1. Best Practice: Developmental Disabilities HSP 303 Rosey Keeler -Reis Johnna Keck

2. Anyone who has a mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities Limitations only go so far. -- Robert M. Hensel Gaining Independence!!

3. Late 1800’s-Early 1900’s Put them away and forget about them Was believed that developmentally disabled people were invaluable, not able to be educated, and a threat to society. Intent of institutions was to protect society not to make the disabled better. There could be up to 100 people in a room, living conditions were awful They would sterilize people institutions without the consent or the person or their family. Electric shocks and straight jackets were used often because people thought they had no other choice and there was nothing else they could do.

4. Times are Changing During 50’s through 70’s Parents began keeping their children at home instead of admitting them to an institution. Special education programs began to be established. More than 1000 people on waiting list for government assistance Yakima Valley School Fircrest School Medicaid and Medicare began to include the DD in their funding Arc was established- National Association of Parents and Friend of Mentally Retarded Children Rehabilitation Act

5. 80’-present Education for all law passed- Public education must be offered to all children with disabilities People began being moved out of institutions and into community living facilities. American with Disabilities Act Schools began integrating DD kids into public school classrooms

6. Looked at differently Most mentally challenged people are capable of obtaining jobs and functioning independently in the community. DD individuals are rebelling against the notion that they are incapable of living independent lives. The focus is now to make individuals as independent as possible, with jobs and houses of their own. People realize that it is possible to get DD individuals to their own most capable place.

7. MODELS USED TO HELP PROMOTE INDEPENDENCE Interactive Behavior Therapy -4 Stages Self Determination Model – Set goals – Take action – Adjust plan as needed Post Secondary Education Model – Mixed/hybrid – Substantially separate – Inclusive Individual support model

8. Best Practices Job training and Employment (PSE and Self Determination) – Cascade Vocational Services – DSHS Bellingham Department of Vocational Rehabilitation – DVR Worksource Independent Housing – Evergreen Supported Living Activities in the community ( Mostly IBT) – Marianne’s House – Arne Hanna Aquatic Center – Max Higbees Center Education and Family ( PSE) – ARC of /Whatcom County – Bellevue College – DSHS/DDD

9. ARC of Whatcom Structure was built in 1905 Boutwell family purchased it in 1956 Dan Godwin Community Center Education Programs Implements the Interactive Behavior Model

10. Independent Living Evergreen Supported Living Established in 1982 Non profit They offer life skill programs Group Homes 20 plus group homes in area

11. Employment Cascade Vocational Services DSHS/DVR Pathway to Employment Services

12. Activities Marianne’s House 501c3 organization Provides respite care Max Higbee Center 501c3 organization Offer 3 programs Wknd Drop in Fri/ Sat nights Community Access Program Mon-Fri Afternoon Provides spin dances Arne Hanna Aquatic Center Offers adapted aquatics

13. Education Bellevue College Offers an Associate in Occupational and Life Skills It’s 90 credits designed to be completed in 4yrs at 9 credits a quarter Implements the Post Secondary Educational Model

14. Family Services DSHS/Division Development Disabilities Getting personal care Receiving medical & or behavioral support in the community Transitioning back into the community from institutions Services for care givers/respite care Public transportation

15. References American News Service. (1997, November 4). Developmentally disabled fight back for independence. Retrieved from http://www.villagelife.org/news/archives/11-4-97_disabledfight.htmlhttp://www.villagelife.org/news/archives/11-4-97_disabledfight.html Bellevue College.(1-15-11) Associate Degree in Occupation & Life Skills. Retrieved from http://www.bellevuecollege.edu http://www.bellevuecollege.edu Cascade Vocational Services. Retrieved from http://www.cascadevoc.orghttp://www.cascadevoc.org City of Bellingham. (1996-2012).Arne Hanna Aquatic Center. Retrieved from http://www.cob.org/ahachttp://www.cob.org/ahac Evergreen Supported Living. (2010). Retrieved from http://www.evergreenhome.orghttp://www.evergreenhome.org Felty, D. (1998). A brief history. Retrieved from http://www.keystonehumanservices.org/about- us/historyhttp://www.keystonehumanservices.org/about- Hamilton, S. (2011). Better world quotes. Retrieved from http://www.betterworld.net/quotes/disabilities- quotes.htmhttp://www.betterworld.net/quotes/disabilities- quotes.htm Johnson, P. (2008, Sept 09). Eeoc. Retrieved from http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/fs-ada.htmlhttp://www.eeoc.gov/facts/fs-ada.html The Arc of Whatcom County. Retrieved from http://www.arcwhatcom.orghttp://www.arcwhatcom.org The Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities. (2010, January). Learning lessons from the past. Retrieved from http://www.partnersinpolicymaking.com/history/intro.htmlhttp://www.partnersinpolicymaking.com/history/intro.html The NADD. (1998). The interactive model for group counseling for people with mental retardation. Retrieved from http://www.thenadd.org/cgi-bin/checkmember.pl?page=pages/membership/bulletins/v3n6a3 http://www.thenadd.org/cgi-bin/checkmember.pl?page=pages/membership/bulletins/v3n6a3 Marianne’s House.(2011) Retrieved from http://www.marianneshouse.orghttp://www.marianneshouse.org Max Higbee Recreational Center. Retrieved from http://www.maxhigbee.orghttp://www.maxhigbee.org Washington State Department of Social and Health Services. Division of Developmental Disabilities.(2-1-12) Retrieved from http://www.dshs.wa.gov/dddhttp://www.dshs.wa.gov/ddd Washington State Department of Social and Health Services. Department of Vocational Rehabilitation. Retrieved from http://www.dshs.wa.govhttp://www.dshs.wa.gov