Mission, Values and Goals
Our Vision
Loving hands supporting people with special needs
Our Mission
LSA provides exceptional community-based living experiences and services for people with special needs.
Our Values
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Dignity
- We respect and trust our employees, residents and families. We are a kind and caring community.
Involvement
- We are an active part of something special. We encourage family and community involvement. We take a collaborative partnering approach.
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Quality
- We invest in training and development. We strive for long-term stability. We embrace a quality improvement process.
Our Goal
- Be a great provider of care and a great place to work
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Our Philosophy
LSA’s philosophy of service reflects strong beliefs in human dignity, quality of life, lifespan learning, constitutional rights and advocacy, and self-determination. These beliefs fuel its efforts to make a meaningful difference in the community life of each individual it serves. LSA acknowledges that this same philosophy must be consistently applied to support its talented employees in order to create a positive work experience to help them assist and teach the persons served by LSA to achieve their fullest human potential.
Core Beliefs
LSA is committed to:
- Using the least restrictive alternatives that are consistent with the developmental needs and objectives of persons served.
- The interdisciplinary approach to the provision of services to persons with developmental disabilities and their families.
- Achieving and protecting the rights of persons who have developmental disabilities.
- Striving to meet the highest standards in our provision of services.
- Embracing best practice, evidenced-based technology.
- Creating family and friend partnerships focused on the creation of the best possible community life for family members served by LSA.
- Using the community and naturally-occurring opportunities as primary resources in teaching people.
- Assuring that persons with developmental disabilities are treated with the same respect and have the same rights as persons without disabilities.
- The principle of age appropriateness.
- Ensuring that persons served have the option of making informed choices and practice self-determination.
- Individual program design and implementation that reflect the choices and participation of the person served and his or her family.
- Maximizing community inclusion and acceptance of persons served.
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- Tailoring supports to meet the needs of each person served.
- Increasing the quality of life of each person served.
- Assisting each person to achieve greater independence.
- The use of "people first" language and actions.
- The provision of safe, secure environments.
- The development of natural community supports, including friends, family, roommates, and community members.
- The development of independent living routines that are individualized, of the person's own choosing, enriched, normalizing, and integrated.
- Positively contributing to our community and helping the people we serve make positive contributions.
- The provision of nice homes that are integrated into our community.
- Consistently and positively teaching new skills, and frequently explaining why it is important to learn those skills.
- Gently and respectfully addressing inappropriate behavior, with an emphasis on prevention and teaching alternative behaviors through the provision of enriched environments and alternative activities and choices.
- Motivating people to try hard to learn new skills and not engage in behaviors that are stigmatizing or harmful.
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