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Community-based Living
May Institute community residences provide supportive environments
for children and adolescents with developmental disabilities. Provided
in accordance with each student’s Individualized Educational
Plan (IEP), our services focus on helping students develop greater
independence in all activities of daily living, including self-care,
socialization, communication, self-control, and domestic skills.
Our highly trained staff provide 24-hour support and supervision
to ensure that each child’s unique needs are met.
Community-based living services for children are available in the
following locations:
Community Transition Program
The May Center for Child Development in Chatham, Massachusetts,
has developed the Community Transition Program to help children
and adolescents live in the least restrictive environment appropriate
to their needs. The program offers an alternative for those who
no longer need residential care, but who cannot yet return to their
natural homes due to other difficulties.
When a student is placed in this program, he/she moves into the
home of an identified transition specialist, a trained staff member
of the May Center. The child attends a neighborhood school and participates
in community activities as appropriate. The transition specialist
is responsible, along with other involved parties, for the development
and implementation of the child’s Individualized Educational
Plan (IEP). In the home, the specialist measures behaviors, implements
strategies of proven effectiveness, and documents all behavior changes.
Open communication with the child’s school program is maintained,
with consultation services available as needed.
Visits to the child’s natural home and ongoing parent support
and education are essential features of this program.
Employment Training and Support Services
Vocational education can play a critical role in improving quality
of life for a student with developmental disabilities. May Institute’s
employment training and support service programs provide a comprehensive
continuum of services, ranging from center-based work-skills training
to community-based job coaching and support. Students receive individualized
assistance based on their unique abilities, with the ultimate goal
of gaining the skills to become competitively employed.
Employment training and support services are available in the following
locations:
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