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Outreach Services of Indiana

 

Vision

All individuals with intellectual disabilities will experience a life style that is based on their preferences in the most integrated setting that protects their health, safety, rights and dignity and assures their unique individual needs are met.

Mission

Through collaborative working relationships with all consumers, advocates, providers and state agencies Outreach provides staff training, technical assistance, consultation and back-up service provision throughout Indiana  to support individuals with developmental disabilities and their families, service providers and case managers.

Primary Function

  1. Proactive system development to increase the quality of services, and grow the skills and abilities of staff to support individuals with greater challenges in the community.
  1. Develop staff training curricula according to best practice in cooperation with State Wide Training group and Indiana Institute on Disabilities and Community.
  2. Provide essential staff training in identified areas primarily through training agency trainers.
  3. Mentor community staff, generic service providers, and families in service provision for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
  4. Work with schools of higher education in service provision for individuals with intellectual disabilities.

  1. Provide technical assistance and consultation upon request from providers, families, or anyone involved in supporting people with intellectual/developmental disabilities regarding state of the art best practices to promote successful and continued living in the community.

  2. Provide references, resources and current literature on topics related to intellectual/developmental disabilities services through collaboration with the Indiana Institute on Disabilities and Community.

  3. Provide guidance to community clinicians in service delivery providing limited back up services only when they are not available in the community in the areas of behavioral, physical therapy, occupational therapy, nursing, adaptive equipment repair, assistive technology, seating assessments, alternative positioning, dysphagia, communication/speech, dietary and meaningful life.

  4. Serve as a statewide Human Rights Committee to review the use of restrictive interventions for people with intellectual/developmental  disabilities, who have no access to a local Human Rights Committee.

E-Mail: Outreach@fssa.IN.gov or call toll free: 1-866-429-5290
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