Mindset Creative Community Resources is a high-energy program that offers diverse activities to enhance the lives of adults with disabilities. The ages of the clients typically range from 18 to 75 years. Designed to provide these clients with stimulating activities for both the mind and the body, Mindset Creative Community Resources offers the following:

Mindset Therapeutic Activities are fully supervised and include physical, cognitive, social, emotional, spiritual, or other areas which challenge individuals. The program uses innovative approaches, such as, community volunteering, animal therapy, theatre therapy, sports, dance and movement, music therapy, and therapeutic art techniques.   Education is aimed at   information gathering and research to aid in maximizing productivity. This may include information related to topics such as adaptive sports opportunities, motivational techniques, implementing healthy and active lifestyles, leisure availability, community programs, transportation options, and support networks.

Personal-Therapeutic plan of care includes:
•    household management
•    personal care/life skills
•    Culinary arts/ kitchen safety 
•    problem solving skills
•    physical fitness/therapy program
•    psychological/behavioral adjustment
•    money management
•    community navigation
•    socialization
•    resource coordination

Physical Fitness: Clients utilize the full sized, on site gymnasium by playing basketball, walking, yoga and various exercises. Off site exercise includes bowling, billiards, nature walks, and gardening duties.

Mental/Cognitive: Offers a balance of recreational and educational programs.
Cognitive training consists of a variety of exercises designed to help improve functioning in areas such as sustaining attention, memory, thinking before acting, visual and auditory processing, listening and reading. The principle behind cognitive training is to help improve the "core" abilities and self-control necessary before an individual can function successfully academically.  Goals and objectives are established with each individual we serve and are directed towards the achievement of lasting outcomes.  The cooking class challenges the clients  as they plan, shop, and prepare the meal.  In addition, brain stimulation is attained through music, singing, designing a calendar, arts and crafts, reading, and writing, along with discussing past and current events. There are painting/drawing classes, a quilting corner, photography club, and nature discoveries.

Cultural: Clients go on outings to libraries, museums, movies, sporting events, local events and attractions.

Mindset Benefits:
•    Allows the client to remain living at home; retaining independence, security, and comfort,     which enhances their quality of life. Depression and stress for the client and caregiver is eased or eliminated.
•    Therapeutic, compassionate, protected environment for the client. An individualized care plan is created for each client. The goal is to help the client “graduate” back into society.
•    Clients receive personal supervision to help with activities of daily living such as bathroom use,
•    eating and medication management.
•    Clients are granted the same (or higher level) of compassion and care as received in the home.
•    Participants benefit from socialization, cognitive stimulation and physical exercise. Clients are helped to obtain as many “good” moments as possible.
•    Clients have the advantage of utilizing sites that have universal accessibility, all locations used (including outings) are totally handicap accessible.
•    Transportation may be provided to and from the program for those outside the Dial-A-Ride area.

Please click on the links below to learn more about Mindset programs available to you:
•    Adapting Life Together (ALT)
•    Brain Benders
•    HeartSpun Creations
•    Twister Productions

Mindset activity schedules for enrolled participants are available below:(note: these documents are saved as PDF files, and require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them. Click here to download the free Acrobat Reader software.)
•    Mindset Red Team
•    Mindset White Team
•    Mindset Blue Team