Developmental Disabilities Program for the Denver, Colorado Area

Through our Developmental Disabilities Program in the Denver, Colorado area youth or adults with developmental disabilities can be empowered to become active participants in community programs. It only takes some simple changes -- in facilities, activities, and attitudes -- to make opportunities for positive youth or adult development accessible to everyone.

Life Support Behavioral Institute, Inc. works with children and adults with developmental disabilities, their families, and other support services in the Greater Denver, Colorado area to provide the following 

	Provide interventions designed and overseen directly by qualified, well-trained professional behavior analysts
	Provide detailed assessment of each skill as well as learner and family preferences to determine initial treatment goals
	Selection of goals that are meaningful for the learner and the family
	Ongoing objective measurement of learner progress
	Frequent review of progress data by the behavior analyst so that goals and procedures can be "fine tuned" as needed
	Instruction on developmentally appropriate goals in all skill areas (e.g., communication, social, self-care, play and leisure, motor, and academic skills)
	Skills broken down into small parts or steps that are manageable for the learner, and taught from simple (such as imitating single sounds) to complex (e.g., carrying on conversations)
	An emphasis on skills that will enable learners to be independent and successful in both the short and the long run
	Use of multiple behavior analytic procedures -- both adult-directed and learner-initiated - to promote learning in a variety of ways
	Many opportunities - specifically planned and naturally occurring -- for each learner to acquire and practice skills every day, in structured and unstructured situations
	Intervention provided consistently for many hours each week
	Abundant positive reinforcement for useful skills and socially appropriate behaviors
	An emphasis on positive social interactions, and on making learning fun
	No reinforcement for behaviors that are harmful or prevent learning
	Use of techniques to help trained skills carry over to various places, people, and times and to enable learners to acquire new skills in a variety of settings
	Training so family members can teach and support skills during typical family activities
	Regular meetings between family members and program

Nearly 4 million Americans have developmental disabilities that impact their ability to participate in everyday community activities. For youth and adults with developmental disabilities in the Denver, Colorado area, that often translates into many fewer opportunities to build the skills and self-confidence that all people with developmental disabilities need to succeed and thrive.  But it doesn't have to be that way.

To Learn More About LSBI's Developmental Disabilities Program for the Denver County, Douglas County, Jefferson County, Arapahoe County, Centennial, Greenwood Village, Littleton, Lone Tree, Highlands Ranch, Parker and Castle Rock, Colorado area, please call Life Support Behavioral Institute at (888) 516-5995 or email LSBI, Inc at DDCoordinator@LifeSupportInstitute.com.