Welcome to The Dream Works and thanks for visiting our website! It is with great enthusiasm that we embrace your potential involvement with us.

The Dream Works is a full-line social service agency serving Kansas and Missouri. The agency is also a licensed home health provider. Our primary emphasis is on helping the aging and disability communities to maintain a lifestyle that makes sense to them, in an environment of their choosing.

Our corporate mandate is simple - “Making Visions a Reality.” We take very seriously our commitment to improving the lives of individuals. And while our agency provides services to the aging and disability communities, we do not limit our focus to any particular group. Our goal is to make available the opportunity for growth and development regardless of a person’s stature in life.

We obtain our goal by the simple strategy of “Building Bridges, Not Walls.” Cooperative efforts are the best approach to satisfying the needs of an individual; what one source lacks, another may supply. By building bridges with other agencies, we “weave a net” that will minimize the effects of “falling through the cracks.” We are certain that you will appreciate the resources available to you from The Dream Works.

 MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of The Dream Works is comprised of two sentences:

“The mission of The Dream Works is to promote equal opportunity and choice for all individuals regardless of physical or mental challenges or socioeconomic status. Our primary approach to fulfilling the Mission is to create educational, service and cooperative efforts within the community that foster responsible, choice-driven lifestyles.”

The first sentence expresses our commitment to improving the lives of others cross-age/cross-disability. It should be noted that while our services are directed to the aging and disability communities, a person does not require a disability to take advantage of our programs. The services are available to any person without regard to any condition, situation or financial status.

The second sentence articulates our goal of shifting the service delivery paradigm from the “medical-model” to the “person-centered” approach. The Dream Works does not “take care” of people. Rather, we act as guides providing suggestions, support and resources so individuals may live a life of their choosing. The sentence also acknowledges our efforts to “build bridges” within the community whereby we may improve the world in which we live; coordinate various types of services and improve the quality of service delivery. It also demonstrates our belief that all individuals must be responsible to themselves, others and the community in which we live.

 SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL

The Dream Works is committed to introducing the “person-directed” philosophy of service delivery to an industry that traditionally provides a “medical-model” of service delivery.

“MEDICAL-MODEL” - The medical-model is one in which the person receiving services is viewed as a “patient.” Services were seen as “taking care of” the person.  The person had little involvement with making decisions, determining how services would be delivered, or when the service would be available. This model takes control away from the person and may contribute to a feeling of helplessness or being dependent on others.

“PERSON-CENTERED” - The person-centered approach allows the person to be an active part of his/her life. As a “customer,” and not a “patient,” the person has choices relating to which type of service is preferred, what services will be performed and when and where the work will be completed. Making decisions about one’s services ensures that the person is in complete control of his or her life. The person is no longer being “taken care of,” but rather the person is in charge and “directing the workers to accomplish activities of daily living.”

Please take a moment and continue to peruse our agency services. Click any link on the left to learn more about a specific category of services. We are convinced that you will agree that The Dream Works is the areas most comprehensive and responsive service provider!