Adult Residential Services

Structures of the program:

• Homes serve between one and three residents, with providers available to monitor them on a 24-hour basis.
• Each resident has their needs assessed and a specific ABC (Antecedent Behavior and Consequence) treatment plan is then tailored to help them achieve their goals along with a full Functional
• Behavioral Assessment.
• Intermountain Coordinators provide support and oversight of the homes and the resident’s treatment progress through weekly home visits.
• As the resident meets their goals, new ones are set until they are ready for the next step in their recovery.

Skills we teach:

• Basic independent living skills such as household budgeting, cooking, laundry, and navigating Tucson’s public transportation system.
• Social and communication skills.
• Conflict management, setting and maintaining boundaries.
• Interviewing and job placement techniques.
• Anger management: how to identify triggers, identification of coping skills, and support in the application of these skills.
• Managing symptoms of medical conditions and identifying triggers for substance use
• Addiction recovery through community support groups; assistance in choosing a sponsor.

Our therapeutic providers:

• Are highly-trained individuals at least 21 years of age who meet both DHS and Intermountain Centers’ licensing standards.
• Can clearly demonstrate patience, compassion for residents, teamwork, and sound judgment.
• Have received at least four hours of clinical supervision per month from Intermountain Coordinators.
• Monitor the self-administration of residents’ prescription and over-the-counter medications.
• Must complete on-going training to total 24 hours of annual continuing education.

• Developmental homes are foster homes that serve adults with the following diagnoses:
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Autism
  • Epilepsy
  • Cognitive/Intellectual Disabilities
• These homes are designed to maximize the functioning of the individuals placed in them.
• Intermountain Centers’ program focuses on individualized support plans that promote the development of self-care, leisure, academic, vocational, social and community skills.
• Care providers assist individuals placed in their charge to achieve and maintain a quality of life that promotes their vision of the future.
• With the help of Intermountain’s support staff, care providers’ homes are licensed and certified as developmental homes.
• Intermountain staff supports care providers to ensure that the needs of the individuals placed in their homes are met.
• Intermountain establishes a contract with the developmental home provider that includes a rate of reimbursement for each person placed in a developmental home.