Unyeway Inc

Programs: Success program options offered at a 1:3 staff to consumer ratio. Unyeway's success program options include three programs that are provided at a 1:3 staff to consumer ratio, including the behavior management program, adult development center, and community based program. All programs and components operate separately, however there is a lot of opportunity to participate in shared activities. The adult development center is known not only for providing services to people who benefit from a 1:3 staff to consumer ratio, but also for its unique specialty components including our nursing component and psychosocial component. The nursing component has licensed vocational nurses present within the program. The psychosocial program has the extra benefit of priority access to a family life educator. Our behavior management program has the extra-benefit of having priority access to both the family life educator as well as our consulting psychologist. While the 1:3 staff to consumer ratio is the same in our adult development center, behavior management program, and community based program the focus of each is different. The adult development center focuses on increasing independence in self-care skills, functional living skills, self-direction skills, communication skills and community integration skills. The behavior management program focuses on replacing inappropriate behaviors with functionally equivalent appropriate behaviors and creating an environment where individuals are successful. Additionally, the behavior management program focuses on teaching self-advocacy, rights and responsibilities, as well as interpersonal and communication skills. The community based program focuses on accessing the community, developing natural supports in the community, learning community safety skills, and exploring local opportunities and resources in the community. Participants in thecommunity based program must be able to access the community at least 51% of the time they are at program (an average of 3+ hours each day).

provide supported employment opportunities for developmentally disabled adults throughout san diego county in a variety of occupations. Contract services - individuals can work at unyeway's production center on a variety of light industrial jobs that include product assembly, shrink wrapping, labeling, packaging, and fulfillment services. Individuals develop their work skills in a professional environment and participate in paid work activities. Group services - individuals can work in the community with peers at a variety of different businesses who have partnered with unyeway, inc. Work is generally scheduled five days and 20-40 hours per week. Individuals will receive 100% supervision and guidance from their unyeway job coach. Individuals will gain work skills such as decision-making, independence and leadership. Everyone will earn pay and wage increases based upon the quality of work and work quantity. The unyeway job coach will provide hands on training so that each individual will learn all aspects of the job. This will help participants become experienced workers with the goal of placement in future job opportunities. The group services members receive ongoing support services both on and off the job. Work crews - together with a small crew of workers, individuals perform service jobs in the community such as grounds keeping and custodial work. Individuals will learn about safety and proper use of equipment such as mowers, weed-whips, buffers, hedge clippers, mops etc. Everyone will earn pay and wage increases based upon quality of workand work quantity. Like the group services, individuals are supported by a knowledgeable unyeway job coach and participate in paid work five days,30-40 hours per week. For individuals who enjoy working indoors and outdoors this will be a great opportunity to experience both environments. Individual placement - when an individual is ready to pursue independent and competitive work in the community, the community employment team begins the process of assistance in choosing, obtaining, and maintaining employment of the person's choice. Our employment team will let individuals know of job openings, help complete applications, take individuals to interviews, and teach proper interviewing skills. We will also help everyone learn the bus and trolley routes to and from work. When individuals are hired by a business and ready to start their new job,the unyeway job coach will provide participants with one-on-one support making sure individuals know their entire job related responsibilities. This support will be provided on and off the job. Individuals will be paid minimum wage or more by their new employer, and may receive benefits. Here everyone will become an important member of the employer's work team and will achieve their employment dreams.

success program options offered at a 1:4 staff to consumer ratio - unyeway, inc. Also offers adult development center program and community based program options at a 1:4 staff to consumer ratio. Our adult development center 1:4 program is similar to the adultdevelopment center 1:3 program, except that the nursing and psychosocial specialty programs are not offered. Instead a retirement and social - community and leisure (rascals) component, an outdoor work area we call class "sunshine" (at the lakeside site only), as well as a traditional center based component are offered. The community based program 1:4 is different from the community based program 1:3 in that the primary focus of the 1:4 program is on participation in paid work activities and volunteerism. Consumers in the community based 1:4 program also focus on money management, appropriate work behavior, and interpersonal skills. Participants in the community based program must be able to access the community at least 51% of the time they are at program (an average of 3 hours each day).

success program options offered at a 1:6/1:8 staff to consumer ratio - unyeway, inc. Success programs also provide activities center programs. The activities center programs provide services at a 1:6 or 1:8 ratio. The primary focus of these programs is to develop appropriate interpersonal skills, cooperation and team work skills, and develop the skills needed to move on to paid work opportunities. Consumers in the 1:6 or 1:8 program must be mostly independent in their self-care and functional living skills, as well as require no more than routine supervision. Enhanced services and specialty support - in addition to the enhanced services offered to the participants of our 1:3 programs, unyeway, inc. Also offers as needed consultation and treatment by our on-staff nurses and therapists as well as our consulting family life educator, to all of our program participants.