Path Inc

PATH PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADULT SERVICES:PATH PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES. INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES MAY RECEIVE SERVICES FOR A WIDE RANGE OF CHALLENGES THAT MAY INCLUDE LOSS, TRAUMA, DEPRESSION, BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS, POOR SCHOOL OR WORK PERFORMANCE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, RELATIONSHIP STRUGGLES, TRANSITIONAL LIFE CONCERNS AND SERIOUS PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS. UPON ADMISSION, THE INDIVIDUAL RECEIVES A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT WHICH HELPS TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT BEST MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE NDIVIDUAL AND HIS/HER FAMILY. PATH IS COMMITTED TO THE BELIEF THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN AND DO RECOVER FROM MENTAL ILLNESS AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEMS. PATH OFFERS A VARIETY OF SERVICES AVAILABLE TO HELP INDIVIDUALS RESOLVE CONFLICTS AND DEVELOP NEW SKILLS THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO SUCCESSFULLY MEET LIFE'S CHALLENGES. PATH PROVIDES OUTPATIENT TREATMENT, DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT, PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, VARYING LEVELS OF CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, THE RENAISSANCE PROGRAM WHICH IS A RECOVERY-FOCUSED AND COMPREHENSIVE DAY PROGRAM, AND A RANGE OF RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS FROM MAXIMUM TO TRANSITIONAL CARE. AS INDIVIDUALS EMBARK ON THEIR PERSONAL JOURNEY OF RECOVERY, STAFF FORM A PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM TO EXPLORE THEIR DESIRES AND TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO REALIZE THEIR VISION FOR TOMORROW. AS INDIVIDUALS PROGRESS TOWARD THEIR VISION, PATH PROVIDES SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT.BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIESPATH IS COMMITTED TO THE BELIEF THAT YOUR FAMILY IS THE MAJOR SOURCE OF SUPPORT IN YOUR LIFE AND ACTIVELY ENGAGES THE FAMILY IN ALL ASPECTS OF TREATMENT. A RANGE OF TREATMENT AND PREVENTION SERVICES, VARYING IN INTENSITY, ARE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST THE INDIVIDUAL AND HIS/HER FAMILY. CHILDREN AND YOUTH MAY ALSO RECEIVE INDIVIDUAL SERVICES IN ADDITION TO FAMILY SERVICES. ALL SERVICES EMPHASIZE THE PERSON'S STRENGTHS AND BUILDS UPON THESE TO FOSTER RESILIENCY THAT WILL ALLOW THE INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS, OVERCOME OBSTACLES AND SUCCESSFULLY MEET LIFE'S CHALLENGES. PATH OFFERS A WIDE ARRAY OF SERVICES TARGETED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES. PATH PROVIDES OUTPATIENT TREATMENT, DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT, PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATIONS AND MEDICATION MONITORING, VARYING LEVELS OF CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, FAMILY-BASED SERVICES WHICH ARE PROVIDED IN THE FAMILY'S HOME TO HELP FAMILY MEMBERS LEARN NEW WAYS OF RELATING TO EACH OTHER TO AVOID A CHILD OR YOUTH FROM BEING PLACED OUTSIDE THE HOME, SCHOOL-BASED SERVICES PROVIDED IN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOLS IN PHILADELPHIA AS WELL AS TWO SMALL HOME-LIKE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS FOR TEENAGE BOYS AND MALE YOUTH. PATH ALSO OFFERS AN URGENT CARE CENTER AND MOBILE CRISIS TEAMS AND INTERVENTION SERVICES TO ADDRESS COMPLEX YOUTH AND FAMILY NEEDS AND SHORT TERM CRISIS TREATMENT AND SUPPORT IN THE HOME, SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY.

INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES SERVICES:IN KEEPING WITH PATH'S MISSION TO OFFER SERVICES THAT FACILITATE AN INDIVIDUAL BECOMING AS INDEPENDENT AS POSSIBLE, INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES CAN RECEIVE SERVICES WHICH RANGE FROM THOSE WHICH ARE INTENSIVE AND HIGHLY STRUCTURED TO THOSE WHICH OFFER MINIMAL SUPPORTS. SINCE INDIVIDUALS' NEEDS MAY CHANGE OVER TIME, PATH OFFERS FLEXIBILITY IN HOW WE DELIVER SERVICES SO THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN BE SUPPORTED AS THEIR NEEDS CHANGE. ALL OF PATH'S SERVICES ARE INTENDED TO MAXIMIZE THE INDIVIDUAL'S PERSONAL GROWTH TOWARD INDEPENDENCE WITHIN AN ATMOSPHERE THAT STRESSES THE INDIVIDUAL'S DIGNITY AND SELF-WORTH. INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVE SERVICES LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY WITH THEIR FAMILIES OR IN A SMALL RESIDENTIAL HOME LOCATED IN PATH'S SERVICE AREA.

VOCATIONAL SERVICES:PATH OFFERS A VARIETY OF VOCATIONAL SERVICES DESIGNED TO ENABLE PARTICIPANTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS, IN ORDER TO PROGRESS TO HIGHER LEVEL VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. FLEXIBLE MOVEMENT AMONG SERVICES ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS TO MOVE TO SETTINGS THAT MATCH THEIR INTERESTS AND NEEDS. PATH INDEPENDENCE INDUSTRIES (PII) PROVIDES INDIVIDUALS WITH A SAFE, COMFORTABLE, WELL SUPERVISED AND SUPPORTIVE WORKPLACE, MODELED AFTER THE FACTORY ENVIRONMENT OF AREA MANUFACTURERS. WITHIN THIS SETTING, INDIVIDUALS WORK ON CONTRACTS PROCURED BY PII, WHICH HAVE INCLUDED HAND AND MACHINE ASSEMBLY, HEAT SEALING, SHRINK WRAPPING, DRILLING, GLUING, SORTING, PACKAGING, LABELING AND OCCASIONAL CLERICAL JOBS. TRAINING ENCOMPASSES SKILLS SPECIFIC TO THE JOB AS WELL AS THE RELATED SKILLS OF PUNCTUALITY, RESPONSIBILITY AND COOPERATION. PATH ALSO OFFERS JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES FOR ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY INTEGRATED EMPLOYMENT (CIE) SERVICES. INDIVIDUALS ARE ASSIGNED A JOB COACH WHOSE ROLE IS TO WORK TOGETHER TO OBTAIN SUCCESSFUL, COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT FOR THEM. SUCCESSFUL, COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT IS ACHIEVED WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY IS HIRED BY A COMMUNITY EMPLOYER AS AN EMPLOYEE WHO RECEIVES THE SAME WAGES AND BENEFITS AS CO-WORKERS WITHOUT DISABILITIES. TO REACH THIS GOAL, AN ARRAY OF SERVICES MAY BE OFFERED INCLUDING JOB SEEKING ASSISTANCE, WHICH INCLUDES JOB EXPLORATION AND WORK TRIALS. ALSO PROVIDED IS ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, JOB MONITORING AND ONGOING SUPPORT. MATCHING POTENTIAL WORKERS' INTERESTS, EXPERIENCES AND TRANSPORTATION NEEDS TO A POSITION IS A KEY FACTOR IN SUCCESSFUL EMPLOYMENT.