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Helping individuals with
documented disabilities, whether mental,
physical, developmental, health-related, or
other, to find competitive employment is the
goal of GICV’s Community Employment Services
(CES). Through CES, GICV assists persons
with disabilities in preparing for successful
job placement and job retention by utilizing
Goodwill Industries International’s Career
Development Model.
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Developmental
Disabilities Services
To empower individuals with developmental
disabilities to achieve their fullest potential
and to participate fully in their communities,
GICV provides an integrated delivery system of
services in a safe, structured environment where
personal preferences are respected, decisions
are shared, natural abilities are enhanced, and
equal access to resources are available for all.
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Multisensory Room
As part of its services for adults with
developmental disabilities, GICV provides the
Multisensory Room to deliver
controlled multisensory intervention therapy to
stimulate awareness and increase positive
behaviors.
Adopted in part from the Snoezelen concept
developed by Dutch therapists Al Verheual and
Jan Hulsegge, the Multisensory Room enables
adults with disabilities to experience
gentle stimulation of the primary senses
without the need for intellectual
reasoning.
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Peer Support
Through its state-licensed
Peer Support Services, GICV offers services to adults who are
recovering from a serious documented mental
illness to obtain the skills and support they
need so that they may achieve greater
independence within their communities.
GICV’s Certified Peer Specialists collaborate
with a mental health professional (physician,
licensed psychologist, certified nurse
practitioner, or physician’s assistant) to
deliver Individual Recovery Plans.
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Recovery and Community
Integration
To assist adults who are recovering from serious mental illness to obtain the skills and
supports they need to achieve greater
independence in the community, GICV offers the
state-licensed Recovery and Community
Integration Program. Based on the Boston
University Model of Psychiatric Rehabilitation,
GICV’s Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Practitioners provide services to assist an
individual to develop, reach, and maintain
his/her individual rehabilitation goal.
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Ticket to Work and
Self-Sufficiency Program
Through the Ticket to Work and
Self-Sufficiency Program, which
is the centerpiece of the U.S. Department of
Labor’s Ticket to Work and Work Incentives
Improvement Act of 1999, GICV provides
recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
with an opportunity to obtain employment and
reach a level of earned income that allows a
beneficiary to support themselves and their
families without receiving SSI or SSDI benefits.
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Transitions
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program
Individuals with serious mental
illness often lack the necessary
support services that could assist
them in making a successful
transition from a child/adolescent
mental health system to an adult
mental health system. To
bridge the gap,
GICV operates the state-licensed
Transitions Psychiatric
Rehabilitation Program to assist
young adults ages 18–25 with
serious mental illness to
"transition into adulthood."
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