Services For The Developmentally Challenged Inc

Programs: Sdc presently operates three supervised individual residential alternatives ("ira"). Ira's are certified residences under the auspices of opwdd. Sdc presently operates three supervised iras and has been approved to develop a supervised ira for 6 individuals with prader willi syndrome. Sdc has been an active member of the new york state prader willi alliance and the national alliance for prader willi. The fieldston residence is a two-family home located on fieldston road in the neighborhood of riverdale in the bronx. This is home to two certified and supervised iras. The first residence is home to four middle-aged women, who were previously residing with their elderly parents. The second residence was developed for four middle-aged men, who could no longer live in their present environment due to various reasons. All of the individuals in the fieldston residence take advantage of the beautiful setting the home is located in and utilize the community resources available to them. The third residence is located on sylvan ave. , which is also located in the beautiful riverdale section of the bronx. Sylvan is home to eight young-adult to middle-aged men. The individuals in this residence are very active in the community and have grown accustomed to the quiet park-like setting of their neighborhood.

medicaid service coordination (msc) is a medicaid funded program that helps connect individuals and families to services. Sdc believes in a person-centered approach, where the individual is at the center of the planning process, working with a medicaid service coordinator of their choice in the development and implementation of their plan. Sdc takes an objective approach to connect individuals and families with services and providers that would best serve their wants and needs. At this time, sdc offers medicaid service coordination to those living in manhattan or the bronx and will work withindividuals in obtaining medicaid.

sdc is committed to providing services that recognize individual preferences and needs. Our day services program assists individuals with developmental disabilities to realize their highest level of independence, productivity and responsibility. Each individual is encouraged to exercise his or her full rights. Sdc ensures that each individual is fully protected from harm (dignity of risk) while upholding that individual's right to choice and right to be fully included in his or her home, community, and day programming.

afterschool respite: the purpose of this program is to provide services to individuals in need of supervision, socialization, and recreational activity during evening hours (3:30 pm 6:30 pm) on monday through friday. This program begins shortly after typical day programs end providing a continuum of care for individuals in need of this service. Encore is a unique respite program in that we strive to provide an engaging environment that supports learning and recreation during hours of respite. This program creates learning opportunities to practice reading, writing, and math skills in an applied setting within the community. We also emphasize exposure to and hands-on learning of music and art. We hope to inspire expression through various art mediums by building confidence through familiarity with various art forms. Finally, our program promotes healthy lifestyles by providing fitness and exercise opportunities in our sports program. Our sports program incorporates individual preference and interest and provides opportunities to practice different types of sports and recreational fitness. Weekend respite: reach meets the needs of children with intellectual disabilities between the ages of 5-21, and their families to enjoy an enriching life by providing respite support by helping to create stability for families. There is a strong emphasis to help the children build their individual character and thinking abilities. Their participation in enriching experiences will help them develop self-skills and independence skills that can be utilized in their present and future lives. Community habilitation is a more efficient mechanism for the delivery of habilitative services in the community (i. E. Noncertified settings) to facilitate community inclusion, integration, and relationship building. Pre-vocational day habiliatation: sdc has developed an exciting new configuration of a pre-vocational day habilitation program that combines a variety of "without walls" programming with the home base (safety/comfort) of a traditional day program. By providing a home base, we create a safe environment where skills can be learned in a comfortable, encouraging environment. These skills can then be put to practice in the community with confidence. The home base also provides as a safe place for those days when an individual is having a particularly "off" day and he can work on his coping skills in a comfortable environment. The long term objective is for all of our participants to develop the skills necessary to obtain and keep gainful employment. Family support: adults with intellectual disabilities and families with children who have intellectual or developmental disabilities are presented with unique challenges that can be overwhelming at times. With over a decade of personalized, quality care to the intellectually disabled community, sdc understands that families can benefit from having a support network that understands the specific challenges they face. Sdc aims to support these families by providing them with a space to network with other families facing similar challenges, as well as by providing these families with information tailored to address the issues they are facing right now. Transportation: transportation services are provided for individuals participating in the weekend and after-school respite programs.