Credentials

DSNWK has received a three-year accreditation to provide services and programs to those with developmental disabilities. This three-year time period is the longest accreditation awarded by CARF, a national accreditation commission.

DSNWK now holds accreditation in the following areas through June, 2011: Employment Services: Employment Service Coordination, Organizational Employment Services and Community Employment Services (Job Development, Job Supports and Job-Site Training); Community Support Services: Community Services Coordination, Child and Youth Services, Community Housing, Community Integration, Community Integration (Older Adults), Community Transition Services, Family Services, Host Family Services, Respite Services and Supported Living Services.

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CARF utilized six surveyors to review DSNWK over a three day period. The surveyors came from all over the country and reviewed DSNWK’s programs and services including Employment, Residential, Respite, Family, and Community Integration. "“The organization has a caring and dedicated staff that is committed to providing quality services. Staff members are well-qualified and focused on the mission of the organization," the latest CARF Survey Summary reads.

In addition to being awarded the CARF . . The Accreditation Commission seal of approval for our programs and fully complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, our programs also comply with the provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Pub. Law 93-112) Section 504, Title VII and Title XIX of the Civil Rights Act. This means that no person shall be excluded from participation, denied any benefits, or subjected to any form of discrimination because of his or her race, religion, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, handicap, or political affiliation.

DSNWK is partially funded on a contractual basis by the Kansas State Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, Division of Health Care Policy/Community Supports and Services; Kansas Department of SRS/Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); Kansas Department of Aging/ICF/MR; U.S. Department of Education; Rehabilitation Services Administration; and the Kansas Department of Transportation.

As required by the Developmental Disabilities Reform Act of 1995, the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services has designated a Community Developmental Disabilities Organization (CDDO) for every area of the state to help coordinate developmental disability services and programs.

Developmental Services of Northwest Kansas is the CDDO for the eighteen counties served in Northwest Kansas. DSNWK works with all affiliate agencies in the area to promote and preserve quality services and programs that are accessible as well as cost effective.