Organization: CHRISTIAN COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION
Mission: To identify the needs of persons with disabilities in Christian County and to provide high quality, community-based mental health, educational, developmental, residential, rehabilitation (cont'd Part III.1.)
Activities: REGULAR WORK AND MANUFACTURING: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES REMUNERATIVE EMPLOYMENT AND VOCATIONAL SERVICES IN AN INDUSTRIAL SETTING TO ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL AND/OR MENTAL DISABILITIES. IT IS DESIGNED TO MAXIMIZE THE INDIVIDUAL'S POTENTIAL FOR COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT, INCREASE CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENCE, AND CONTRIBUTE TO SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY INTEGRATION AND NORMALIZED LIVING. REGULAR AND PRODUCTION WORK IS NOT A TIME-LIMITED PROGRAM. THE MAJOR WORKSHOP ACTIVITY IS THE PRODUCTION AND ASSEMBLY OF WOODEN WIRE AND CABLE REELS.
COMMUNITY INTEGRATED LIVING ARRANGEMENTS (CILA): THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPERVISED RESIDENTIAL SUPPORTS AND INTERVENTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS NEEDING ASSISTANCE TO LIVE SUCCESSFULLY IN A COMMUNITY SETTING. THE PURPOSE OF THE CILA PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE A CUSTOMIZED ARRAY OF SUPERVISED SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ENABLING THEM TO LIVE IN THE HOME OF THEIR CHOICE IN THE COMMUNITY OF THEIR CHOICE. THESE SERVICES ADDRESS THE PREFERENCES, STRENGTHS, ABILITIES, NEDS AND LIFE SPAN ISSUES OF THE PERSONS SERVED, FOCUSING ON COMMUNITY INCLUSION AND THE PROMOTION OF INDEPENDENCE IN DAILY LIVING AND ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY. INDIVIDUAL CHOICES DICTATE THE SERVICES WHICH ARE PROVIDED TO EACH PERSON IN THIS PROGRAM. PERSONS RECEIVING CILA SERVICES ARE RECOGNIZED AS INDIVIDUALS WITH BASIC HUMAN NEEDS, ASPIRATIONS, DESIRES, AND FEELINGS AND ARE CITIZENS OF A COMMUNITY WITH ALL RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, OPPORTUNITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACCORDED OTHER CITIZENS.
DEVELOPMENTAL TRAINING: THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO COMPREHENSIVELY PREPARE ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES FOR COMMUNITY INTEGRATION AT THE LEVEL THAT IS LEAST RESTRICTIVE AND MOST MEANINGFUL FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL. THE DEVELOPMENTAL TRAINING PROGRAM PROMOTES ACQUISITION OF POSITIVE SKILLS AND BEHAVIORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITY: SELF CARE, LANGUAGE/COMMUNICATIONS, LEARNING, MOBILITY/MOTOR DEVELOPMENT, SELF-DIRECTION, CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING AND PRODUCTIVITY.
Religious classification: Christianity