L.E.A.P
The Life Enrichment and Achievement Program (L.E.A.P) is a day treatment program for adults who are diagnosed with both a psychiatric disorder and a developmental disability, along with loss of impulse control. L.E.A.P. provides an individualized program for each client, including daily individual counseling sessions, group therapy, and activity groups to increase socialization skills. L.E.A.P. staff working in a 1 to 2 staff client ratio, also collaborates with clients' residential staff and families to provide consistent treatment.
The program's goals include assisting each client in reaching his or her full potential;
- Through maximizing clients' strengths
- Facilitating peer support
- Educating clients about the management of their illness to prevent relapse and re-hospitalization
- Increasing independent living skills
- Encouraging clients to take an active role in formulating their own goals and participating in their own treatment planning.
All referrals for this program must be made through the Division of Developmental Disabilities.
