Outreach Services
Restart’s Outreach Program provides Individualized Home Supports with Training (IHS-T) to adults living with Traumatic Brain Injury or other disabilities in the context of their own homes and communities. Services are conducted in a 1:1 setting either in person, remotely or a combination of both.
Outreach Specialists work with individuals to design and implement structure and support systems that promote healthy habits and effective routines and strategies necessary for successful independent living. Areas of evaluation and goal setting include:
Community Participation:
- Community Safety & Awareness
- Community Resource Use and Access.
- Informal Support System and Network Development
- Interpersonal Communications Skills.
- Leisure, Recreation and Socialization Planning
- Skill-Building to Meet Transportation Needs
Health, Safety and Wellness:
- Collaboration with the Person to Arrange Health Care (e.g., Physical, Mental, Chemical), Meaningful Activities, Social Services, Meetings and Appointments.
- Cueing, Guidance, Supervision, Training or Instructional Support to Complete Self-Cares.
- Health Services Support
- Help for the Person to Activate and Build Resiliency Factors
- Support for the Person to Design and Meet Individualized Strategies to Reach their Health, Safety and Wellness goals.
Household Management:
- Cueing, Guidance, Supervision, Training and/or Instructional Support to Complete Routine Household Care and Maintenance
- Household Safety Knowledge and Skills
- Tenancy, Support and Advocacy
- Training, Assistance, Support and/or Guidance with:
- Budgeting
- Cooking & Meal-Planning
- Healthy Lifestyle Skills
- Household Management
- Personal Needs Purchasing
Adaptive skills:
- Crisis Prevention Skills
- Implementation of Positive Support Strategies
- Problem-Solving
- Support Strategies for Self-Sufficiency
