Project Description:
The Kennedy KriegerInstitute's community programs are family centered and maximize the potential of each child within their own home and community environments. Through these programs, the Institute adapts services to the unique needs of children with disabilities and their families to help them adjust to the routines of everyday living in their home, school and community settings. Providing direct treatment, and acting as advocates for the children and families served, the interdisciplinary professionals at the Institute help children achieve their potential and to access and benefit from community resources.
Programs:
*Child and Family Support Program
*Family Support Services
*Home and Community Rehabilitation
*Kennedy Krieger Institute Family Center
*PACT: Helping Children with Special Needs
*Southeast Baltimore Early Head Start
*Specialized Health Needs Interagency Collaboration (SHNIC)
*Therapeutic Family Care
The Kennedy Krieger Institute's Department of Special Education includes a number of programs that offer service to children with disabilities in a variety of school-based, hospital-based and recreational settings. The Institute's School programs offer special education and related services in a day-school setting to students aged 6-21with a wide range of learning, emotional, physical, neurological and developmental disabilities. Special education services focus on the development of academic, social, emotional and behavioral skills through trans-disciplinary comprehensive instruction in an environment that recognizes and capitalizes on the individual strengths of each child.
Kennedy Krieger School Programs Overview
*Lower/Middle Grade Programs
*LEAP Program (Lifeskills and Education for Students with Autism and other Pervasive Developmental Disorders)
*Kennedy Krieger High School Career and Technology Center
*Partnership Programs
*Physically Challenged Sports and Recreation Program
*Hospital-based Programs
Other Keywords: Respite, Adoption, Foster Care, Special Health Care Needs, Therapies, Mental Health, Child Care, Head Start, Advocacy, Education
Keyword(s):
Developmental Disabilities, Home & Community Services, Family-Centered
Core Function(s):
Training Trainees, Performing Technical Assistance and/or Training, Developing & Disseminating Information
Area of Emphasis
Quality Assurance, Education & Early Intervention, Child Care-Related Activities, Health-Related Activities, Recreation-Related Activities, Quality of Life, Other - Assistive Technology, Other - Cultural Diversity
Target Audience:
Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Community Trainees / Short term trainees, Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN, General Public
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas, Empowerment Zone, Rural/Remote, Urban, Specific Groups
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
Regional
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
