COMMUNITY INTEGRATED LIVING ARRANGEMENT/FAMILY SUPPORT
The primary objective of the program is to promote the individual's independence and integration into the community. The scope of services provided will vary based on individual needs and include, but are not limited to, the following domains (with a sample of specific training areas):
Household Management:
Food Consumption:
Dressing and Clothing Care:
Grooming and Personal Hygiene:
Leisure Planning:
Social Interaction Skills:
Money Management:
Community Setting & Mobility:
Health Related Behavior:
Life Safety:
Work or School Related Skills:
Community Supports:
Supervision and Monitoring:
TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES:
CASE COORDINATION
ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY PROGRAM
72D IN-HOME SUPPORTS FOR CHILDREN
DEVELOPMENTAL TRAINING
Individual Advocacy Group's Community Integrated Living Arrangement (CILA) provides support services to persons to enable them to live in their homes in the community. Through the CILA program, staff work with individuals in their home environment and/or Day Program/Job Site to teach them the skills necessary to live and work as independently and productively as possible.
Maintenance of personal space, vacuuming, cleaning and organizing cabinets, toilet cleaning, bed making, window washing, etc.
Planning meals, planning for grocery shopping, food preparation, food cleanup, food spoilage, table manners, etc.
Clothes selection, clothes maintenance, laundry, ironing, dry cleaning, dressing for the weather, etc.
Bathing/showering, mouth care, nail care, shaving, cosmetics, etc.
Sports-participation/watching, hobbies, arts and crafts, television, music, games, etc.
Social conduct, table manners, conversation, telephone skills, assertiveness, friendship/relationships, etc.
Recognition of coins/paper money, counting, making change, shopping, saving for purchases, banking and bank services, paying bills, budgeting, etc.
Location of and types of shops, entertainment sites, sport sites, local government sites, restaurants, bus, train, map reading, etc.
Eye and ear care, feeling sick, dental care, making appointments, diet and exercise, medication management, etc.
Fire safety, electrical appliance safety, emergency procedures, poisons, injury prevention, etc.
Offering opportunities for a work/school routine, resolving work/school stress, following instructions, completing tasks and assignments, completion of GED, enrolling in college courses, employment coaching, job hunting.
Social and interpersonal skills, anger management, community rules, oversight of community activities.
Guidance, training and oversight in community and home to prevent situations of behavioral problems or incidents, or respond to and limit situations when they occur.
SUPERVISION:
Staff are available in on-site resident homes 24-hours a day. Supervision may range from 1:1 constant, onsite, or daily to intermittent.
Training services for the acquisition of functional living skills and supports for participation in and use of home and community activities, events and services are provided through IAG staff with a minimum of three or more years of direct work experience or with a B.A. and one year of work experience with people with a disability.
Professional services provided by IAG to access and coordinate services and supports include, but are not limited to: vocational training, employment services, educational advocacy, advocacy for benefits and entitlements (Social Security and Medicaid), and health services.
The Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) program provides case management services for individuals who have an acquired brain injury and meet eligibility requirements as set by the Department of Human Services' Office of Rehabilitation Services. The ABI case manager will provide the following services to eligible individuals of any age, who have sustained a traumatic brain injury, stroke, and/or other trauma to neurological function:
This program provides support to children (served by the Department of Human Services) whose needs include immediate or emergency implemenation of intensive, in-home services to maintain placement in the family home to prevent alternative residential or institutional placement. Services are designed for the child but may include, for example, respite, behavioral systems, social skills, and therapy/counseling.
Developmental Training provides a variety of services and supports ranging from employment services and vocational training to community integration. The IAG Developmental Trainining program is not so much a place but a process. The program is the process of participation across varied community environments, a process of increasing responsibility for self management, a process of personal skill development, a process of vocational skill development, and a process of both discovering and experiencing activities that are fun. An integrated teaching process is used such that the skill to be learned and the place where it naturally occurs are coordinated. In this manner, the teaching of the skill and the use of the skill occur in its natural community setting. Any and all individuals who are eligible for Developmental Training or CILA services may be participants in IAG's Developmental Training Program.