventofamilieswithpriorexperienceatotherCamphill communitiesaswellastocandidateswhohavelearnedsomevocationalskills andgainedsomelevelofindependence. 2
3 AdmissionProcess STEP1:Takeatour Pleasemakeanappointmentforoneofourregularone7hourtoursandbringyour familymembertothetour.ifyouandyourfamilymemberhavealreadybeenonatour, youcanskipthisstep.toscheduleatour,pleaseemailusatinfo@camphillca.orgor sign7uponlineatwww.camphillca.org. STEP2:Morningvisit Onceyou vedecidedtopursuehavingyourfamilymemberjoinourcommunity,we wanttogettoknowyouandyourfamilymemberalittlebetter.typically,wewillinvite youbothtocomeandspendalittletimewithus.thismorningvisitisaoneandahalf hourmeetingwithafewmembersofourfriendadmissionsgroupaswellasthe DevelopmentDirectorandExecutiveDirector.Thishelpsusunderstandyourfamily s goalsandgivesusachancetoseeifyourfamilymembercanhaveameaningfullifein ourcommunity. 1. FamilyParticipation:EachfamilyisexpectedtosupportandparticipateinCamphill Californiaanditsshortandlong7termneedsanddevelopment.Eachfamilywillmeet thedevelopmentdirectorandlearnaboutthedifferentwaysthattheycanoffer theirsupport. 2. Collaboration:BecauseCamphillisacommunityandmanyofourresidentswill spendmostoftheiradultliveswithus,wewanttoestablishacollaborative relationshipwithfamilymembers.ifappropriate,wearehappytoinvolvesiblingsor otherengagedfamilymembersinouradmissionsdiscussions. Tomakeanarrangementforamorningvisit,pleaseemailtheAdmissionsDirectorat admissions@camphillca.org.unfortunatelywearenotabletoschedulemorningvisitsif ourwaitinglistisclosed. STEP3:Dayvisitforassessment OnceyouandtheAdmissionsDirectoragreethatyourfamilymemberisapotential candidateforcamphill,youwillscheduleadayvisitforanassessment.priortoarriving foryourdaywithus,weaskthatyoufilloutandsendusanapplication.pleasealso adviseyourfamilymember'sservicecoordinatorthatyouwanttoforplacementatccc. Theservicecoordinatorwillberesponsibleforsendingareferralpacketfromthe regionalcentersothatwecanbefullypreparedforyourtimewithus.unfortunatelywe arenotabletoscheduledayvisitsifourwaitinglistisclosed. Thedayvisittypicallybeginsat9amandlastsuntil3pm.Itusuallyincludestheparents orotherfamilymembersbutmayincludeavisitwherethefamilyisnotinvolvedand thevisitissupervisedbycamphillcalifornia.mostvisitshappenwithinamonthofour establishingthatanapplicantisapotentialcandidate. admissions@camphilllca.org or
1. Adayvisitconsistsofvisitingspecificworkshopsandprogramsforthefamilyand thecandidate.candidatesandtheirfamiliesdonotworkinourworkshopsbut ratherhavetheopportunitytomeetotherfriendsandmembersofourfriends AdmissionsGroupandgetafeelingforwhatdailylifeislikeforus.Thecandidate willhavetheopportunitytospendtimewiththemembersofourfriendadmissions Group.Generallythefamilywillberesponsibleforsupervisingthecandidate.The visitusuallyincludesamealandparticipationinotherdayactivities.attheendof thevisitthecandidateandfamilywillmeetwithadmissionsdirectorforan exchangeofviews. 2. ACamphill7supervisedvisitisavisitwithuswheretheparentsorfamilymembers arenotpresentatcamphill.thecandidateparticipatesfullyinourdayprogram duringtheirvisit.thisvisittypicallyincludesparticipationinonemealandmay includeotherdayactivities.amemberofourfriendsadmissionsgroupisassigned tothecandidatefortheentirevisitandisresponsibleforoverseeingtheiractivities throughoutthevisit.attheendofthevisittheadmissiondirectorwillcontactthe familyforanexchangeofviews. 