NIFCA

Staff Information

Community Site	Daytime Staff Ratio	Staff Training	Specialists	Consultants	Speech/Language Services
Somerset Court UK	1:3	On-going in caring for and training adults with autism: NAS-SPELL; crisis intervention; food handling; first aid; fire prevention & evacuation. 30% of staff in NVQ Program	Farmer, wood craftsman, potter, gym instructor, aroma therapist, dance teacher, music therapist, music instructor.	Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Speech/Language Therapist, District Nurse, Chiropodist, Dentist, Oral Hygienist, Dental Nurse, Dietician, Occupational Therapist, Opthalmic Optician	Total Communication Environment; Speech/language consultant available.
Dunfirth Community Ireland	1:2	Previous Experience in care work	Nurse Farmer Craftsman	Physicians Psychologists (Psychiatrist; Speech-lang. Pathologist)	Informal Relationship
NY Allerødgård Denmark *as of 12/31/1998	1:2.5	Social Pedagogues 3-yr. college course	Farmer Carpenter Cook Nutritionist Handyman Teachers Housekeeper Bookkeeper Social-pedagogues	Psychologist Psychiatrist Neurologist Counselors	Marginally
Bittersweet Farms USA	1:2	Two week orientation Supervisor Mentoring on the job	Carpenter Handyman Cooks Teacher Housekeeper Bookkeeper Animal Care Manager Horticultural Therapist Social Worker Behaviorists Speech-lang. Pathologist Nurse	Psychologist Neurologist Occupational Therapist Physical Therapist Dietician	Full time on staff
La Garriga Spain	1:2	Bachelors or Masters Degree	Psychologists Teachers	Physicians Psychiatrists	None
Brookwood Community USA	1:4 to 1:7 175 staff 65 direct care	On-site Mentoring Local Conferences	Horticulture Manager Crafts Manager Merchandising Manager Retail Manager Development Officers Residential Coordinators Home Teachers Psychiatric Liasion Nurses/Medical techs	Physicians Psychologists Neurologist Physical Therapists	None
Dr. Leo Kannerhuis Wolfheze Holland	1:6	Ortho-pedagogues 3-yr. college course	Orthopedagogues Farmer Carpenter	Array of Specialists from LeoKannerhuis program	One resident to LeoKannerhuis for services
La Pradelle France	1:6	3 or 2 yr. college	Monitors Baker Sausage Maker Cook	Psychiatrists	None
Hof Meyerwiede Germany	1:2 Staff 4:11 + Conscientious Objectors 2:11	Inservice Training	Social Pedagogues Therapists Weaver Domestic Skills Teacher	Psychologists for Supervision Psychiatrists for medication	Communication-speech programs IC
Mas Casadevall Spain		Continuous Training	Operative Director Psychiatrist Head of Home Services Workshop Teachers Home Teachers	Technical Committee Executive Committee Board of Directors Consultation Panel
Rusty's Morningstar Ranch USA	8 staff	Informal
Carolina Living & Learning Center USA	3:5 1:1 to 1:3 work crews	TEACCH Programs	Job Coaches UNC graduate student researchers
Homestead USA	1:2 to 1:4	40 hrs. orientation Ongoing on-site non-aggression behavioral management (MANDT) TEACCH
Autisme Mauricie Canada
Mandy's Special Farm USA	1:2	Teaching Self Administration of Medication; Basic Health; Health Orientation; Rights and Advocacy; Individual Service Plan; Nonviolent Crisis Intervention; CPR; First Aid (infant, child, adult); Safety Training and Aquatic Rescue; Ergonomics; Slips, trips and falls; Back Injury Prevention; OSHA; HIPAA; Bloodborne Pathogens; Quality Way; Policies and Procedures; Fire Safety; Safe Food Handling; Providing Quality Care for Residents Needs and Residents Rights; Reporting Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation; Confidentiality; and Mandy's Special Farm task competencies.	Nurse, Farmer. additional to be added in the future.	Advisory Committee, additional to be added in the future.	To be added in the future.
Goldenrod USA	2:3	CPR First Aid	4 pt administrators 66 support staff
Adonis Family Farm USA	variable	In-House Training	Planned: Director Nurse 2 House Managers Cook	Planned: CARD Center Consultants and Program Critiques	None Planned
Cascina Rossago Italy	1:2 With trainees 1:1	University of Pavia – Department of Psychiatry University of Padova – Department of Psychology Supervisor Mentoring on the job and at weekly supervision meeting	Psychiatric rehabilitators Educators Housekeepers Cooks Pottery teacher	Psychiatrist Psychologist	Communication Environnent
Farma Poland
Hippoca Belgium
Community Site	Daytime Staff Ratio	Staff Training	Specialists	Consultants	Speech/Language Services