Day Treatment Services
Special Tree’s Day Treatment Services (DTS) is a clinically and cost-effective approach designed to serve clients with short– and long– term care and rehabilitation needs with structured activity therapy and supported employment.
Each client’s program is highly individualized, based on a comprehensive assessment, individual needs, and preferences.
Daily documentation, periodic progress reports, and regular care conferences provide updates on each client’s progress and participation. The goals of this program are to:
Improve and maintain functional skills
Promote and protect health
Forestall decline
Provide opportunities for continuing education, employment and community reintegration
Contribute to enhanced socialization and behavioral skills
Under the direction of Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) and a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), treatment sessions offer specific therapeutic benefits that focus on improving cognitive abilities, emotional stability, behavioral control, and physical functioning.
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Vocational Skills, Ongoing Support
Supported Employment
Clients entering the program will be assessed to determine their vocational capabilities, strengths, interests, and occupational needs. Vocational Assessments are completed by a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC).
Clients with interest in paid employment have the opportunity to participate in supported employment work experiences. All productive activity is customized to meet the requests of the client, as well as their cognitive and physical abilities.
Some examples of work experience options:
Onsite Dining Room Assistant
Onsite Laundry Assistant
Onsite Housekeeping Assistant
Onsite DTS programming: Light assembly, Sorting, and Document destruction
Offsite Community Employer Partnership with Doc’s Ice Cream & Coffee (New Boston, MI)
Work placement is based on the outcomes of the vocational assessment, along with clients, guardian, and treatment team input.
Skill Building, Therapeutic Recreation
Activity Therapy
Clients entering the program will be assessed to determine their recreation and leisure interests, strengths, and overall physical, cognitive, social, and work service needs. Each assessment will be completed by a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS).
Activity sessions are both enjoyable and purposeful. Skilled leisure activities are offered based on each client’s unique interests and may work on a variety of individualized goals such as self-expression, improving memory and recall, sequencing, improving attention span, and encouraging appropriate social interaction and communication.
As clients meet their therapy goals set by Physical and Occupational therapies, client may be recommended fitness for continued maintenance. Fitness group, a part of Day Treatment Services, is designed for the different levels of physical ability demonstrated by clients served and focuses on areas such as range of motion, muscle relaxation, and tone reduction.
Although the program employs recognized principles and techniques of Therapeutic Recreation, it also “extends” to other therapeutic disciplines including Physical therapy, Occupational Therapy, Nutrition, Applied Behavior Analysis, Speech Therapy, and Vocational Rehabilitation (Supported Employment).
Accredited Weekly Programming Tailored to Individual Needs
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Scheduling
DTS hours of operation are 9:00am-5:00pm, Monday through Friday. Evening and weekend treatment session may be provided based on participant and program needs.
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Participation
A physician’s prescription determines the number of days and, or hours that are appropriate for each client served based on their treatment needs, stamina, and interests.
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Recognized Program
Special Tree is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), and holds multiple designations, including Brain Injury-Outpatient program. Moreover, Special Tree is a State of Michigan approved Vocational Rehabilitation Program.