New York State Institute On Disability Inc

The crisis intervention program was designed to assist families who care for a loved one with developmental disabilities who is experiencing challenging behaviors both during or to prevent a crisis. The goal of this in-home program is to provide the family with support and training to address the present crisis and to empower them to cope with future situations. This program has been successful in giving parents the opportunity to be active participants in the planning process and intervention. Families have expressed gratitude for the invaluable knowledge and assistance provided by qualified professionals.

The family sports/recreational outing program operating throughout the year offers youngsters and adults with developmental disabilities and their family opportunities to attend sporting events, entertainment venues and participate in a variety of recreational activities and outings throughout new york city. This continues to be a unique and popular program due to its focus on family togetherness and inclusion in community life with the added bonus of having transportation services available upon request. The covid-19 pandemic proved to be a difficult challenge in serving families through this program for a period of time but many individuals remained engaged in a variety of recreational activities.

Evaluations

Transportation services are not only provided for recreational type outings but are available to fill a gap that other transport systems can't such as to medical appointments or opwdd authorized sites. Nysid provides clinical evaluations for individuals seeking an eligibility determination for services through opwdd with priority given to those without medicaid. This program continues to meet the goal of completing evaluations for the numbers of people it proposes to serve.

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