The Day Treatment and Training for Adults, or DTTA La Española, is a fun place for learning, exercising, and growing as a person. DTTA provides members specialized training through the senses and helps them with understanding their environment. They are learning, remembering, and using that knowledge to grow in independence. They are practicing communication with words, gestures, and facial expressions through social interaction. Staff also models behavior and coaches them in showing good manners.
Our members enjoy performing plays and showcasing their artwork. You can find them dancing for exercise and birthday parties, even relaxing outside on the lawn with a volunteer Tai Chi teacher. Outside DTTA’s walls, members adventure into the community, volunteering, eating, and traveling to new places.
Our 4 main goals are:
- To teach and coach members so they can keep or grow their independence, social and practical skills in everyday life,
- Help keep and/or build positive relationships between members and their families,
- Involve members in the community and,
- Show them other community resources open to them and their families.
DTTA plans activities and offers a helping hand for members to join in meaningful and challenging experiences.
DTTA Schedule
At DTTA La Española we have personal development activities on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. Wednesdays are café days. Each week someone new picks where they go for coffee. Throughout the week, lunch time focuses on how to sit at the table and use silverware and practice good manners. During the afternoon they work on individual goals and skills through play. They have choices like video games, board games and computers.
Social activities are saved for Fridays. Because they work hard, they play harder. And thanks to our local businesses, you can find them having fun around town. You might see them playing pool. Maybe you will see the vans parked at Patagonia Lake where they soak up the sun and do fun things together. They also look forward to their themed birthday parties. You can see some of their parties in the Special Events gallery or our social media.
DTTA Recreation & Volunteering
DTTA’s monthly schedule has lots of variety and options for members to relax and make friends. However, they are free to choose activities based on their comfort level. For example, if the group is going for an outing, at the same time someone may feel like staying inside. Meanwhile the main group is away, there will be fun indoor activities.
Volunteering is a great way to be involved in the community. We encourage members to try it. With thanks to local foundations, churches, and businesses, they are welcome to help in many ways. Sometimes they pot flowers and clean gardens, clear walkways, and even feed and brush animals.
