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Independence, Inc., has developed a comprehensive and coordinated program to
provide services that are specialized to the needs of individuals with MR/DD.
The overall goals for
the NATI Day Services Program are:
To
assist each person to acquire, retain or improve his or her maximum level
of development and functioning within a safe, comfortable and pleasant
environment; and
To
provide each person with the instruction and encouragement needed to
perform self-help, social, adaptive and pre-vocational skills as
independently as possible.
These goals form the basis for individual and group programming and provide
direction to providing quality services for the program participants.
Defined program areas are designed to meet individual needs, honor personal
choice and achieve program goals. They include an emphasis in the areas of
life skills, sensory integration, and work activities and are complemented
by the provision of leisure/recreational activities, motor development,
aquatics, art and music therapies.
New Avenues recognizes that each participant has
different expectations in regard to what comprises “a good day,” and
therefore strives to provide each individual with experiences that will
enhance his/her ability to establish realistic personal goals and make good
life choices. We aim to provide a variety in activities, materials and
settings through positive programming and an array of options. The emphasis
of the service model is primarily in the development of the basic social and
self-help skills that provide participants with constructive engagement.
Options include
various active and passive activities and programs in areas such as: |
