St. Clair County The following services are offered by the St. Clair County CIL: Core Services Access & Transition Services Clinical Services Personal Assistant Services Resource Development Community Assistive Technology Council Support Groups

What Are Personal Assistance Services (PAS)?
Definition: Personal Assistance is anything done at the direction of the person with a disability that he or she would do for themselves were it not for the disability.  Personal control is critical, so that the PAS are truly flexible, and reflect real self-determination

• Getting Up

• Preparing for Work

• Home Maintenance

• Decision-making

• Citizenship activities

• Recreation

Our programs allow us to assist individuals in achieving employment goals, assist individuals in being able to remain living in their own homes and provide greatly needed respite for the primary caregivers of some individuals.  The services we have been able to provide include on-the-job training, teaching community awareness and linking with peers, providing transportation, assisting in increasing communication skills, as well as teaching or assisting with basic self care, health maintenance, homemaking and home maintenance and respite.

PAS POOL

The BWCIL recognizes that each Personal Assistant user is an individual and has individual needs and wants, likes and dislikes.  Our person centered philosophy has sent us on a search to find the right person to work with each individual.  We also recognize that it is impossible to expect providers to be able to serve all consumers with all types of needs and provide quality services all of the time.  Therefore, we are developing PAS POOL, a provider pool from which BWCIL PA users can select a provider which will be right for him or her.  The PA Services Program at The BWCIL continues to evolve.  We continue to provide services under the Habilitative/Supports Wavier, Michigan Commission for the Blind, as well as the Area Agency on Aging Home Services Program, Community Care Management Program and the Medicaid Waiver Program

PAS Advocacy

The local PAS Advocacy group which is coordinated by BWCIL, is one of the 12 grassroots coalitions around the state of Michigan.  These groups, in collaboration with Michigan Association of Centers for Independent Living, Michigan Disability Rights Coalition,  and the State-Wide Independent Living Council make up the PAS systems change project.  For information on activities going on at the local and state level, or to get involved, please call the BWCIL at 1-800-527-2167 or (810)987-9337.