Developmental Disabilities Services
The Fulton County Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities is dedicated to improving the lives of people with developmental disabilities, and helping to develop community-based opportunities for the individuals that we serve through our CAG and Pre-Voc services. Fulton operates three outpatient Training Centers/Day Programs that offer life-skills, therapeutic, behavioral health, and vocational support services to approximately 100 individuals annually.
Community Access Group (CAG)
Community Access Group (CAG) is a DBHDD service for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). It provides supervised training and support in groups (up to 10 people) to build socialization, communication, mobility, and adaptive daily living skills. It may be provided in day programs or in the community.
Services
• Community Integration – provides opportunities for persons with disabilities to live, work and play in the community the same way as everyone else.
• Daily Living Skills – this program enables participants to develop their skills that are used to perform everyday activities, such as: cleaning, meal preparation, money management, laundry, and self-care
• Socialization Skills – Participants are taught to recognize and manage appropriate social behaviors
• Individualized Services Plans & Assessments – this is an annual assessment of skills and individualized goal planning to establish the individual’s needs and desires
• Parent Training & Support Groups – provides caregiver/parental resources and information to increase activism on behalf of individuals with disabilities
• Physician Assessments – these medical evaluations are provided annually, and ongoing as needed by a medical doctor.
• Skills Training – Including: Daily Living Activities; Communication Skills; Community Integration, Reducing Inappropriate Behaviors; Managing Money; participating in Social & Recreational Activities; and Advocacy, and Vocational skills, from volunteering through pre-voc.
Items Needed for Intake
- Supports Intensity Scale
- Health Risk Assessment Tool (HRST)
- Social Work Assessment
- Nursing Assessment
- Current/previous service plan
- Psych Evaluation and/or Psyched Report
- Legal guardianship order (if applicable)
- Medicaid/Medicare or insurance card (copy)
- Current Physical – including PPD skin test and test results
- Agency documentation:
- MD evaluation
- DD assessment
- Medication Profile (mg and dosage)
- Medical History
- Agency policies/procedures**
Once these items have been received, an in-person interview will be held, and a determination will be made.
Eligibility
To determine eligibility for Fulton County intellectual and developmental disability services, contact the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Region 3 Office for entry and evaluation at 770-414-3052 and online at this link
If you currently have a Medicaid Waiver for services and wish to consider Fulton County as a provider, please contact the appropriate training center at 404-612-6520 and follow the prompts to “IDD” and the appropriate training center closest to your location to set up a meeting and tour of our facilities.
The Training Centers serves individuals, with a primary Intellectual Disability diagnosis (dual diagnosis may be accepted). Payment for the program may be covered using a NOW or COMP Medicaid waiver, state allocated funds, or self pay.
New Options Waiver (NOW) provides supports to individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities who do not need 24-hour care. It is ideal for those who live at home and need less intensive service supports.
Comprehensive Supports Waiver (COMP) was designed for individuals who need a full range of out-of-home services or intensive in-home services.
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Developmental DISABILITIES faqs
Our department operates three Training Centers across the county:
Central Training Center
North Training Center
South Training Center
In order to qualify for services you must obtain a Waiver through the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD). Depending on the services you need, you may qualify for a Comprehensive Supports Waiver (COMP) or New Options Waiver (NOW). An application must be completed with the DBHDD department along with supporting documentation of the developmental disability, which goes to the intake and evaluation office in your region. These forms can be located online or by contacting the region where you live. Once a determination has been made, a letter will be sent to you notifying you of your eligibility.
You will be given a provider’s list and can choose where you would like to receive services. We will assign a Support Coordinator to help you access services based on the needs of the individual. If you decide that you want an individual to attend one of the Fulton county training centers, you will be provided a tour of the facility as well as the opportunity to ask questions about the type of services that we provide to individuals in the program.
An interview will be scheduled to obtain information about the type of services that the individual will need to determine a match with appropriate services. A medical doctor will meet with the individual, family and/or caregiver to ensure that we are able to meet the mental, physical, and medical needs of the individual prior to acceptance into the program. The staff receives ongoing training in best practices to provide high quality and competent services and treat all individuals with dignity and respect.
We provide a Person Centered Approach to all individuals served by Fulton County. Our goals are to individualize services to the needs of the individual and provide community integration with the support that they receive from the staff and the community - Three regional centers provide clients with life skills training tailored to their particular disability. Mobility training and day habilitation are also provided.
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developmental DISaBILITIES SERVICES locations
North Training Center
Atlanta, GA 30342
South Training Center
Central Training Center
Atlanta, GA 30310