The objective of the Personal and Social Adjustment Service offered by Arc Mid-Cities is to develop and maintain functional skills in individuals with disabilities so they may enhance their employability and job maintenance skills, and achieve their highest levels of employment and integration into the community.
Individuals with barriers to employment, i.e. emotional, personal, or social, will be given the opportunity to develop and maintain independent functioning skills and to be included in an employment situation of their choice.
ENTRANCE CRITERIA
Persons with developmental disabilities who are eligible for
Department of Rehabilitation Services
Persons with specific needs related to their successful transition
into community-based programming, which can be addressed by
services outlined
No exclusions from the program are made from program
participation on the basis of race, creed, national origin, sex,
or age.
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Consumer self-referral
Department of Rehabilitation Counselor
Regional Center Consumer Service Coordinators
Arc Mid-Cities Staff
Other referral sources, as long as entrance criteria are met
Training will be offered in the following areas:
Behavior Management Skills
Age Appropriate Behavior Skills
Functional Living Skills
Leisure and Recreation Skills
Community Orientation and Mobility Skills
Grooming and Hygiene Skills
Nutrition and Diet Skills
Health Maintenance Skills
Self-Advocacy Skills
Empowerment Skills
Pre-Vocational Skills
Job Readiness and Retention Skills
Barriers may be identified by:
▪ Interview with the consumer
▪ Interviews with the care provider/parent
Depending upon the participant’s area(s) of need, the length of program participation will be established by the Department of Rehabilitation Counselor and Arc Mid-Cities Workshop CRP.
Total length of workshop will not exceed two (2) hours per day for three (3) months, unless requested by the Department of Rehabilitation.
Trainers will work with the consumers on an individual basis and in groups. On an individual basis the ratio will be 1 to 1 consumer to staff ratio.
PROGRAM HOURS
Two (2) hours per day,
Monday through Friday
Between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
