Developmental Disabilities
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Developmental Disabilities often make it very difficult to learn things most of us take for granted like tying a shoe, counting to ten, or even the ability to control physical movements and speak clearly. These disabilities usually appear before a person is 22-years-old and include, among others, mental retardation, down syndrome, and autism.

 

Although there is no cure for a developmental disability, network180 supports a full system of services that help children, adults, their families, and friends. Please be encouraged to use this website as a portal for information and other resources about current programs, contract agencies, publications, micro-enterprise possibilities, useful links and frequently asked questions.

 

 
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Developmental Disabilities

Support and Service Coordination

Support Coordination: Our staff assists you in determining what is important for you and what services might be available for you; developing a Person Centered Plan; and linking you with mental health services and other community resources.

Enhanced Health Care: Health professional will provide professional assessments as needed. Treatment and monitoring will be provided in order to improve your abilities and increase your participation in our community.

 

Vocational Services

Skill Building Assistance: We can help you engage in meaningful activities that build your skills so that you can work or volunteer in your neighborhood.

Supported Employment: Staff will help you find a job and provide support services to help you maintain your paid employment.

Day Activity/CLS: Our staff will provide support services that will help you increase or maintain your community participation and independence.

 

Residential Living Supports

Respite Services: We can provide temporary relief for a family or unpaid caregiver so that you can continue to live in their family home.

Community Placement: We can provide support services if you choose to live in a licensed adult foster care home. These supports teach and create opportunities for you to be successful in your chosen living arrangement.

Supported Living: Staff teach and assist you in your own homes to live as independently as possible.

Specialized Residential Treatment: We can also provide training, supervision, and support in a licensed adult foster care home so that the individual is able to learn valued skills in the community.

 

For many services, there is more than one provider and individuals may choose among available providers. Individuals also have the option of developing a self-direction arrangement and receiving some or all of their services through that arrangement. Self-direction is not a service but a different way of using the public mental health dollars. Self-direction gives the individual more control over and more responsibility for the services that will assist them to achieve independence, participation and productivity in the community.

 
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Developmental Disabilities

Goodwill Industries

Hope Network West Michigan

MOKA

Spectrum Community Services

Thresholds