Intellectual and 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.
Training Services Include:
- Community Integration opportunities for persons with disabilities to live, work and play in the community the same way as everyone else.
- Daily Living Skills 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 where participants are trained to recognize, manage and regulate appropriate social behaviors
- Individualized Services Plans & Assessments – this is an annual assessment of skills and individualized goal planning to establish the Participant’s needs and choices.
- Parent Training & Support Groups – provides caregiver/parental resources and information to increase advocacy and support initiatives for individuals with disabilities
- Physician Assessments – Medical evaluations are provided annually, and ongoing as needed by a medical doctor.
- Skills Training for Daily Living Activities, Communication, Community Integration for social skills, Money management, participating in Recreational and creative expression experiences, and self-advocacy.
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.
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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