Hello everyone,
here comes the time to share with you another great experience that the GEDS exchange program allowed us to have: the visit to Murdoch Center.
here comes the time to share with you another great experience that the GEDS exchange program allowed us to have: the visit to Murdoch Center.
Murdoch Center is one of the four regional centers operated by the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Resources. The center provides comprehensive residential care, Person-centered, for approximately 550 citizens from 18 counties of North Carolina State. The center has 1720 employees that provide care 24 hours a day to in short-term programs when the family cannot support the needs of the client.
Staff includes Teachers, Psychologists, Physical Therapists, Social Workers, Speech and Hearing therapists, Occupational therapists, physician, psychiatrist, dentist, dietician, pharmacist and vocational instructor.
To be eligible for admission to Murdoch Center a person must have a diagnosis of profound, severe or moderate mental retardation or a related developmental disability.
Murdoch has specific programs for specific populations: young adult males with developmental disability diagnoses and extreme behavior problems from the entire state in a specialized behavioral unit (BART), specialized residential services to children who have Autism with accompanying severe behavioral challenges (PATH) and adolescents with developmental disabilities, mental health issues and behavioral challenges (STARS). Most of the intervention are based on Functional Assessment and Behavioral approaches.
Murdoch Center in Butner is located, an area that historically has hosted numerous prisons, residential homes, psychiatric hospitals and special education schools.
Another unforgettable experience among many that we have the chance to experience.
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