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Project

DODD - Peer to Peer Community Counseling

Center:

OH-The Nisonger Center, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2019

Contact Information:

Marc J. Tasse
[email protected]
614-685-3193

Project Description:

The focus of this project is to conduct interviews with adults with developmental disabilities who currently live in an Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disability (ICF/IID) and/or their parents/guardians and meeting with them to answer questions they might have about living in the community. The adults with DD and/or their parents/guardians are in process of deciding if they would like to move out of their home/ICF-IID to live in a home in the community. The Ohio State University Nisonger Center has recruited and trained a team of peer-counselors, including adults with developmental disabilities and parents/family members of adults with developmental disabilities to conduct community counseling. During the community counseling our peer counselors will offer to answer any questions the individuals or family members may have around community living and community options.

Keyword(s):

ICF, Inclusion,

Core Function(s):

Performing Research or Evaluation

Area of Emphasis

Health-Related Activities, Employment-Related Activities, Recreation-Related Activities

Target Audience:

Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Disadvantaged Circumstances, Geographic Areas, Rural/Remote

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

Mulit-County