Indiana Medicaid Waiver Services

 Our behavioral management team's goal is to identify and support individuals alter their  unhealthy or maladaptive behaviors.  As all behaviors are learned, our team will help replace negative behaviors with healthier alternatives. These services are provided by Masters Level Clinicians in Social Work, Counseling, or Special Education.

Concerns Addressed By Behavior Management

• Aggression (physical and verbal)
• Property Destruction
• Poor Social Skills
• Eating Difficulties
• Communication Difficulties
• Uncooperative Behavior
• ADD/ADHD
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Behaviors associated with Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Behaviors related to Mental Health Diagnoses

 A clinically and evidence-based use of music. Music Therapy achieves therapeutic relationships to accomplish individualized, functional, and non-musical goals to increase quality of life. These services are provided by Board Certified Music Therapists.

Benefits of Music Therapy

• develop communication skills by using vocal and verbal sounds and gestures
• improve social skills through making eye contact, turn-taking, initiating interaction, and self-esteem
• enhance sensory skills through touch, listening, and levels of awareness
• build physical skills such as fine and gross motor control and movement
• boost cognitive skills including concentration and attention, imitation, and sequencing
• advance emotional skills like expression of feelings non-verbally

  As a team, our recreational therapists and their clients work towards restoring individual functioning and independence, reducing or removing activity limitations or restrictions. These services are provided by Certified Therapeutic Recreation Therapists. 

Benefits of Recreation Therapy

• enhance cooperation skills
• develop coping skills
• increase mobility
• build strength
• expand locomotion
• boost gross/fine skills
• grow attention span
• increase mental alertness
• develop conversation skills
• decrease anxiety 
• reduce depression
• expand social skills
• improve bone strength

Psychological Therapy is essentially counseling directed toward individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, that are 21 and older, and their families. This service is focused on barriers to achieving independence. These services can be provided in an individual or group setting. They are provided by Psychologists with an HSPP designation, Licensed Mental Health Counselors, Licensed Clinical Social Workers and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists. 

To qualify for the Indiana Medicaid Waiver, an individual must receive a diagnosis of a Developmental or Intellectual Disability (Autism, Cerebral Palsy, and/or a Cognitive Impairment of IQ 70 and below) by the age of 22. These Waivers are the Family Support Waiver and the Community Integration Waiver offered through the Bureau Of Developmental Disability Services. You can find more information HERE.

The Bureau of Developmental Disability Services has an online portal where individuals and their families can sign up for services. You can also call or go to the BDDS office in your district which you can find HERE.