Home and Community Based Services (HCBS)


Apollo Counseling offers a number of community based supports and home based services to children and adults working towards recovery of their mental health and disability. Apollo is a unique Recovery based program that combines traditional HCBS services with our Remedial Services program. The purpose of this is to work on the daily skills and issues that individuals with disabilities face as well as to work on and develop theraputic interventions to support and assist in the coping and managing of their mental health symptoms.

Bridging the Funding and Service Gap

Apollo firmly believes that if a person, regardless of their intellectual functioning and communication abilities, has the right and ability to recover from the mental health symptoms of their disability. In using Remedial Services with other services Apollo is able to treat and address the underlying mental health symptoms that lead to the decrease and limitations on functioning in the community and at home independently. Once This can be addressed, the daily living skills fall into place naturally. This results in increased confidence, increased awarness and participation in activities, increased quality of life, decrease in depression and anxiety, decrease in the reliance on 24 hour services and supports, decreased need for funding over time.

Eliminating Barriers

Apollo works to eliminate traditional service barriers that interfere with the individuals ability to progress and access natural community supports and opportunities to connect with others as well as to achieve their true potential.

  • Apollo operates hourly SCL services in the individual's home.
  • Apollo offers 24 hour supervision/support if needed in the individuals own home. Apollo does not operate traditional "group homes" where three or more individuals are placed in an agency owned home. We are guests in the clients home simply providing the skill support and supervision if needed. "Warehousing" and "Community Institutionalization" are prohibited practices within our organization.

    Advocacy

    Apollo Counseling offers advocacy to all clients and potential clients. This may including working with case managers and county officials, family members, gaurdians, and conservators, as well as any other funding or legal sources. Apollo is not a legal representative. In the event legal representation is required Apollo will assist in the search and referral process.

    24 HOUR CRISIS SUPPORT

    Apollo is unique in that it offers Crisis intervention and support by a licensed mental health professional 24 hours a day. This includes making phone calls or even 1:1 intervention for the individual, family, and staff to help manage crisis situations and decrease the incidence of hospitalizations, probation violations, self harm, and loss of services.

    Home and Community Based Services Offered:
  • Intellectual Disabilities waiver for children and adults (formerly known as Mental Retardation waiver)
  • Brain Injury waiver for children and adults
  • Habilitation Services for transitional teens and adults
  • Child Mental Health Waiver (under age 21)

    AREAS OF SERVICES

  • Polk County
  • Dallas County
  • Warren County
  • Jasper County
  • Marion County
  • Madison County
  • Boone COunty
  • Story COunty
  • Marshall County
  • other central Iowa counties and communities on a case by case basis.



    To Make a Referral


    Please send an email or fax containing the Agencies Referral form, a Social History, and information regarding the funding source, intensity of services desired, specific needs of the indivdiual or family, and anticipated start date for services.

    Email: referral@apollocounseling.org
    Toll free Fax: (866)633-8731
    Forms


    Release of Information
    Application for Services


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