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Rate Setting for Habilitation and DDS Adult Day Programs

Activities, Curriculum, Training, Work, Down-Time

DOR Habilitation Services Program DDS Adult Day Program

Work Activity Program
(WAP) services consist of remunerative employment in which consumers are paid according to productive capacity based on productivity studies consistent with state and federal requirements. The two main categories of WAP services include:

Work Adjustment Services
  • Physical capacities development
  • Psychomotor skills development
  • Interpersonal and communicative skills
  • Work habits
  • Vocationally appropriate dress and grooming
  • Productive skills
  • Appropriate work practices training
  • Other work related skills development, e.g., telling time, money management, etc.
  • Readiness for referral to vocational rehabilitation services

Supportive Services
(which are non vocational services needed to help achieve vocational objectives and may consist of skill development)

  • Mobility and community transportation skills development
  • Health maintenance
  • Personal safety practices
  • Utilization of other community services and resources

Supported Employment Program (SEP)
services consist of specialized services provided in an integrated work setting, such as, job coaching and ongoing post-employment support services, in order to help the consumer attain and retain the appropriate level of community integrated employment. SEP services for individuals and groups are provided in an integrated setting, unless otherwise approved by the HSP, for the purpose of achieving supported employment as an outcome, and may include:

  • Job development
  • Direct supervision and training (job coaching) while a consumer is engaged in integrated work
  • Social skills training to ensure job adjustment and retention
  • Training in certain independent living skills, e.g., independent travel or money management
  • Counseling with family, care providers, or others to ensure necessary support to the consumer's job adjustment
  • Advocacy on behalf of the consumer to resolve on the job work related problems
  • Intervention with the employer to review a consumer's job performance for individual placements, stabilized in their job, ongoing follow up support services.

Activity Center/Adult Development Center/ Behavior Management
curriculum shall have at least one of the following components:

  • Self advocacy
  • Community integration
  • Self care and,
  • Employment training

The program curriculum is developed by the vendor based upon the program's philosophy and goals as stated in the program design and the needs of the consumer population to be served; reflect a pattern of activities similar to those of non disabled adults; and are designed to develop and maintain the consumer's functional skills. [CCR Title 17, Section 56742]

 
 
Last Updated: 10/23/2007