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Provides care coordination, case management, referrals, and support to children, adolescents and adults diagnosed with an intellectual disability.

Provides resources to access housing for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to access housing.

Services include: Advocacy of Individual rights Development and maintenance of an Individual Support Plan (ISP). Determining the need for services and developing "outcomes." Identifying and locating providers of services. Coordinating waiver services when funding is available. Ensuring services are received as outlined in the ISP. Ensuring health and safety.

Advocacy promotes and protects the civil rights of children and adults with IDD. The Arc's professional advocates provide assistance and information sharing to individuals and families on such matters as available supports, public education, employment and housing. Information is shared with local, state and federal legislators to ensure policies promote the best interest of individuals with IDD.

Provides case management services for people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. These services are provided both in the home and the community. People may reside in a residential (group home) setting, in their own home or family member's home, a state center or a nursing home.

A supports coordinator is responsible for the development of a comprehensive Individual Support Plan (ISP). This plan is updated annually and/or when an individual's needs change. Provides ongoing oversight to ensure that desired outcomes are met, as well as monitoring services, and support to ensure health and safety.

SAM provides case management services to individuals enrolled in the early intervention, mental health and intellectual disabilities case management program.

Providing a safe and non-threatening way to process emotions, thoughts, and experiences. Also, helps individuals learn to regulate their emotions, develop coping skills, and improve self-control, Play therapy is often used with children with developmental delays, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or other special needs. Beneficial for children experiencing major life changes such as parental divorce, relocation, loss of a loved one, or changes in family structure.

Provides employment services that adapt to individual needs and focuses on each person's abilities and goals.

Operates as a day program offering supervised activities in the community that include opportunities for socialization, community engagement, and volunteerism.

Provides supportive employment services to persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Offers individualized support, job skills training, workplace integration, job placement assistance, and ongoing support.

Provides residential services to individuals with 24 hour supervision and assists them in all areas of daily living and community involvement. Personalized, professional, and Direct Support Professionals (DSP) provided.

Offers advocacy, peer support, skills training, information and referral, and transition services. Services include, but are not limited to: assistive technology training, Waiver enrollment, HCBS advocacy, understanding and navigating services and benefits in the community, connection to appropriate services or agencies in the community, transitioning out of a nursing home to a community based living environment, and special education advocacy.

Program offers services for those who are intellectually disabled and who meet the specified criteria. The services include Supports Coordination/Case Management and Home/ Community Based services. Examples of services offered are respite, companion services, day programming, life sharing and other such residential supports.

Provides presentations or host information tables for schools, for community events and for parent/professional groups. Printed information can also be provided. Fact Sheets, available online, are brief explanations of important subjects regarding the Office of Developmental Supports and the service system.

An extension of Friendship Community, which provides value through artistic expression to Artists with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Offers day studio art classes. Individuals may attend full or half day sessions in the Day Program.

Offers outpatient therapy to individuals, families, and groups in the home, school, and community. Also specializes in children with special needs, mental health, intellectual disabilities, and autism.

Provides supportive employment services to persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Offers individualized support, job skills training, workplace integration, job placement assistance, and ongoing support.

Provides services and support to learn skills needed to work at the job of choice in the community. Services include job finding, job coaching, supportive employment, community based work assessments, discovery profiles, customized employment, career assessments, and on-the-job training.

Offers compliance with the development of the Individualized Support Plan and insuring the appropriate implementation as required by the Pennsylvania Office of Developmental Programs. Monitors the provider and family compliance with the plan and consumer progress and safety.

Assists consumers in accessing the system via the Base Service Unit (BSU), assessing financial resources, helping consumers choose appropriate services and coordinating all efforts towards service goals. The current array of case management includes administrative case management, resource coordination, and intensive case management.

Provides supportive employment services to persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Offers individualized support, job skills training, workplace integration, job placement assistance, and ongoing support.

Offers support to people with disabilities that impede employability and assists each person individually to prepare for, obtain, and maintain employment. This is done by offering community-based work assessments, job coaching, job development, social skill development, and behavior training.

Matches an individual with an intellectual developmental disability to a staff person of comparable age and interests; the staff works with the individual to foster a connection with the community. Participants become involved in activities such as concerts, shopping, going out to eat, etc.

Services include advocacy, needs assessment; developing Individual Support Plan (ISP); locating, coordinating, and linking clients with appropriate community resources; and monitoring the implementation of the ISP for quality assurance and modifications if needed.