KenCrest Consultants offers their professional skills and expertise to families, schools and other agencies serving people with autism and other developmental disabilities. Our outstanding team provides support, resources, education and training to individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities and those who support them. We bring highly specialized expertise and a creative outlook to address your particular needs. We assist agencies in improving the quality of their programs by utilizing their available resources and building upon them.

KenCrest Specialties:
Consultations and Support
• Behavioral Health
• Sexuality Education and Training
• Communication and Speech Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Dysphagia (swallowing & feeding)
• Vision/Orientation/Mobility
• Nutrition

Healthcare
• Healthcare coordination and planning
• Training and staff development
• Assessments and evaluation of both the individual and their environment
• Assistance in program development and monitoring

Educational Services
These services are provided directly in the education environment to assist students in being successful in their relationships and academic development.
• 1:1 instructional aides
• 1:1 support staff, tutors,
• School & home supports,
• Environmental restructuring
• Therapy Services

EDUCARE Streets Smart Program:
KenCrest provides services to school age children in a structured center that incorporates community and work experiences.
• Extended day services

TRUST Services:
• Resource coordination
• Assessment
• Monitoring

For more information contact:

Debbie Lord
dlord@kencrest.org
Director of Clinical, Healthcare, Educational and TRUST Services
610-636-9105

Kristen Burkhart
kburkhart@kencrest.org
Coordinator of Educational Services
610-636-1575

Dionne Jones
djones@kencrest.org
Director of School-Age Programs
484-325-0154

 Additional Resources:

Information for People Receiving Supports and their Families about the College of Direct Support:

The College of Direct Support is a web-based learning system that provides important information on many topics of significance to people with developmental disabilities and others in their lives. The College provides carefully designed training in many key areas, including:

• Safety at Home and in the Community
• Supporting Healthy Lives
• Individual Rights and Choices
• Community Inclusion
• Cultural Competence
• Person-Centered Planning and Supports
• Maltreatment of Vulnerable Adults and Children
  
  If you are a person receiving supports through your local Mental Retardation Office, or a family member of a person receiving supports, you can take all courses in the College of Direct Support free of charge. This is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. For more information, go to the website at: http://www.collegeofdirectsupport.com/pa/, or contact Sherri Graven (814-542-02501) cdssupport@tiu11.org.