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A Place To Call Home provides all necessary training to become a licensed
Adult Developmental Home (ADH) to provide care
in Arizona for an adult with developmental disabilities. Adults are placed by the Arizona Department of Economic Security's Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD)
often times with the involvement
of family members and the legal
guardian so that the adult may
receive the specialized care
services for their developmental
disability offered by an Adult
Developmental Home. Adults in foster care may not have received sufficient care for their special needs in previous placements and could have experienced some form of abuse, neglect and/or abandonment at some point in their life. Other times, the adult's family or guardian is working in conjunction with DDD to lovingly seek experienced and expert care to assure that all the care needs for the adult are met. In general, adults with developmental disabilities thrive in Adult Developmental Homes because they provide safety and stability by a loving and committed foster family.
On-going
support and supervision is
provided by A Place To Call Home
as well as any specialized or
individualized training that is
deemed necessary to enhance the
skill level of foster parents,
in particular, for the special
needs of adult placements. A
licensed foster home for adults
with developmental disabilities
may provide care for up to three
adults. Foster care for adults
placed by DDD is typically long
term, as the service plan for
many adults in foster care is to
preserve continuity and
stability and to offer a long
lasting, permanent family
support and environment. A Place
To Call Home places great
emphasis and takes diligent time
in matching adults to their
foster family. In an effort to
contribute to a successful
family dynamic, an adult profile
is constructed to identify the
adult best suited for your
family as well as the best
family suited for the adult.
Many of the adults are enrolled in day programs or work at jobs and are able to have a high quality and variety of life experiences.
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