Founded in 1954. Awarded the 2004 Nina Eaton Award. Adult Services:
The Adult Supportive Living Program provides in-home and community based supports to over 70 people with a variety of disabilities. The types of supports provided are based upon the person’s needs and desires. The frequency of supports range from 6 hours per week to 24 hours per day and are based upon funding levels. UCPRI works
closely with the individual, their families and the Department of Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals to provide a safe, active and rich life for people. Everyone participates in an annual plan that determines goals for the coming year. Community integration, independence and self-determination are the goals staff and people receiving supports strive to achieve. The types of supports offered include community integration, daily living skills, personal care, socialization skills, and basic adult education. UCPRI operates Cara Estates and New Life Apartments; two HUD financed apartment complexes and provides services to most of the individuals living in these complexes. These are individualized supports with people sharing hours and experiences with others, but also receiving personalized supports as needed. Children and Family Services (CFS);
Currently Children and Family Services (CFS) offers the following services:
1) Home-Based Therapeutic Services (HBTS),
2) Personal Assistance and Support Services (PASS),
3) Enhanced Outpatient Services (EOS)
4) Social Skills Groups & Administration of Community Inclusion Funds
1) Our HBTS program is family-centered and our treatment philosophy is strength-based. The program continues this agency’s tradition of helping people with disabilities live in the least restrictive, most integrated setting possible. Family-centered service delivery sees the family as the unit of attention and organizes assistance in a collaborative fashion, taking into account the individual family’s wishes, strengths, and needs. A licensed clinician designs the treatment plan with the family and oversees the implementation of the plan in the home. A psychologist, speech therapist, occupational therapist, and physical therapist provide consultation as needed. Parent participation is essential to maximize therapeutic effectiveness. Our program utilizes a social-emotional-developmental perspective and draws on the following therapeutic models: SCERTS, Floortime, and RDI. A direct care professional works 1:1 with the child in their home and other community settings. Services focus on helping children with disabilities improve communication, social skills, coping skills, and daily living skills. They enhance a child’s ability to participate in their family and community. UCP currently serves 50 children in this program.
2) The PASS program is a parent driven program. Parents act as a family supervisor for the direct care worker, which allows families to have greater choice and control over all aspects of service provision. The agency offers a supporting role to promote a child’s ability to reach their full potential in 3 main areas: ability to accomplish essential activities of daily life; ability to make self-preserving decisions; ability to participate in social roles and social settings.
3) Enhanced Outpatient Services (EOS) is an insurance funded program. UCP currently has a contract with Neighborhood Health Plan. The program provides intense short-term, home-based services to children with cognitive disabilities and behavioral disorders who are either being discharged from a psychiatric hospital or who are at risk of being hospitalized. EOS provides family services which allow children to leave the hospital sooner and stay at home. Services are designed to meet each individual child and family’s needs and may include family and individual counseling, direct 1:1 treatment in the home, and community integration with the primary goal being stabilization and prevention of re-hospitalization.
4) Social Skills groups allow children with disabilities an opportunity to socialize with peers and gain practice in managing the complex nature of social interactions that most of us take for granted. Groups are designed based on age, interests, and abilities. The groups act as a stepping stone for children with disabilities to be able to actively participate in their own communities.
