South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 88 - DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS
Article 4 - DAY PROGRAMS FOR PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
Section 88-435 - Program
Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 88-435
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 3, March 22, 2024
A. Plan-Each participant will have a written plan developed and approved by the program team within thirty days of admission for adults and for children and annually thereafter. The plan will be based on the professional evaluations, regional recommendations, the assessment of skills, parent/guardian and/or community residence staff conferences, staff and client recommendations and discussed in a team meeting. The date and signature of all team members will be documented on the plan.
(1) The plan will contain
written, individualized, long-range and short-range goals which are time
limited and measurable.
(2) The
plan will contain written objectives which include a training schedule and the
method of evaluation of progress.
(3) The plan will contain documented evidence
of parent/guardian involvement in the meeting.
(4) Summary notations of progress made toward
goals are made monthly by staff involved in the training. The notes will be
signed and dated.
(5) When a goal
is reached a new goal will be set.
(6) When the participant is observed to be
making no progress in reaching a goal after three months of working on the same
goal the methodology will be reviewed and evaluated by the team and a new goal
will be set, the methodology changed or the recommendation may be made to
continue the goal. If no progress has been made after one year the goal or
methodology will be changed.
(7)
The plan will be reviewed and updated by the program team at least
annually.
(8) The plan will always
have current goals and objectives.
(9) The plan will address the participant's
movement toward a less restrictive program and include goals and objectives
which will help him progress to a higher level program.
(10) The plan will be developed by a team
which will consist of program staff, family, and any others who work with the
client.
B. Services
(1) The services offered at the program will
be directed toward the identified needs of the participant. He will be involved
in activities which will help him progress toward goals identified in the plan.
Activities should be age appropriate and allow for choices by the
participant.
(2) The services for
children will include the following:
(a) Gross
motor development;
(b) Fine motor
development;
(c) Communication and
language;
(d)
Socialization;
(e) Self-help
skills;
(f) Cognitive
development;
(g) Behavior
management;
(3) The
services for adults will include but not be limited to the following:
(a) Activities of daily living, AAC,
WAC;
(b) Independent living skills,
AAC, WAC;
(c) Socialization, AAC,
WAC;
(d) Recreation/Leisure Skills,
AAC, WAC;
(e)
Habilitation/Vocational/Work Related, AAC, WAC,SW;
(f) Behavior management, AAC,
WAC,SW;
(g) Physical development,
AAC, WAC;
(h)
Communication/Language, AAC, WAC;
(4) The program may offer the services at the
home of the participant, in the community, in the center, or any other
appropriate site which can be arranged by the program and which is deemed
appropriate by the team.
C. Hours of the Program
(1) Each program will have a current activity
schedule posted
(2) The schedule
will reflect the hours the facility is open and the hours the program offers
supervised services.
(3) The
schedule must reflect the scheduled activities of the day.
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