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Program
Development
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The
Goal: To tap into the participants' individual
skill levels to enhance and maintain intellectual,
physical, emotional, and social well being.
The Path: The
ADC program works towards this goal with higher staff-to-participants
ratios (1:4). This enables each participant to receive
a more individualized program tailored to fit his
or her needs.
Each participant's progress and needs are followed
on a weekly basis by the program supervisor and program
staff. Additionally, each participant's overall progress
is evaluated in annual IPP (Individual Program Plan)
meetings between program staff, professional case
managers, and the participant's family. |
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Physical
Education
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The
Goal: To strengthen atrophied muscles, build
bone mass, and improve coordination.
The Path: The
ADC physical fitness facilities include a gymnasium
for music based aerobic sessions and indoor sports
activities. Our trained program staff involve program
participants in physical activities adapted to each
person's needs and skills. |
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Language
Development
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The
Goal: To improve communication skills, through
verbal training and alternative communication methods.
The Path: Our
program staff work on participants' communication
skills utilizing pictorial flash cards, board games,
computers, signing, and other adaptive methods. Staff
also engage program participants in group discussions
to stimulate intellectual development. We contract
a professional speech therapist on a weekly basis
to improve participants' verbal skills. |
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Socialization
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The
Goal: To encourage involvement in community
events, to involve the participants in social, recreational,
and leisure activities and to teach daily living skills.
The Path: LARC's
ADC program participants make weekly community trips
to Santa Clarita and other local destinations for
such diverse activities as shopping, dining, bowling,
and miniture golf. At our facilities, caring staff
involve participants in arts and crafts projects,
music appreciation, dancing, and celebrations. |
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Motor
Skills
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The
Goal: To improve hand dexterity, fine and gross
motor skill coordination, and problem-solving skills.
The Path: The
ADC program participants improve their motor skills
by working puzzles, engaging in mechanical assembly
projects, playing board games, matching and sorting.
LARC's ADC program also provides computer training
and activities. |
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ADC License Number
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ADC (Adult Development Center) - Lic. # 191290150
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