The Center for Specialized Services

Description

Helps people get the equipment and devices they need to become and stay independent. Licensed medical professionals help each person select the equipment solution that is right for them including stair lifts, wheelchair ramps, grab bars, walkers, shower chairs and commodes, car seats and any other equipment needed.

Hours

Mon-Fri - 8:30am to 4:30pm

Required Documents

Call For Details

Eligibility

Call For Details

Fees

Call For Details

Intake Procedure

Call to schedule an Appointment

Languages

English

Service Area

St. Louis City/County, St. Charles counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

- Community Supports for Independence Program: Begins with an independent living skills assessment that allows the team to customize supports to increase skills in areas of need. Goal of the program is to support the participants with achieving their goal to live independently within two years. The program allows individuals with developmental disabilities the opportunity to gain skills and build their natural supports over the course of two years. - Transitional In-Home Program: Serves individuals who have acquired brain injury or head trauma after the age of 22 years. Participants are assigned to a service coordinator through the Department of Health. The service includes training and practice with activities related to daily living and maintenance of a household.

Hours

Mon-Fri - 8:30am to 4:30pm

Required Documents

Call For Details

Eligibility

Call For Details

Fees

Call For Details

Intake Procedure

Call To Apply

Languages

English

Service Area

St. Louis City/County, Franklin and St. Charles counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

Midwest Adult Autism Program (MAAP): Program participants receive highly structured routines, therapeutic environment that promotes skill building and helps to decrease maladaptive behaviors, instruction in social and leisure skills, pre-vocational skills, community integration skills, activities of daily living, fitness and healthy living, sensory integration therapy, assessment for behavioral, occupational and speech-language therapies, individually designed programs and therapy plans implemented by behavioral technicians based on therapist recommended goals.

Hours

Mon-Fri - 8:30am to 4:30pm available full time or part time based on funding available and participant needs

Required Documents

- Medicaid Card - Department of Mental Health - Developmental Disabilities Services

Eligibility

- Must have a documented diagnosis of autism or significant need for behavior supports - Must age 18 years and older - Must be medically stable and have no limitations that would prevent participation in groups - Must have no toileting or feeding issues that cannot be managed within staff limitations - Must not have active drug or alcohol abuse problems - Must have the ability to benefit from cognitive enrichment and socialization and recreational activities to maintain and/or improve skills - Must have the ability to benefit from program services as determined by a pre-admission team - Must have access to funding or have the ability to private pay - Must have a physician's approval to participate in the program - Must be enrolled in Medicaid, unless doing private pay

Fees

- Private pay - Medicaid eligible and meet requirements for Department of Mental Health funding

Intake Procedure

Call To Apply

Languages

English

Service Area

- St. Louis City/County, St. Charles counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

The Employer-Based Transition Training program (EBTT) is a collaborative project with the Center, the Special School District of St. Louis County, Vocational Rehabilitation and local host businesses. EBTT provides high school seniors on-site training, during the school year, in a host business within the manufacturing and distribution industry with the outcome goal of employment within that industry. A primary focus of the program is intensive, step-by-step training in a particular job within the host business that matches the students’ interests and abilities. Students ages 17 to 21 participate in EBTT for one school year, training for approximately 30-35 hours a week. Training is facilitated by an employment advisor from the Center and a special education teacher from the Special School District. The student’s immersion in the workplace facilitates the teaching and learning process, as well as the acquisition of marketable job skills. Students learn how to perform the job tasks as well as how to interact appropriately while in the work environment. Program services also include career exploration, employability skills training, job development, job placement, on-site supports and long-term retention services to assist the student in maintaining a successful employment outcome post-graduation.

Hours

Mon-Fri - 8:30am to 4:30pm

Required Documents

Call for Details

Eligibility

Call For Details

Fees

Call for Details

Intake Procedure

Call or Walk-in for Service

Languages

English Only

Service Area

-St. Louis City/County, St. Charles counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

The Career Discovery and Exploration Program (D&E): Evaluates a client’s current ability and readiness to return to or begin work within the community, evaluates work readiness, coping and social skills, and vocational interests.

