Official Site of The State of New JerseyDay Habilitation Certification
The first step for a provider interested in providing Day Habilitation services is to apply for Provisional Day Habilitation Certification. Please see Day Habilitation Certification Process for the full certification process.
Provisional Day Habilitation Certification
Day Habilitation Certification Audits
- Day Habilitation Certification Audit Process
- Day Habilitation Certification Auditing Tool (includes auditing metrics providers will be evaluated on)
Day Habilitation Activities
As emphasized in the Day Habilitation Activities Guidelines, activities planned as part of a provider's Day Habilitation services should:
- Be Age-Appropriate
- DDD serves adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities aged 21 and older; therefore, activities should be of interest to and appropriate for adults rather than activities designed for children.
- Offer Variety and Choice
- Adults learn best when there are varied opportunities to develop and practice skills and apply them to new settings. Offering a variety of activities supports engagement, decreases boredom, and provides each individual the opportunity to identify strengths, abilities, preferences, support needs, etc. This can potentially lead to new ideas for activities and/or identification of a possible career path for individuals not currently employed in the general workforce.
- Emphasize Community Experiences
- Both the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and state agencies are moving away from traditional, facility-based programs to an emphasis on real community experiences for adults with IDD. DDD expects Day Habilitation providers to have regular opportunities for individuals to experience their communities and be supported in doing so.
- Focus on Small Groups and Individual Interactions and Experiences
- Community outings that involve large groups do not provide an individualized or personalized experience and do not allow for the building of social capital. Designing day programming to ensure that small group and individual experiences take place during the course of the day/week is important in fostering skill development and community involvement.