3.IfthereistobeanovernightvisitthisrequirespriorapprovalandaPurchaseof Service(POS)agreementforrespitefromtheSanAndreasRegionalCenter(SARC), whichmaytakesometimetoarrange.oncethesespecialarrangementshavebeen made,theadministratorandadmissionsdirectorwillmakeinternalcamphill arrangementsandworkwiththefamilyforasuitabletime.attheendofthevisit theadmissionsdirectorwillcontactthefamilyforanexchangeofviews. STEP4:Evaluationofthedayvisit 1. OurFriendsAdmissionsGroupmeetstoformallyreviewthevisitandseeksfeedback fromcommunitymemberswhointeractedwiththecandidateaboutthecandidate s apparentsuitability,andwhichcombinationofserviceswouldbebesttomeettheir needs. 2.Iftherecommendationispositive,ourAdmissionsDirectorwillnotifythefamily thatthecandidateisnowonourwaitinglistandwillkeepthefamilyinformedof theprospectsforopenings.thefamilyisencouragedtobecomeapartoflarger communitycircleandparticipateinsocialandculturaleventswhilewaitingfora suitableopening. STEP5:Identificationofanappropriateopening 1. Whenweanticipateanopeningwewillworkwiththefamilyandthecandidateto makearrangements.criticalatthisjunctureisthatyourfamilymembersees Camphillasaplacethattheyenjoylivingandthattherehavebeennosubstantive changesintheiraspirationsorneedssincetheirassessment. 4
ForafamilywhowishestohavetheirfamilymembersupportedbyRegionalCenter funds: PleasebeintouchwithyourRegionalCenterandaskthemtogenerateareferral packet.areferralpacketmustgotothesanandreasregionalcenter(sarc) andsarcwillprovidethereferralpackettocamphill. Ifthefamilymemberisservedbyanotherregionalcenter,theirservice coordinatormustcontactsarcandaskforacourtesyvendorization.sarcwill receivethereferralpacket;reviewit;andthenforwardittous. TheindividualorfamilymemberalsoneedstoensurethatthecurrentIPPnotes theirdesiretotransitiontooneofcamphillcommunitiescaliforniaresidential programsand,inmostcases,communityactivitiesprogram. Oncewehaveareferralpacket,anAdmissionsAgreementsignedbySARC,the conservators,theclientandtheadministrator,andeveryoneagreesthatthere arenochangesinneedssincethecandidates originalassessment,thecandidate isinvitedtojointhecommunityandarrangementsforwhatisknownasa307day trialperiodaremade.thisisinessenceanadmissionwiththefirstmonth regardedasatesttoseeifyourfamilymemberiscomfortableandappropriate withinourcommunitysetting. STEP6:Reviewofthe30daytrialperiod 1. SARCrequiresawrittenreportafter30days,orinthecaseofanSLS placementanisp(individualserviceplan)isdueatthistime.inaddition,a reviewmeetingisconductedafterthe307dayplacementandinvolvesthe client,sarcservicecoordinator,conservatororfamilymemberofclient, theadmissionsdirector,theadministratorandourhousemanagers. 2. Oncewehavereachedadecision,theAdmissionsDirectorcontactsthe familyandtheregionalcenterandtheadministratorapprovesplacement. 3. Ifreviewispositive,theplacementiscontinuedandanynecessarychanges arearrangedwiththeregionalcenterand/orthefamily. 4. FormaladmissiontoCCCtakesplaceafterasuccessful307daytrial.Thetrial periodcanceaseatanytimeiftheindividualdoesnotwanttostayatccc,if thereareissuesofpersonalsafetyfortheindividualorotherfriendsinour care,orifitbecomesapparentthatwecannotmeettheneedsofthe individual.ifthistrialperiodisnotcompleted,theadmissionsprocesswill discontinueatthattime. Note:ForthosewhoarenotfundedthroughSARCbutwhowishtolife7shareas volunteersatcamphillcalifornia,privatearrangementscanbemade.camphill Californiawillworkdirectlywithfamiliestocreateamutuallyagreeduponprivate arrangement. 5
STEP7:ReviewsthroughouttheFirstYear(andongoing) TheAdmissionsDirectorwillcontinuetomonitorprogressforthefamilyandthe familymemberthroughoutthefirstyearandtheadministratorwillconduct quarterlyreviews.inslsquarterlyreviewsarealsorequired.formaldiscussions withthefamilywilloccur3,6and12monthsaftertheinitialadmissiondate. AdmissionsDirector:AnyaHobley;anyahobley@camphillca.org. AdmissionsGroup:DaveGrove,KatherineLyles,Rotatingmembersofcoworkerstaff Kathryn Rycroft, Fernanda Sanchez, rotating members of staff 6