Hours

Mon-Fri - 8:30am to 4:30pm

Required Documents

Call For Details

Eligibility

Call For Details

Fees

Call For Details

Intake Procedure

Call To Apply

Languages

English

Service Area

St. Louis City/County, St. Charles counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

Helps people with disabilities prepare for a career by offering career evaluation, customized job training, assesses strengths, abilities, preferences and limitations using actual work tasks and by helping people find and obtain jobs in the manufacturing and distribution industries.

Hours

Mon-Fri - 8:30am to 4:30pm

Required Documents

Call For Details

Eligibility

Call For Details

Fees

Call For Details

Intake Procedure

Call to schedule an Appointment

Languages

English

Service Area

-St. Louis City/County and St. Charles counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

Accepts donations daily living aids such as reachers, mobility aids, personal care aids and more.

Hours

Mon-Fri - 8:30am to 4:30pm

Required Documents

No Documentation Required

Eligibility

No Restrictions

Fees

No Fees

Intake Procedure

Call To Apply

Languages

English

Service Area

St. Louis City/County and St. Charles counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

Day program offers supervised stimulating activities, includes brain enrichment exercises and activities, recreational activities, physical exercise, individual program goal setting and progress updates, physician ordered restorative rehabilitation therapies, assistance with activities of daily living, behavior programming and social skills training, prevocational activities and planning and community integration skills training.

Hours

Mon-Fri - 8:30am to 4:30pm

Required Documents

Medicaid Card

Eligibility

- Must have a documented disability, including brain injury or developmental disability - Must be age 18 years and older - Must be medically stable - Must have no limitation that precludes participation in groups - Must have no toileting or feeding issues that cannot be managed within staff limitations - Must not have active drug or alcohol abuse problems - Must not have current behavior difficulties that would be considered a danger to themselves or other participants, overly disruptive to other participants or have aggressive, severe, uncontrolled psychiatric problems - Must have the ability to benefit from cognitive enrichment and socialization/recreational activities to maintain and/or improve skills - Must have the ability to benefit from program services as determined by a pre-admission team - Must have access to funding or have the ability to private pay - Must have a minimal elopement risk - Must have a physician’s approval to participate in this program - Must be enrolled in Medicaid, unless doing private pay

Fees

- Medicaid - Private pay

Intake Procedure

Call to apply

Languages

English

Service Area

- St. Louis City/County, and St. Charles counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

Talent Connect: A training and employment project that helps companies in St. Louis build diverse workforces that are inclusive of people with disabilities, focuses on the manufacturing and distribution industries.

Hours

Mon-Fri - 8:30am to 4:30pm

Required Documents

Call For Details

Eligibility

- Must have a diagnosed disability which may include: brain injury, intellectual and learning disabilities, attention challenges (ADD/ADHD), developmental disabilities, mental illnesses - Must have an interest in manufacturing or distribution - Must be able to commit to up to 12 weeks of training or have prior industry experience to be a candidate for direct hire - Must have reliable transportation to/from training or to/from the workplace for direct hires

Fees

Call For Details

Intake Procedure

Call to apply

Languages

English

Service Area

St. Louis City/County in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs) provide person-centered approach to individual counseling sessions which focus on increasing independence, building confidence, improving relationships, promoting stability, learning life skills, life transitions and self-advocacy. Counseling is offered in individual, group and family setting.

Hours

- Mon-Thu - 9:00am to 3:00pm - Fri - 9:00am to 12:00pm

Required Documents

Call For Details

Eligibility

Call For Details

Fees

Call For Details

Intake Procedure

Call to schedule an Appointment

Languages

English

Service Area

St. Louis City/County and St. Charles counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

Available to offer further guidance and assistance in the job search by coming together in a group, job seekers can engage in group discussions related to searching for employment, practice interviewing skills, participate in mock interviews, identify job opportunities and open positions, access computers and the Internet to work on résumés and submit applications.

