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HUNTERS HELPERS BOOKSHELF

Guides, Checklists,
Printables & Quick References

Browse practical resources you can save, print, share, or return to when you need a little more guidance.

Use the sections below to find quick references, planning sheets, guides, safety resources, communication supports, and other materials designed for real-world support work.

Choose a section, find what fits, and come back whenever you need it.

QUICK REFERENCE

Find the Answer Without Digging

Use these resources when you need a plain-language explanation, a quick reminder, or something you can glance at and use right away.

DSP Essential Glossary Companion

Plain-language support terms you can quickly look up during the workday.

Prompting Level Guide

A fast reference for thinking about how much support to provide and when to step back.

Shift Handoff Quick Reference

A simple reminder of the details worth capturing before information is handed off.

Human Services Acronym Decoder

A plain-language reference for common abbreviations used across support and service systems.

Empowering Language Quick Reference

A quick shift-side reference for teaching daily living skills with respectful adult language, smaller prompts, and support that keeps the person involved.

GUIDES & PLAYBOOKS

Step-by-Step Help for Real Situations

Use these resources when you want more than a quick answer and need practical guidance you can follow, save, or return to later.

First 30 Days DSP Guide

A week-by-week guide for getting oriented, learning what matters, and building a stronger DSP routine.

Make My Money Last Plan — How-To Guide

A step-by-step companion for understanding protected needs, planned spending, backup money, unassigned money, and the “Can I buy this?” check.

What Matters Right Now Hand Off Guide

A practical guide for identifying what matters most and handing off useful information clearly.

Emergency Safety Playbook

A step-by-step reference for thinking through urgent safety situations, key information, and next actions.

Independence Coaching Guide

A practical guide for supporting skill-building, adjusting help levels, and encouraging independence without taking over.

Service Plan Review Guide / Checklist

A structured guide for reviewing current supports, identifying what may need attention, and preparing for the next discussion or review.

CHECKLISTS & PLANNING

Turn What Needs to Happen Into a Clear Plan

Use these resources when you need to organize steps, prepare for something important, keep track of details, or make sure nothing useful gets missed.

Appointment Prep Sheet

Organize questions, important information, and next steps before an appointment so the conversation is easier to use.

Important Records Checklist

Keep track of important records and documents you may need for appointments, services, applications, or follow-up.

COMMUNICATION & DOCUMENTATION

Keep Important Information Clear and Easy to Use

Use these resources when you need help preparing what to say, documenting what happened, organizing updates, or making handoffs easier to understand.

Ask for Help Script

Put what you need into clear words so it is easier to ask the right person for help without having to figure out what to say in the moment.

Three Things That Help Card

Capture three practical things that help a person feel more comfortable, supported, or successful so important preferences are easier to share.

SAFETY & PREPAREDNESS

Keep Important Safety Information Within Reach

Use these resources when you need to prepare for emergencies, review safety steps, organize important information, or make sure key details are easy to find when they matter.

Emergency Contact Card

Keep the most important emergency contacts, support numbers, and key information in one place so they are easier to find when they are needed quickly.

Emergency Safety Plan

Organize emergency contacts, meeting locations, responsibilities, and essential preparation details. Includes an interactive planning tool and printable worksheet.

Recognize the Risk. Keep the Choice.

Learn to recognize warning signs involving strangers, online relationships, scams, financial pressure, and unsafe requests. Includes practical ways to support safer decisions while respecting independence and personal choice.

Support Growth Without Taking Over

SUPPORT & INDEPENDENCE

Use these resources when you need help thinking through prompting, daily living support, independence, regulation, or how to adjust support while still protecting safety and success.

Life Skills Snapshot

Identify what is already going well, what the person wants to manage more independently, and where support may still be needed.

Client Idea & Activity Planner

Find free, practical activities based on interests, accessibility, available space, transportation, and budget.

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