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Regional‑center Leaders Say CDER Still Useful; Urge Co‑design of Any New Tool
Summary
Regional center leaders told the subcommittee CDER remains a valuable management tool and urged DDS to co‑design any new instrument with providers and families, highlighting data uses for budgeting and federal draws.
Regional center leaders and association representatives testified that CDER (the Client Development Evaluation Report) remains useful for management, service planning and budgetary purposes while acknowledging it needs language and scoring updates. Larry Landauer, executive director of the Regional Center of Orange County, said his center uses CDER data for client planning and purchase‑of‑service budgeting and said the tool can coexist with future systems.
Amy Westling, representing the Association of Regional Center Agencies, said reliable, individual data on strengths and needs are essential to understand service gaps and to match federal funding. Providers and regional center speakers urged meaningful co‑design, training, and implementation that includes data sharing and transparency so that new tools generate actionable planning information and do not simply produce scores.
Speakers also stressed the workforce and operational challenges of converting to a new statewide instrument, including training, fidelity monitoring, and ensuring assessment completion so that data meaningfully inform IPPs and resource development.