Hours

Mon-Fri - 8:30am to 4:30pm

Required Documents

Call For Details

Eligibility

Call For Details

Fees

Call For Details

Intake Procedure

Call To Apply

Languages

English

Service Area

St. Louis City/County, St. Charles counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

Each job seeker is teamed up with an employment recruiter to assist the program participant in finding a job. Job seekers receive instruction in job seeking, advising in résumé development, guidance in identifying job opportunities, help completing job applications, interview preparation and assistance building job-readiness skills.

Hours

Mon-Fri - 8:30am to 4:30pm

Required Documents

Call For Details

Eligibility

Call For Details

Fees

Call For Details

Intake Procedure

Call To Apply

Languages

English

Service Area

St. Louis City/County and St. Charles counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

Licensed speech and language therapists assist people who have difficulty communicating due to speech, language, memory or cognition difficulties. Therapists work with each person to improve functional communication, executive functioning skills and communicative independence. Additionally, therapists may also address oral motor strengthening skills, augmentative and alternative communication, written language and swallowing difficulties.

Hours

Mon-Fri - 8:30am to 4:30pm

Required Documents

Call For Details

Eligibility

Call For Details

Fees

Call For Details

Intake Procedure

Call to schedule an Appointment

Languages

English

Service Area

St. Louis City/County, Franklin, St. Charles counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

Board-certified Clinical Neuropsychologist conduct neuropsychological evaluations that include multiple standardized tests and clinical interviews that provide a complete picture of a person's cognitive abilities post injury.

Hours

Mon-Fri - 8:30am to 4:30pm

Required Documents

Call For Details

Eligibility

Call For Details

Fees

Call For Details

Intake Procedure

Call to schedule an Appointment

Languages

English

Service Area

St. Louis City/County, St. Charles counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

Licensed occupational therapists work with people to increase independence with self care and activities of daily living such as dressing, personal hygiene, food preparation and eating. Therapists also assist with cognitive therapy and visual perceptions skills that can interfere with other skills.

Hours

Mon-Fri - 8:30am to 4:30pm

Required Documents

Call For Details

Eligibility

Call For Details

Fees

Call For Details

Intake Procedure

Call to schedule an Appointment

Languages

English

Service Area

St. Louis City/County, St. Charles counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

Employment advisors are on-site to help the person to learn their new job tasks in the work environment through training, incorporating compensatory strategies and developing natural supports at the job. Agency works closely with each employer’s management team to help make sure the business remains productive during the training process.

Hours

Mon-Fri - 8:30am to 4:30pm

Required Documents

Call For Details

Eligibility

Call For Details

Fees

Call For Details

Intake Procedure

Call To Apply

Languages

English

Service Area

St. Louis City/County, St. Charles counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

Provides a structured evaluation of a person's development and abilities - including physical, language, intellectual, social and emotional.

Hours

Mon-Fri - 8:30am to 4:30pm

Required Documents

Call For Details

Eligibility

Call For Details

Fees

Call For Details

Intake Procedure

Call To Apply

Languages

English

Service Area

St. Louis City/County, Franklin, Jefferson and St. Charles counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

Licensed physical therapists offers one-on-one therapy to assist people to improve mobility, balance and coordination, walking, range of motion, build muscle strength and teach safe transfer techniques.

Hours

Mon-Fri - 8:30am to 4:30pm

Required Documents

Call For Details

Eligibility

Call For Details

Fees

Call For Details

Intake Procedure

Call to schedule an Appointment

Languages

English

Service Area

St. Louis City/County, St. Charles counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

Helps people with disabilities prepare for success through evaluation of career interests and customized job training in industries that include but are not limited to clerical, customer service, food service, housekeeping, laundry/linen service, manufacturing, retail service, warehouse shipping and receiving.

