• Family Education and Support
Family Education & Support Services helps families of children ages 3-16 years with developmental delays expected to last a lifetime by enhancing the knowledge and skills of children and their families to achieve optimal success in life. The family, in partnership with their team of professionals, choose goals to work on in an Individualized Family Service Plan. Services include
- Helping children reach their maximum potential within their most natural environment (usually in the home or out in their community,)
- Assessing children’s and family needs and assisting them in maximizing skills, abilities and community resources to meet those needs
- Coordinating services with schools and other team members working with the child.
Children age three up to their eighth birthday who have two or more developmental areas with a 25% or more delay, or one or more developmental area delayed by at least 50%.
Children age eight up to their sixteenth birthday who have been determined to have an intellectual disability (IQ 70 or below) by the Montana Developmental Disabilities Program.
There is usually a waitlist for Family, Education and Support Services.
How is a referral made?
Please get in touch with Sandy Peaslee, Early Intervention Program Director at 406-234-6034.
Where are services provided?
DEAP provides this service in 26 counties in Montana: Blaine, Carter, Cascade, Chouteau, Custer, Daniels, Dawson, Fallon, Garfield, Glacier, Hill, Liberty, McCone, Phillips, Pondera, Powder River, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sheridan, Teton, Toole, Treasure, Valley, and Wibaux
• Supported Living
DEAP’s Supported Living services provide individually tailored systems of support to enable children and adults with developmental disabilities to live as independently as possible in their community. A team of professionals develops a Personal Support Plan outlining the individual’s goals. Services provided may include a Direct Support Professional to work one-on-one with the individual on their goals, group and community activities, transportation, respite to provide the family with a break in caregiving, adaptive equipment or environmental modifications such as a wheelchair ramp. These services are often funded by the 0208 Medicaid Waiver but can also be provided through private pay arrangements.
Who is eligible?To receive the Medicaid waiver to pay for Supported Living services you must be an adult or child over the age of 8 who is diagnosed with a developmental disability (IQ 70 or below) and have been determined eligible through the Montana Developmental Disabilities Program. In rare cases, children under the age of 8 may be selected for services through the emergency funding process. There is an extensive state-wide waiting list for waiver services, so individuals should be placed on this waiting list as soon as possible. The State of Montana manages the waitlist.
Families may also choose to private pay for these services.
How is a referral made?
Once selected as a recipient for Supported Living services by the State of Montana, your case manager or Family Support Specialist, will help refer you to a provider of your choice in your region, such as DEAP. Referrals can also be made statewide.
If you are interested in setting up a private pay arrangement for these services, please call DEAP at 406-234-6034 and speak with Brooke.
There is not a waitlist for these services at DEAP.
Where are services provided?
DEAP provides this service in 10 counties in Southeastern Montana: Carter, Custer, Dawson, Fallon, Garfield, Powder River, Prairie, Rosebud, Treasure, and Wibaux.
Resources
• PASRR
Preadmission Screening and Resident Reviews
PASRR provides services to nursing facility residents with developmental disabilities to confirm appropriate placement and to assess and provide ongoing specialized services.
Who is eligible?There is no waitlist for this program.
How is a referral made?
There is not a waitlist for this program.
Where are services provided?