Barc Developmental Services Incorporated

Early intervention services support approximately 450 children with developmental delays and/or intellectual disabilities from birth to 3 years of age in both home and community-based settings. Driven by the individualized family service plan (ifsp), services are family focused. The ifsp is driven by the priorities, dreams, and needs of each family. Individualized services are provided within a flexible range of options to best fit the unique needs of family and child and predicated on the developmental needs of each child. A coaching model, intended to empower families to facilitate their child's growth and development through their daily routines is followed. Therapeutic support may include speech therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy and/or special instruction and takes place in natural learning environments. Families are active members of the planning team and are instrumental in working to ensure that the goals and objectives set forth in the ifsp are met. The program is monitored by the office of child development and early learning.

Programs offered by the vocational services department of barc developmental services, inc. Include vocational assessment, training, work experience, habilitative supports, job placement, adult day programs, and retirement activities for 170 adults with intellectual disabilities and autism at two modern industrial centers located in quakertown and warminster. An initial assessment is completed for each individual upon their admission to the program that identifies interests, skills, and abilities. This assessment is the cornerstone of an individual support plan (isp) that is then developed by each person, and their team, based on the principles of self-determination and person centered planning. The isp includes goals and objectives they wish to achieve during the following year. Individuals in the workshop program receive training to perform a variety of jobs, outsourced from local businesses, including simple assembly, light manufacturing, packaging, labeling and collating, mailings, and shrink wrapping. Workers are paid for all work performed on a piece rate basis, in compliance with the wage and hour division of the us department of labor and industry. The seniors program, provides therapeutic, social, and recreational activities for older adults who pursue retirement but wish to remain actively involved in a meaningful day program. The adult training facility (atf) provides a therapeutic program, based on individual interests, for adults who cannot or do not want to work in other programs, and focuses on the acquisition and enhancement of activities of daily living (adl) skills. Many individuals go on community outings to places of interest during the day, or volunteer to give back and learn skills transferrable to the workplace. Competitive community integrated employment opportunities are also available for workers who wish to secure a job in the community through the jobs program, joint opportunities for business and society, a branch of the vocational services department. Finally, the autism spectrum disorder program (asd) provides an array of activities and work opportunities in settings designed to meet the unique and individual needs of individuals on the spectrum at the warminster facility.