Hours

Mon-Fri - 8:30am to 4:30pm

Required Documents

Call For Details

Eligibility

Must have a brain injury, be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder or developmental disabilities

Fees

Call For Details

Intake Procedure

Call to schedule an Appointment

Languages

English

Service Area

St. Louis City/County, St.Charles counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

Licensed speech and language therapists assist people who have difficulty communicating due to speech, language, memory or cognition difficulties. Therapists work with each person to improve functional communication, executive functioning skills and communicative independence. Additionally, therapists may also address oral motor strengthening skills, augmentative and alternative communication, written language and swallowing difficulties.

Hours

Mon-Fri - 8:30am to 4:30pm

Required Documents

Call For Details

Eligibility

Call For Details

Fees

Call For Details

Intake Procedure

Call to schedule an Appointment

Languages

English

Service Area

St. Louis City/County, St. Charles counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

Summer Work Experience Program (SWEP): An eight week summer employment opportunity that matches teens with businesses and organizations that match their personal preferences, skills and support needs. SWEP participants will work 20 hours a week and receive minimum wage. Summer Work Experience (SWE): A 6 week summer employment opportunity that pairs teens with businesses and organizations that is designed help build work skills and self confidence. SWE participants will work 20 hours a week, receive minimum wage and 24 hours worth of social skills training.

Hours

Mon-Fri - 8:30am to 4:30pm - employment hours vary

Required Documents

Call For Details

Eligibility

Call For Details

Fees

Call For Details

Intake Procedure

Call To Apply

Languages

English

Service Area

St. Louis City/County and St. Charles counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

Vocational Training Program: Designed to help the trainee gain specific skills necessary to meet the requirements of competitive employment in their chosen field. Trainees receive one-on-one support from an employment adviser who help the trainees learn and identify compensatory strategies to improve their job success.

Hours

Mon-Fri - 8:30am to 4:30pm

Required Documents

Call For Details

Eligibility

Call For Details

Fees

Call For Details

Intake Procedure

Call to schedule an Appointment

Languages

English

Service Area

St. Louis City/County and St. Charles counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

Provides in home supports to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to those living independently. Services may include money management, shopping, doctor appointments, etc. Hours will vary depending on case.

Hours

Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:30pm

Required Documents

Call for details

Eligibility

Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Fees

no fees

Intake Procedure

Call to Apply

Languages

English and interpreters available

Service Area

St. Louis County

Geography Served

Description

Provides transition support services to students who are soon to transition from high school to the workforce. A primary focus of the program is intensive, step-by-step training in a particular job within the host business that matches the students’ interests and abilities. Students ages 17 to 21 participate in EBTT for one school year, training for approximately 30-35 hours a week. Training is facilitated by an employment advisor from the Center and a special education teacher from the Special School District.

Hours

Mon-Fri - 8:30am to 4:30pm

Required Documents

Call For Details

Eligibility

Call For Details

Fees

Call For Details

Intake Procedure

Call Or Apply In Person

Languages

English

Service Area

St. Louis City/County, St. Charles counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

Comprehensive Vocational Evaluation (CVE): Assesses work strengths, abilities, preferences and limitations using actual work tasks, providing a more accurate picture of employment capabilities. The comprehensive evaluation also includes a physical functional capacity evaluation, facility and community based assessments, transferable skills analysis, standardized testing, career exploration, insight and adjustment counseling and accommodation and adaptive technology requirements.

Hours

Mon-Fri - 8:30am to 4:30pm

Required Documents

Call For Details

Eligibility

Call For Details

Fees

Call For Details

Intake Procedure

Call To Apply

Languages

English

Service Area

St. Louis City/County and St. Charles counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

Accepts walking aids such as walkers, canes and more.

Hours

Mon-Fri - 8:30am to 4:30pm

Required Documents

No Documentation Required

Eligibility

No Restrictions

Fees

No Fees

Intake Procedure

Call To Apply

Languages

English

Service Area

- St. Louis City/County and St. Charles counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

Accepts gently used wheelchairs.

Hours

Mon-Fri - 8:30am to 4:30pm

Required Documents

No Documentation Required

Eligibility

No Restrictions

Fees

No Fees

Intake Procedure

Call To Apply

Languages

English

Service Area

- St. Louis City/County and St. Charles counties in Missouri

Geography Served