History of the Self-Determination Program
In October of 2013, Governor Edmund
G. Brown Jr. signed into law the Self-Determination Program (SDP)
as another option for clients and families to
receive services. As authorized in Welfare and Institutions
Code, Section 4685.8, “the Self-Determination Program is a
voluntary delivery system consisting of a mix of services and
supports, selected and directed by a participant through
person-centered planning, in order to meet the objectives in his
or her Individual Program Plan (IPP). Self-determination services
and supports are designed to assist the participant to achieve
personally defined outcomes in community settings that promote
inclusion.”