Day Habilitation Services
Day Habilitation Services offers opportunities for our clients to engage in meaningful, functional activities in a safe, therapeutic environment with Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) trained in evidence-based practices.
Clients practice and engage in a variety of skill development activities such as:
- Daily living skills
- Cooking, meal planning and meal prepping
- Physical fitness
- Health, wellness, and nutrition
- Community safety skills
- Functional communication training (FCT)
- Executive functioning skills
- Psychological flexibility
- Self-expression and creative arts
- Pre-vocational and vocational skills
- Self-advocacy and self determination
Itineris partners with local organizations and businesses in the Baltimore metro area for establish volunteer work, paid and unpaid internships, paid employment, and enriching community-based activities. We believe everyone has the right to community inclusion and ensure our clients have opportunities to engage in the life of their communities.
This program is recommended for those who:
- Are young adults transitioning out of schools and looking for a safe, therapeutic environment with structured activities
- Want to engage in community-based activities with support
- Are willing and eager to try new activities and life experiences
- Are open and willing to participate in activities with other Autistic adults with a variety of strengths and support needs
Community Development Services
Community Development Services offers opportunities for clients to engage in the life of their communities with the support of Direct Support Professionals (DSPs).
Some examples of community-based activities completed during this service include:
· Volunteer work and internships (paid and unpaid) in the Baltimore metro area
· Travel training: practice using public transportation, rideshare apps, and more ways to getting around our communities
· Money management: use naturally occurring learning opportunities to practice budgeting, managing spending, etc.
· Social networking: building and strengthening relationships with community members
· Community Life: participate in local community events, social groups and clubs, use memberships to gyms, libraries, and other membership-based activities, and engage in community-based recreational activities such as going to see a movie and visiting museums
· Self-Advocacy and Self Determination: use naturally occurring opportunities to live a life with more autonomy, to practice making decisions, problem solving, and to make a plan and execute plan
This program is recommended for those who:
- Currently receive Day Habilitation Services and are interested in receiving services in the community
- Currently receive, or would like to receive, Employment Services (Discovery, Job Development, Ongoing Job Supports)
- Enjoy spending 4-6 hours at a time engaged in community-based activities
- Are open and willing to receive services in a small group with other Autistic adults with a variety of strengths and support needs (unless approved for 1:1 staffing ratio)
