The Developmental Training Program (DT) strives to provide on-going opportunities for the person receiving services to train in community settings. Service recipients in the DT program are the most severly disabled individuals with division. This program's primary focus is the development and maintenance of Adult Daily Living Skills. Individuals in the DT program participate in training programs designed to address individual deficit areas to improve their ability to function as independently as possible.
Each person served in the program has an Individualized Plan of Services. All of the individual's applicable goals and objectives are person-centered and designed to meet their specific needs, wants, and wishes; which in turn promotes independence. The program employs a Developmental Training Manager who is responsible for its day-to-day operation. The DT Manager works closely with the Direct Care Staff to ensure each person is given the opportunity to participate in group and individual activities such as community outings, special events, and vocational training.
Many individuals in the DT Program actually perform paid work. They are paid commensurate wages based on their individual abilities compared to industry standards and compensation scales. The DT workers are paid bi-monthly. By providing paid work opportunities, the individual workers gain a sense of normalization as well as a feeling of self worth.
The DT Program works in cooperation with the Work Services Program to identify persons who are ready to advance from a more formalized training program into a program whose primary focus is vocational/work.
The target population for the DT Program are individuals 18 years of age or older with a developmental disability.
