Provides a comprehensive array of services and supports to children and adults with intellectual disabilities, including support coordination, in-home supportive services, out of home placement assistance, groups homes, and information and referral services.

The Lackawanna-Susquehanna Counties Behavioral Health Intellectual Disabilities Early Intervention (BHIDEI) Program is to connect consumer satisfaction, outcome evaluation and accountability with the planning, procurement, and efficient management of effective services and supports. Our vision is to utilize a holistic approach in partnering with individuals, families and the community by promoting hope, empowerment, choice, and opportunities that encourage people to achieve their personal outcomes as individuals and community members.

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 free resource coordination, training, and one-to-one advocacy support to individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) and their families. The program is based on four main pillars: Collaboration, Education, Empowerment, and Self-Advocacy. Through these, they connect with and support individuals, families, and community partners in their navigation of the IDD systems in a way that meets their needs now and into the future. The three main programs are: * Resource Coordination * One-to-One Advocacy * Webinar Trainings

Promotes opportunities for individuals with disabilities to lead full and productive lives within the community. Ensures that services and supports are provided to meet the needs of consumers with intellectual disabilities in the least restrictive setting possible.

Allows individuals with lifelong disabilities to set aside resources without impacting their eligibility for government benefits such as SSI and Medicaid. Funds held in trust are used to improve the beneficiary's quality of life. Common uses of trust funds include transportation costs, counseling/therapy, medical expenses, clothing, and computer and electronic equipment.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Offers planning, arranging, and ongoing monitoring of supports, and services.

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.

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

Provides a consumer-directed social club. Members meet monthly to plan their own social calendar of events with minimal assistance from staff.

Offers a program geared to adults with intellectual disabilities (seniors or people who are medically fragile) where the participants are able to choose the activities based on interest and abilities.

Provides advocacy on behalf of individuals and their families to ensure that they receive the benefits and services for which they are eligible and that organizations within the established service delivery system meet the collective needs of the client. Provides advocacy in schools and in the community. Service provided on case by case basis.

Provides counseling and support services, promoting choice, partnership and community understanding.

Provides supports uniquely designed to meet individual desire and need. Both facility based, community integrated and virtual opportunities for personal growth and social interaction are offered. In addition, the Adult Day Service offers support to promote the continued development of communication and job readiness skills.

Helps with locating, coordinating and monitoring services that improve the quality of their life for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Provides referrals for a variety of community-based services.

Offers day support and community participation services to provide opportunities for social inclusion and employment for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Provides the chance to be directly involved in choosing the services and goods that addresses the individual's unique needs. Also offers support groups.

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.

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.