Adult Training Facility
The success of the Adult Training
Facility at Verland is measured by the success of the individuals it serves.
Its existence provides valuable training through a number of creative
means while generating a more gratifying, healthy and independent lifestyle
for those who participate. Since 1978, the Adult Training Facilities'
innovative programs have distinguished Verland's efforts to fulfill its
mission in serving persons with mental retardation.
According to the stringent local, state and federal regulations which govern our facilities, Verland is required to provide adult training for each of the individuals we serve; training that is both purposeful, appropriate and beneficial to the development and well-being of our residents.
Progamming offered by Verland's
ATF is educational in purpose, much like a public school system, with
self-determination being its primary objective. The focus is to increase
and/or maintain the skills of the individuals living throughout the Verland
system while meeting recreational, medical, personal and therapeutic needs.
While there are three satellite
facilities strategically located in its service areas, Verland's primary
ATF is positioned on its central campus in Sewickley and is open year
round. Serving over eighty people Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to
2:00 pm, Verland's ATF provides creative, person-centered programming
in state-of-the-art facilities that are designed to encourage maximum
personal development. This development is focused on three major areas:
PRACTICAL SKILLS TRAINING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Offering three distinct levels of training and development to accommodate each participant's current capabilities and potential, it is important to remember that many of these individuals are otherwise challenged physically and medically. In all three areas, a high priority is placed on personal choice, social growth and community awareness, and is facilitated through recreational and educational outings as well as special events.
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