Support & Education for Families
Enhanced Residential Habilitation

Enhanced Residential Habilitation provides individualized professional consultation and therapy services for a child with developmental disabilities and his or her family to address specific areas of need in the home. These services are provided by professionals including a Special Education Teacher, a Speech-Language Pathologist, a Physical Therapist, and an Occupational Therapist whose main objective is to provide the parent and child with the necessary resources including materials, education, and support to address their specific areas of functional need.

Children and their families receive an individualized consultation from a licensed therapist or teacher to address their specific needs at home. The consultant will evaluate the child’s needs and consult with his or her parent or caregiver about their concerns to determine the child’s overall needs. Areas of concern may include, but are not limited to, behaviors, communication, feeding, sensory integration, fine motor, or gross motor difficulties. At times, a team approach between therapists may be used; however, it is based on the child’s individual need. Specific referrals for additional support services will also be made by therapists as needed. Coordination of services with school program will occur as necessary.

A child must be Medicaid-waiver eligible to participate in the Enhanced Residential Habilitation program. This service is available to those children, ages 3-21, with developmental disabilities who live in Oneida County.

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