" With Self Direction, YOU choose your services, the staff and organizations that provide them, and a schedule that works best for YOU. Because each person is unique, Self Direction empowers people to design supports based on their strengths and needs. It gives you more control over the funding used to buy your services. A Support Broker is a professional who educates the person and family on Self-Directed service options, and assists the person in developing a Self Direction budget, writing Habilitation Plans, and facilitating Planning Team meetings. "