ORGANIZATION: Independence Plus, Inc.
LOCATION: 3150 N 35th Ave, Suite #2 Phoenix, AZ 85017
PHONE: (602) 484-7610
FAX: (602) 484-7304
WEB-SITE: www.indplus.org
PROGRAM(S) OFFERED: Day Treatment Adult (Day Program) and Transportation
REFERRAL CONTACT: Sharyl Torres, David Brieno
DAYS / HOURS: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
STAFF RATIO: 1:4, 1:2, 1:1
AGES: 18 years and older
PERSONAL CARE LEVEL: Verbal cues to total care
PROGRAMMATIC FOCUS:
- Teaching objectives are reviewed/evaluated every 90 days per AHCCCS and DES/DDD guidelines
- Independent Daily Living Skills (IDLS)
- Physical, Occupational, and Speech therapies (as established by professional evaluation and recommendations)
- Communication skills (interactive, initiate making needs known, sign language, augmentative device)
- Social skills (utilize the good touch / bad touch concept, “stranger danger”, and basic social etiquette)
- Personal and Oral Hygiene skills
- Community Awareness
a. learning community signs and their meaning – reinforce during outings
b. learning community buildings and their functions (banks, grocery stores, shopping malls, state offices) - Consumer skills (money management, shopping, purchases)
- Multi-Sensory Activities
- Pre-Vocational skills (filling out applications, attitude, appearance, time concept, interview process, job interest)
- Any other program deemed appropriate during ISP process and team; implementation pending feasibility
PROGRAM ACTIVITIES:
- Arts and Crafts
- Bowling
- Movies at a theater
- Cooking Class
- Museums
- Lunch at restaurants
- Shopping for personal items
- Library
- Special Olympics involvement
- Sensory motor integration
- Daily exercise opportunity
- Inter-agency activities
- Musical instruction therapy
- Activities of fine and gross motor stimulation
- Volunteer work
- Learning opportunities outside the structured ISPs
- Attend community events
- Individual / group discussion and support
- Tours of potential work settings
TRANSPORTATION: Available within boundary range and space on agency vehicle.
- Metro transit orientation