Developmental Disabilities Services
Developmental Disabilities are conditions of deficient or delayed
cognitive, educational, speech, or sensory-motor abilities which are generally
detected in infancy. DCMHS provides treatment for developmentally disabled
pre-schoolers as well as W
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Activity programs for developmentally disabled adults. The classroom based
pre-school program, known as Delta House, offers early intervention to
delayed and disabled children and their families. This program is located
in the Greenville office. Home teachers are assigned to some children who
cannot attend the school where 
the
home based teacher will typically work with the child and parents 1-2 hours
per week. Home based instruction is available in Cleveland and Greenville.
Our pre-school programs provide individualized developmental training in
the areas of auditory discrimination, communication, motor skills, and
other pre-academics. With this early intervention, many of our pre-schoolers
go on to graduate into regular Kindergarten classes in the local school
system. Their Delta House teachers always work to make this a smooth transition.
The adult Work Activity programs are designed along a "sheltered
work environment" model, where consumers spend five days a week in
the work activity center, known as Delta Industries. This program is available
in Greenville and Cleveland; emphasis is on training in pre-vocational
and vocational skills through sub-contract work from local industries and
businesses. Training is also provided in the areas of home management,
personal-social skills, academics, and community/home leisure time management.
Also in Greenville is Robertson Center, pictured above. Robertson
Center provides 24-hour residential care in a group home environment for
persons with mild to moderate mental retardation. Training is provided
in every facet of maintaining a house or apartment and residents are given
an opportunity to be come more independent and self sufficient.