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Adult
Training Services
The O.T.C. operates four Adult
Training Centers (ATC's) and a Crew Labor Program. ATC's
provide day programs for individuals with severe and profound
disabilities who are unable to meet the demands of the
O.T.C.'s community based job training programs.
Program focus at the ATC's is on teaching daily living skills
along with social and community integration. Individuals in
the ATC's participate in staff supervised activities
throughout the day. Community based programming includes
mobile work crews, meals on wheels, and a grocery shopping
program for people who are unable to shop for themselves.
Facility based training focuses on teaching appropriate health
and hygiene, arts and crafts, meal preparation and
socialization training.
A therapeutic swing is one of many
devices which are used in the Special Needs Program to
enhance muscle stimulation and gross motor skills for
individuals with severe physical disabilities. |
In 1995, the Cherry Hill ATC
incorporated a Special Needs Program in order to address the
mounting needs of individuals who have severe and profound
physical disabilities, such as cerebral palsy and spina bifida.
A team comprised of a nurse, a part-time occupational
therapist and an aide, implement habilitative programs
designed to increase range of motion and reduce muscle
atrophy. In order for the Special Needs Program to provide
appropriate services, therapeutic devices, such as a supine
stander and therapy swing, are utilized in the day to day
activities. Additional devices are used to increase cognitive
awareness and provide muscular stimulation.
The O.T.C.'s Crew Labor Program is comprised of mobile work
crews, usually 4 or 5 trainees to one supervisor, who travel
to work sites to perform janitorial work, lawn care
maintenance and/or litter abatement. |
Adult
Training
| Locations: |
ATC
I - Lumberton
ATC II - Marlton
ATC III - Burlington
ATC IV - Cherry Hill
Crew Labor - Mt. Holly |
| Purpose: |
Provide
daily living skills, with a focus on community
integration, for individuals with severe and
profound disabilities. |
| Activities: |
Mobile
work crews provide grounds maintenance and
janitorial services;
Community
Based Programs, i.e. meals on wheels,
grocery shopping, public transportation training
Facility Based
Programs, i.e. arts and crafts, personal
hygiene, woodworking, meal preparation.
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Needs Program: |
A
component of ATC IV. This program is for
individuals with profound physical disabilities
who require specialized care from a nurse and/or
occupational therapist. |
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