MENTOR ABI Network :Rehabilitative and Support Services for Persons with Acquired Brain Injury

The MENTOR ABI Network offers a growing array of services and supports to assist persons who have sustained an acquired brain injury

(PRWEB) June 18, 2003

The MENTOR ABI Network offers a growing array of services and supports to assist persons who have sustained an acquired brain injury. These services are designed to help the individual to live a full and productive life, as independently as possible. All services are customized to the individual and are adapted over time to his or her changing needs.

Upon admission, a multidisciplinary team of professionals develops an Individual Rehabilitation Plan with input from the individual and the family that includes goals, outcomes, interventions and supports. The plan focuses on improving functional skills for successful community reintegration.

Services Include:

> In-Home/Host Home

The MENTOR Network offers a variety of flexible Home Options which can be adapted to provide long-term residential care, short-term rehabilitation, transitional living and respite. All services are tailored to meet the unique needs of individuals with both cognitive and/or physical difficulties, as well as emotional and/or behavioral issues.

> NeuroBehavioral Rehabilitation

The MENTOR Network offers specialized NeuroBehavioral Rehabilitation Programs which teach behavioral alternatives to help alleviate the effects of various unwanted and potentially dangerous behaviors that interfere with an individual's functioning and rehabilitative progress. Participation in normal everyday activities and involvement in the community are facilitated to enable individuals in becoming more autonomous.

>Supervised Living

Services are provided in community-based apartments, with 24-hour support and supervision. Post-acute rehabilitation programs focus on readjustment to community living following brain injury, improvement of functional skills, health and medical management, and teaching alternatives to behaviors that interfere with a person's functioning and rehabilitative progress. Programs are designed for both transitional and long-term needs. A structured day program, job training, vocational planning, and ancillary treatment services are also available.

> Supported Living

The Network's Supported Living Programs provide individualized, community- based support services designed to maximize each client's quality of life while fostering autonomy, personal growth and development. Interventions focus on enhancing functional independence, facilitating community involvement, supporting peer relationships, promoting experiential learning and assisting with the transition back to home

>Therapeutic Structured Day Program    

Therapeutic Structured Day Program - Daily group and individual sessions focus on cognitive, emotional, and mental health needs associated with recovery from brain injury. Mentor's structured day program services include person-centered clinical evaluations, facility- and community-based educational activities and social events. Programs are designed to be relevant, topical, and to promote a positive reintroduction to the community. Individual therapies are also available in this setting.

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