Some booklets are about getting started with Harbor Regional Center, and about how we work together with our clients and families.

• Applicant Information welcomes new applicants to Harbor Regional Center and explains our appplication and assessment process.
• A Parent Guide to Psychological Assessment is for new applicants and others who may be scheduled for psychological testing.
• Your Child's Diagnosis - Making the Pieces Fit is about understanding diagnostic information.
• Your HRC Counselor explains the Counselor's role in working together with you and your family. 
• A Key To Your Future- For Families is a booklet for parents about the Individual and Family Service Planning process, for clients through age 17.
• A Key To Your Future - for Adults explains your Individual and Family Service Plan for HRC clients over 18.
• Family Support - this booklet describes the many types of support for HRC families. 

Some booklets focus on issues related to specific age groups, or special turning points in your child's life.

• Hand In Hand provides a guide to early Intervention services at HRC.
• Learning in Everyday Places reviews the benefits of early intervention services provided in environments where children without disabilities typically spend their time.
• Moving On At Age Three offers a guide to the transition from early intervention services, to programs which serve children over age 3. 
• Team Up With Your Schools  is a handbook to help you work collaboratively with your public school district when your child is receiving special education services.
• Being In School... Like Everyone Else  discusses the option of full inclusion in regular education, with special education supports.
• Working with the Schools on Transition: A Booklet for Parents of Younger Teens
• Conservatorship provides information about  types of conservatorships that assign decision making rights to caretakers of people with disabilities, and what alternatives may be available to achieve the same kinds of protections and supports.
• NEW- Special Needs Trust: A Guide For Parents describes a type of legal arrangement that a family may make for a son or daughter with a disability that provides financial support for the child throughout is lifetime.

Some booklets provide information about specific types of services and supports, and how to get the most out of these services. Many of these booklets are part of our "Making It Happen" series.

• NEW- Requesting Coverage From A Health Plan For Speech, Occupational and Physical Therapy For A Child provides guidance for parents who seek coverage from the health insurance plan of medically necessary therapy for their child.
• Parent Training on Behavior Management helps parents to understand behavior management principles and how they can help you in parenting your child with special needs.
• Let's Talk about Respite explains how in-home respite services can benefit families.   (this booklet has been revised due to legislative changes made in 2009 impacting respite care services).
• In-Home Nursing Care Services offers guidelines for family members whos special health needs may require in-home health services.
• Parents' Guide To Autism provides an overview on the diagnosis of autism, and autism treatments.
• Obtaining Third-Party Health Insurance Coverage for Autism Services provides information for parents on laws regarding insurance coverageof certain therapuetic services for autism, and how to access these services.
• Supplemental Security Benefits: Income for Adults, and Supplemental Security Benefits for Children provide information about social security income for people with disabilities
• A Partnership That Works provides information about Supported Work services, and how they provide support for both employers and for adult workers with developmental disabilities.
• In Home Supportive Services (IHSS) is another very important in home support resource for people with disabilities of all ages.
  IHSS Service Preparation Worksheet
• California Children's Services provides information about a state medical benefits program for children with certain physical or medical conditions.
• What is Medi-Cal? A Booklet for Families about medical benefits for children and adults, and who may be eligible.

Clients of Harbor Regional Center have various options available for living outside of the family home, or living on their own, depending upon their age and the needs of the client and family.

• It's All About Options - Living Alternatives for Children with Developmental Disabilities and
• It's All About Options- Living Alternatives for Adults With Developmental Disabilities explain living options for children and for adults with developmental disabilities.
• Living On Your Own - A Guide To Supported Living Services is about support services available for adults who want to live on thier own but need some additional support to be independent.

To explain the due process system at Harbor Regional Center, when clients or their families disagree with a decision of the regional Center, there are two booklets:

• A Family's Guide to the Appeal Process - For Regional Center clients from birth to 36 months and
• A Family's Guide to the Appeal Process for Regional Center clients age 3 and older.