Our Services
Person Centered
You have choices over your daily activities.
You can explore new areas of interest; become more involved in your community;
develop communication and interpersonal skills; and set and pursue your personal goals.
DAY PROGRAM
CFLT Day Program is open to young adults ages 18 years and older. Staff ratio is 1:4.
Our Day Program supports learning and assistance in the areas of self-care, sensory/motor development, soclialization, daily living skills, communication, community living and social skills.
Meaningful day activities include…
Weekly Outings · Exercise · Career Readiness · Life Skills · Self-Advocacy · Computers · Healthy Living · Music · Art · Cooking
PERSONAL ASSISTANCE AND CARE (PAC)
Personal Assistance and Care (PAC) services enable individuals to remain in their own homes and participate in the community as independently as possible. PAC services support the participant in activities of daily living, self-care, and mobility with the hands-on assistance, prompting, reminders, supervision and monitoring needed to ensure the health, safety and welfare of the participant.
PAC services are open to individuals of any age.
Examples of PAC activities include…
Personal Care · Meals · Shopping · Errands · Assistance with Mobility · Escort to Community Activities · Appointments · Supervision and Monitoring · Reinforcement of Behavioral Support · Completion of Task List
DAY HABILITATION INDIVIDUAL (DHI)
Day Habilitation Individual (DHI) services support learning and assistance in the areas of self-care, sensory/motor development, socialization, daily living skills, communication, community living, and social skills. They are intended to build relationships and natural support.
DHI is open to individuals of any age.
Examples of DHI activities include…
Leisure activities · Public events · Educational Activities · Hobbies · Volunteering · Self-advocacy · Maintaining Contact with Family and Friends
RESPITE
Having a family member with a disability can sometimes be a challenge. Our Respite Care services may be just what you and your family need – time to relax, recuperate, and rejuvenate.
Respite Care services are open to individuals of any age. Services cannot be used while the primary caregiver goes to work or school.
Examples of Respite Care activities include…
Daily Living Skills · Grooming and Personal Hygiene · Community Activities · Meal Preparation · Feeding · Toileting · Supervision · Medication Administration
STRUCTURED FAMILY CAREGIVING
Structured Family Caregiving is a living arrangement in which an individual lives in the private home of a Family Caregiver. Supervision and support is provided by the Family Caregiver in a family setting.
Structured Family Caregiving is open to individuals ages 18 years and older.
Examples of Structured Family Caregiving activities include…
Daily Living Skills · Personal Care · Social Events · Community Activities · Individual Goals · Appointments for Physicians and Other Providers · Individual Goals · Medication Oversight
BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT
Behavior Management Services is a scientific method that is based on the idea that problem behavior is learned over time and maintained by consequences in the environment. Effective behavioral management often requires teaching a new skill or an appropriate behavior to replace an inappropriate behavior. Assessments and Behavior Support Plans are completed to target problem behaviors and provide the team with methods to work with the individual to reduce pain associated with poor choice-making and increase personal happiness by teaching more appropriate alternative behaviors.
Consistency and repetition are key components of behavior change.
Jenny Balbaugh, MS,
Behavioral Consultant
EXPERIENCED
Jenny has worked with individuals of all ages with ID/DD, emotional disabilities, and mental illness in a multitude of settings and environments. Jenny earned a Master’s Degree in Psychology from Indiana Tech and has over 10 years of experience working in the Human Service field.
ADVOCATE
Jenny worked with victims of sex trafficking and served as a Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteer for children who experienced abuse or neglect. Jenny believes all people should be treated with fairness and dignity.
UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE AND APPROACH
Jenny is the parent of a 12-year-old daughter who is diagnosed with Autism. Jenny’s personal experiences provide a unique perspective and understanding. Jenny believes in an Individualized approach and uses a mixture of modalities such as pet therapy, art interventions, play therapy, and behavior modification systems.
EXPERIENCED
Michelle graduated from Saint Francis College with a Bachelor of Science in Special Education and obtained her master’s degree in education. Michelle has more than 25 years of experience working with individuals with intellectual/developmental and emotional disabilities within Fort Wayne Community Schools.
She has extensive experience designing, training and implementing behavior support plans. During her career, she has had the opportunity to speak at several conferences on strategies to decrease behaviors and be an adjunct professor at IPFW teaching behavior management classes to future teachers. She also has spent many years working in residential programs serving children, adults and seniors with developmental disabilities and mental illness.
Michelle Meinika, MS
Michelle has acquired a unique understanding of behaviors and what it takes to achieve successful outcomes within the individual’s different environments. She focuses on helping individuals and their families develop the tools needed to have positive interactions, strong social skills and regulating emotions.
Naomi C. Rainwater, MS,
LMFT-A
EXPERIENCED
Naomi has 12 years of experience providing service to families in the community, the last two have included clinically intense home-based services to families in need.
She earned an associate’s degree in Human Services from Ivy Tech, a bachelor’s degree in Human Services with minors in Psychology and Sociology from Purdue-Fort Wayne, and a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Capella University. She is certified in Family Centered Treatment, an evidence-based therapy model.
Naomi brings a diverse, systematic, humanistic, non-judgmental perspective to the individuals and families she serves. She has a passion and a desire to be an agent of change within the community she serves.
RESIDENTIAL HABILITATION AND SUPPORT (RHS)
RHS provides services and support for up to 24 hours a day so individuals can live successfully in their own homes. Services are designed to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the individual. Direct Support Professionals assist the person to acquire and improve the life skills needed to live as independently as possible and to access and participate in the community.
Residential Habilitation and Support is open to individuals ages 18 years and older.
Examples of RHS include…
Personal Care · Meals · Shopping · Errands · Leisure Activities · Transportation · Homemaking · Money Management · Communication Skills · Social Skills · Positive Behavioral Support ·
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