Behavioral Support Services

BEHAVIORAL MANAGEMENT is provided by our behavior therapists, who work alongside direct support staff, family and case managers, to identify behavioral issues that hinder the individual from reaching his or her maximum potential. Behavioral plans integrate recognition and respect for each person’s strengths, develop proactive strategies to deal with difficult behavioral situations, provide choice-making and problem-solving mentorship and teach empowerment and assertiveness skills.

Behavioral Support Management aims to:

  • Recognize and respect every individual’s strengths
  • Develop and teach proactive strategies to deal with difficult behavioral situations
  • Cultivate empowerment and assertiveness skills
  • Facilitate choice-making and problem solving

Our Behavioral Support Plans:

  • Are proactive and focus on understanding the reason for challenging behavior, teaching alternative skills, and meeting individual needs.
  • Sets a positive tone in building new skills.
  • Supports a collaborative team approach.
  • Can range from a simple assessment of behavior and intervention to a multifaceted assessment and intervention planning for individuals with significant behavioral needs

Participant Assistance and Care

PARTICIPANT ASSISTANCE AND CARE programs support individuals to remain and live successfully in their own homes and to function and participate in their communities. We support individuals in activities of daily living, self-care, mobility and welfare to increase their independence at home.

This service is available to people with developmental disabilities through the following funding source: FS Medicaid waiver.

  • Assistance with personal care, meals, shopping, errands, scheduling appointments, chores, and leisure activities (excluding the provision of transportation)
  • Assistance with mobility – including but not limited to transfers, ambulation, use of assistance devices
  • Assistance with correspondence and bill-paying
  • Escorting the participant to community activities and appointments
  • Supervision and monitoring of the participant
  • Reinforcement of behavioral support
  • Adherence to risk plans
  • Reinforcement of principle of health and safety
  • Completion of task list