Day Habilitation offers active therapeutic services to individuals who can benefit from structured learning and recreation. Speech, behavioral, occupational and physical therapies enhance participants’ abilities to function independently, relate to others, make choices, and advocate for themselves. Activities of daily living such as cooking, cleaning, maintaining personal hygiene and exercising all build a foundation for the expansion of opportunities and the growth of self-esteem.
Philosophy
Advocates, Inc. provides Day Habilitation Services to adults with multiple cognitive, physical and sensory disabilities.
All Day Habilitation services are provided in accordance with each person’s individualized service plan. Services are based on each person’s needs, interests, and preferences.
Advocates Day Habilitation Services are coordinated and overseen by professionals in the field of mental retardation.
In order to best meet the needs and desires of the people we serve, Advocates Day Habilitation Services are provided in a variety of both site-based and off-site settings.
Whenever possible, community resources are utilized in the design and delivery of individualized services. This enables us to offer the widest possible range of activities to the people we serve.
Services
Day Habilitation offers active treatment to Medicaid-eligible adults who have mental retardation and other disabilities.
Services are provided in the areas of:
Community inclusion
Self-direction
Communication
Conversational skills
Hygiene and grooming
Safety skills
Through a coordinated program that includes:
Nursing services
Physical therapy
Occupational therapy
Speech therapy
Behavior & communication training
Community awareness
Social/interpersonal skills development
Developmental skills training
Individual Supports
Advocates, Inc. works with each individual to identify the appropriate staff support, therapeutic activities, skills training, enrichment & community activities to meet the individual’s needs and accomplish his/her goals for independence & personal growth.
The Choices Program
Choices is an employment-related day service that offers vocational activities to people who work part-time or are between jobs. It is open between the hours of 9:00 a.m.-3:00p.m., Monday-Friday, to individuals supported by Advocates Employment Services of MetroWest. Choices is available to individuals who need day supports during the days or hours they are not working.
Services at Choices
Training geared to successful job placement and retention
Work exposure through informational tours & interviews
Volunteer opportunities at various sites in the MetroWest community
where individuals with disabilities have a chance to acquire
new job skills and gain valuable experience while working side-by-side with
their neighbors and other
members of their community.
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