| The Developmental
Disabilities Team has as its mission the development,
integration and maintenance of support systems
around individuals with special needs.
These supports facilitate improvements
in quality of life by: enhancing individuals’
skills, helping them integrate into the community,
improving their family and group functioning,
and increasing effective communication between
support team members for those individuals.
The DD team follows the model of Positive
Behavioral Support with emphasis on early
intervention, behavioral prevention, development
of support systems, and advocacy. Consultants
provide individualized consultation services for
home-based habilitation programs for children
with developmental delays and autism, and client-centered
behavioral consultation and training services
across the home, school, residential and vocational
environments. Within this model, consultants may
also provide individual or group skills training,
integrating behavioral and cognitive-behavioral
approaches to self-management, social skills,
and relaxation techniques.
Our goal is to provide professional
services to people with developmental disabilities,
their families, and those who support them at
home, at school, at work, and at play, through:
- Person-centered planning with a holistic
approach, further defined below
- Functional assessment and positive behavior
support
- Specialized individual, family, and group
counseling to support improvements in the
quality of lives
- Community-based consultation to improve
the responsiveness and effectiveness of resources
for people with disabilities
Our holistic approach to treatment
involves the following comprehensive strategies
tailored to meet the needs of the individual and
their family:
- Staff Development & Training:
We provide on-site, customized training and
staff development workshops, based on the
information necessary to do the job most effectively.
This training is intended to guide staff in
resolving critical issues and to infuse a
healthy view of their own potential and the
value and potential of the people they support.
- Functional Assessment & Positive
Behavior Support: Beyond creating
support plans to lessen problem behaviors,
quality programs are designed to assist individuals
and their support teams in acquiring positive
replacement skills. We emphasize the attainment
of functional competencies, improved relationships,
increased community participation and access
to desired activities.
- Individual Planning: Planning
is based on each individual's desired outcomes.
The goal is to support each person's right
to direct his or her own life. That support
comes from a process that encourages receptivity,
creativity, and long-term commitment to achieve
results.
- Comprehensive Supports:
Developing supports relies upon the engagement
of talented resources from all aspects of
a person's life. This allegiance of family,
friends, and staff helps each person to successfully
to explore options and express personal choices.
- Specialized Counseling:
Providing professional guidance with individuals
or groups requires specialized approaches.
People learn to discuss problems, ask for
help, and develop better coping skills. Recommendations
& Follow-Up: A holistic approach generates
clearly stated and practical recommendations
supporting the achievement of desired outcomes.
Follow-up on the implementation and fine-tuning
is critical to long-term success.
- Clinical Supervision: We
offer one-to-one and small group supervision
for counselors, behavior support specialists
and mental health professionals. Supervision
sessions provide inspiration, validation and
specialized training in techniques and approaches,
which enhance their professional development
and effectiveness with challenging client
situations.
- Community-Based Consultation:
Our collaborations have included statewide
efforts to improve service delivery as well
as agency specific projects. Consultation
and program development services assist communities,
organizations, and special interest groups
in the accomplishment of their objectives
on behalf of people with developmental disabilities.
Information concerning fees, days and times
of specific programs and services is available
upon request. Click
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