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Programs and Services

Program 1: General Acute Care, Continuing Medical Care and Medical Ancillary Services
Program 1 serves individuals from all residential units at Porterville Developmental Center that become ill and require short-term acute and/or continuing medical care. Individuals admitted are of all ages and may be ambulatory or non-ambulatory and may need acute, potentially acute or critically ill services.

Program 3: Physical Development
Program 3 serves individuals who require significant medical and nursing intervention on a daily basis to sustain, restore, or improve their physical well-being. They have multiple handicaps and require intensive medical and nursing care. Individuals admitted are over 18 years of age and may be ambulatory or non-ambulatory.

Program 4: Personal Awareness and Life Skills Development
Program 4 serves individuals who require a broad range of intermediate to long-term training and development, including those with sensory handicaps and/or communication deficits. Clients are both ambulatory or non-ambulatory, but most require assistance to translocate to a destination. They may also require specialized intervention for mild to moderate challenging behaviors that interfere with their ability to participate in activities of daily living. Those admitted are over 21 years of age and are severely/profoundly disabled.

Program 5: Behavioral Adjustment and Social Skills Development
Program 5 serves individuals whose primary needs include improvement of self-care skills, behavior shaping, interpersonal relationships, and development of independent living skills. Clients are both ambulatory and non-ambulatory, and many possess basic self-care skills, various levels of communication skills, and are able to participate in group activities. Those admitted are between 18-60 years of age.

Program 7: Responsible Relationships Development (Secure Treatment Program)
Program 7 serves individuals in a secure setting who are alleged to have participated/engaged in a criminal offense or may display serious assaultive behavior that requires a highly structured treatment setting. Training is provided to increase their skills in social development, communication, self-care, physical motor coordination and interpersonal relationship development. Specialized educational and vocational opportunities are also provided. Individuals admitted range in age from 14 years to 65 years.

Program 9: Behavioral, Emotional and Social Development (Secure Treatment Program)
Program 9 serves individuals in a secure setting who have multiple maladaptive behaviors including sexual offenses, assaults, self-abuse, property destruction, drug abuse and other socially undesirable and antisocial behaviors. Services provided include work/life skills, substance abuse training, anger management, relaxation therapy, individual and group therapy, sex offender relapse training, education and employment services. Those admitted must be at least 18 years of age.

Central Program Services: Day Treatment Services
Central Program Services provides training to meet the individual's identified needs. Services are provided through a variety of programs designed to increase their level of independence, functioning skills, ability to control their environment, and ability to live in community settings. Services provided include Education Services, Adult Basic Education, Employment Services, Speech-Language Pathology Services, Sign Language Interpreter Services, Assistive Technology, Leisure Services, Religious Services, Volunteer Services, two Resource Centers and the Foster Grandparent/Senior Companion program.