SECTION .0200 ‑ ADULT DEVELOPMENTAL vocational PROGRAMS
(ADVP) FOR INDIVIDUALS with developmental disabilities
10A NCAC 27B .0201 DEFINITION AND GOALS
(a) Definition.
(1) Primary Service. An adult developmental
vocational program (ADVP) is a day program which provides organized
developmental activities for adults with developmental disabilities to prepare
the individual to live as independently as possible. An ADVP provides
opportunities for the client's enjoyment of leisure activities and the development
of community living skills, vocational adjustment, work activity training, and
personal skill development. Support services to families, and consultation
with other involved agencies, is important to the client's continuing
adjustment and his ability to move to other programs oriented towards higher
levels of functioning.
(2) Components. None;
(3) Resource Items. None;
(4) Target Population:
(A) individuals who are substantially mentally retarded;
(B) individuals who are severely physically disabled.
(C) Individuals who have been in an ADVP continuously
from a date prior to January 1, 1975 and are currently receiving ADVP grant‑in‑aid.
(b) This service may be directed toward the goals of:
(1) personal self‑sufficiency;
(2) preventing or remedying abuse, neglect, or
exploitation of children or adults unable to protect their own interests;
(3) preventing or reducing inappropriate
institutional care.
History Note: Authority G.S. 143B‑10; 143B‑147;
Eff. March 1, 1983;
Transferred from T10.43D .0241 Eff. July 1, 1983;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1984.