Programs

Schools & Day Programs

Helping Hands Supportive Services provides individualized support to students attending public and private school systems, as well as adult day programs. Helping Hands Supportive Services works collaboratively with the school/program integrative and clinical team, associates corroborate an Individual Education Plan (IEP), an Individual Support Plan (ISP) for a student.

Hospitals & Healthcare Facilities

Helping Hands Supportive Services supports patients with complex needs throughout their stay in hospitals and healthcare facilities. Helping Hands Supportive Services works collaboratively with healthcare practitioners and other personnel’s.  Helping Hand Supportive Services Associates provide support the health and mental health needs of the individual but also any individuals that presenting challenging behaviours.

Community & Residential Facilities

Helping Hands Supportive Services are obtainable to both funded and privately operated community agencies in crisis situations and for complex needs supports. Our services are customized to the needs of the program as well as the goals and needs of the individual. Services can include: Direct Support, Service Facilitation, Behaviour Consulting/Supervision and Program Associate’s/Family Training.

Family Services; youth and adults

Helping Hands Supportive Services are delivered in the natural environment of the individual, whether it be a community program or a family home. Goals are established during the intake process and attuned throughout our involvement as needed.

Crisis Management

Helping Hands Supportive Services responds to all community and family crisis situations with immediacy. We are available 24/7/365. Helping Hands Supportive Services is prepared to support our community members with accessible service coordination and an extensive team of Associates skilled to safely and effectively support during crisis situations.

Skill Development

Helping Hands Supportive Services use an individualized approach to our service delivery which makes goals meaningful and specific to the person we are supporting while also acknowledging the capacity and circumstance of the individual. Support goals may include: life skills, social skills, functional communication, community safety and other skills.

BT Consulting/Person Directed Planning

Our team of behavioural therapist are available to assess behaviours and develop individualized programming which will be implemented by our Associates. Our services can be on a consultative and/or on-going basis. Helping Hands Supportive Services offers Person Directed Planning to adults 18+ with developmental disabilities, cognitive, physical, social or communicative delays. Associates trained in Person Directed Planning will support the individual in developing a plan that identifies their hopes and interests and provide supports while implementing their goals.

Training

Helping Hands Supportive Services offers a range of customized training opportunities parent’s and community professionals.

Youth Justice

Helping Hands Supportive Services support individuals between the ages of 12 and 17 who have gotten into trouble with the law. Our support can be provided during weekends, evenings, free time, and unstructured family time. Our Services can include:

• Preparing for and returning home following custody

• Living at home under conditions

• Attending school or work

• Family tension and conflict

• Developing positive peer relations and coping with peer pressure

• Managing independent or semi-independent living

• Assisting youth in receiving specific treatment e.g. drug and alcohol treatment

• Associate assistance and coverage for youth justice custody and detention facilities

Additionally,

Helping Hands Supportive Services offers community integration supports which allows Associates to work with the youth in their community after creating meaningful and measurable goals set by the probation officer, the youth and their family and other involved community services. Each goal includes a plan for achievement and regular review dates are provided.

Helping Hands Supportive Services provides comprehensive behavioural support plans, safety plans and assessments. Contact us for more information today.