Social Skills Building

WCI's Social Skills Program assists Individuals with behavioral and psychiatric challenges to live and work in the community. We provide Employment, Community-Based Day Supports and Day Habilitation tailored to the Individual's needs and circumstances. Participants are given a variety of choices of programs, including employment, volunteer, and therapeutic opportunities.

Social Skills is strongly supported by our Clinical Department. The Clinical Supports Team (Clinical Director, Assistant Clinical Director and Clinical Assistant Responder) provides ongoing consultations and staff training. The Clinical Department also responds in situations in which Individuals may need an increased level of support.

Individuals enrolled in the Employment, Community-Based Day Supports, and Day Habilitation Program have previously engaged in behavior which may have prohibited them from joining in more integrated and enjoyable activities. Working with an Interdisciplinary Team of clinicians has afforded these Individuals an opportunity to grow and integrate into their community. As they demonstrate a much greater degree of self-control, they are then more involved in pleasurable activities. The Team includes an array of therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, neurologists, the WCI Clinical Team, and WCI staff that work closely in plan development. The plan always involves a teaching component so that the Individual may better express himself via functional communication including verbal responses, sign language, pictures and objects.

A variety of structured paid work, volunteer and art options are available, such as delivering "Meals on Wheels", housecleaning, feeding feral cats through the Cat Connection, running WCI errands and a variety of community activites.