PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Arc Mid-Cities Community Integrated Behavior Management Training Program is designed to benefit highly functioning citizens with developmental disabilities.

All clients are referred to our community-based program by various Southern California Regional Centers.  Individuals must be at least 18 years of age and have a developmental disability.  Arc Mid-Cities is a non-profit affiliate of the National Arc; through this program we focus on preparing clients for entry into competitive employment and independent living.

With the proper training these participants may later advance to a less structured community environment such as Supported Employment and/or individual placement.

Participants are encouraged at a number of levels to acquire the necessary skill training aimed at reinforcing proper work behavior and attitudes, good attendance, as well as improved speed, accuracy, and performance.  It offers individuals especially those who have been or are at risk of being judicially involved, a solid chance to succeed in the mainstream workforce.  

 GROWTH THROUGH INTERVENTION

 Arc Mid-Cities Growth Through Intervention Program has challenged the very fiber of society the way few other social programs have.  It is the first program of its kind to address the ever-growing problems of crime and the great economic burden it places upon all of those whom it affects.

This program does not attempt to eradicate crime, nor does it hope to place the responsibility or blame for its prevalence on any one group or individual.

What it does represent is an alternative for those who have found themselves at the “other end of the law”.  Realizing that some factors are economic and psycho/social in nature, the Growth Through Intervention Program is a means towards self-attainment and fulfillment.  We offer them a solid chance to succeed in mainstream society.

By offering counseling, education, support systems, and meaningful work, the person once considered a scourge on society can soon become a valuable contributor to its betterment.

ADMISSION CRITERIA

 Prospective consumer must be 18 years or older with a
 developmental disability.

 Consumers must also:

· Be independent in self-care skills

· Be able to monitor their own medication

· Be able to follow instructions and role modeling
provided by job coaches

· Agree to follow rules, regulations, and grievance procedures

· May be at risk of or be judicially involved

· Have a diagnosis of Mental Retardation or some other qualifying developmental disability and/or dual diagnosis.