Supported Living And Employment Services Inc

Employment services - the company's (sles) employment services program offers an array of different community-based services, with the primary focus being to facilitate the success of individuals with disabilities as they: (a) identify a job goal through individualized career planning, (b) search, apply and interview for jobs matching their identified goal, and (c) sustain their employment once hired. Programs include: - supported employment - assists individuals with disabilities in preparation for employment - employment services placement and retention - assists individuals to secure and maintain employment - employment services plus specialized placement/retention for persons with autism, brain injury or who are deaf/hard of hearing; individualized placement and support ("ips") - evidence-based integration of employment within substance use and mental health treatment programs - skills training in food service. In addition, employment services provides pre-vocational and supported employment services to clients with developmental disabilities through the missouri department of mental health. Sles's employment services program assists over 1,000 individuals every year to obtain a job of their choosing. Youth and family - the company (sles) supports children, youth, and families with complex needs, including: children and youth who are at risk of being removed from home or who have been removed with the goal of reunification; children and youth with serious emotional, neurobiological or behavioral disturbance, and their families; and children and youth having problems that place the children or youth at risk. A variety of programs are offered through missouri to support these youth and their families, including: chafee foster care independence program, and transitional living scattered site. Sles is also the proud recipient of three federal regional partnership grants (funded by the children's bureau, administration for children, youth & families) which are aimed at impacting child welfare and parental substance use concurrently. This funding has allowed sles to formalize the creation of a multidisciplinary team (child welfare, treatment, and employment) which generates significant cost savings for the state of missouri.

Day habilitation services are provided both in the community and at our four day program sites in missouri: bolivar, el dorado springs, joplin, and kansas city. They are for both people with developmental disabilities, as well as senior citizens. These services are designed to improve physical health and development, improve language and communication, teach social skills, and achieve increased levels of learning and reasoning.