Personal Living Skills

• Technical Assistance, Training, and Supports in Learning Functional Life Skills
• Health & Safety Awareness Training
• Training and Assistance in Managing Personal Affairs
• Self-Advocacy Skills Training
• Orientation and Community Transportation Skills Training
• Utilizing Community Resources Training
• Socialization Skills Training
• Leisure Skills Training

Improving Social Interactions

• Structured Recreational Programs
• Supportive Dialogue with Staff
• Behavior Management Programs
• Stress Management Programs
• Coping Skills Training
• Learning Environmental Adaptations
• Counseling Services
• Social Skills Training
• Sensory Integration Programs
• Socialization Skills Training

Education & Vocational Services and Support

• Individual Tutorial Services
• Workshop Support Services 
• Technical Training and High School Equivalency Classes Available
• Habilitation Services (Occupational, Speech, and Physical Therapy)
• Public School & Workshop Programs
• Supported Employment

Medical Services

Medical services are coordinated through Gundersen Family Health Center under the direction of Chrishaven medical director

All Services provided are evaluated on a yearly or as needed basis and incorporate the evolving goals and objectives of each individual resident.

Program Goals

1. Development of Independent Living Skills within the Home, Work, or School Environment
2. Development of Motivation and Opportunities for Leisure and Recreational Activities
3. Improved Socialization Skills and Peer Involvement
4. Successful Vocational and Educational Experiences
5. Pride in Self, Home, and Community
6. Understand & Implement Self-Advocacy
7. Ability to Understand & Utilize Community Resources

Staffing Patterns

Residents are offered technical assistance and supervision through a rotating shift of paraprofessional staff. Staffing patterns generally consist of 3 staff members to 8 residents during the waking hours, with 1 awake overnight staff during sleeping hours. Chrishaven insures adequate staff to meet the needs of each resident, and draws from all available community resources in the implementation of program services.
 

Chrishaven Group Homes
P.O. Box 1657
La Crosse, Wisconsin 54602-1657
Phone & FAX (608-780-5124)
E-mail: chrishavenhomes@aol.com

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