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DTTA La Española

We love life here at DTTA (Day Treatment and Training for Adults)! Our members enjoy performing plays and showcasing their artwork. You can find them dancing for exercise, laughing at birthday parties, and picnicking by Patagonia lake. We welcome volunteers and community partnerships to enrich their lives.

The DTTA program is a fun place for learning and growing as a person. The adults (18+) who come to DTTA have special needs, where they learn through touch, smell, and movement to better understand themselves and their surroundings. We meet them where they are developmentally and help build skills to grow their independence or maintain their own self-sufficiency. Staff help build social skills by modeling behavior. For some members they need help or reminders in saying hello and how are you, where staff will create voice buttons or coach them when talking to people.

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 activities

At DTTA La Española we have lots of scheduled activities. Everyone’s favorite day is coffee day, where each week someone picks where they all go for coffee. They all look forward to volunteers coming to visit (shout out to the Patagonia Creative Arts Association and the Santa Fe Ranch Foundation!). We encourage our members to join in the fun things, but always have different choices for those who want more quiet time.

A large group sitting in pairs reading books outside
A young lady painting flowers on an easel in art class
All eating together to celebrate the ending of an arts and music season with Patagonia Creative Arts Association.
Two young women laughing and playing on piano

Thanks to our local businesses and nonprofits, you can find them having fun around town. You might see them reading with the Santa Cruzer or playing pool. Maybe you’ll spot our vans parked at the Cinema or at Patagonia Lake, where members soak up the sun and splash in the water. We have fun events and we saved a few photos of them for you on the Special Events gallery or follow us on our social media to keep up with us (Facebook / Instagram).

Members playing pool at the local bar in Nogales.
Who to pet first, the white or brown alpaca.
A member waves in front of the old church mission at the Tumacacori Mission outside of Nogales
A young man in a wheelchair thoughtfully enjoys the lake with an attached umbrella.

DTTA members volunteering

DTTA’s monthly schedule includes volunteering to help our members be involved in the community. We encourage members to try it! With thanks to local foundations, churches, and businesses, they can help in many ways. Sometimes they pot flowers and clean gardens, clear walkways, and even feed and brush animals.

A young man coos at a horse while brushing the horse's bangs.
An older gentleman petting a chicken, or rooster?
A young lady in a wheelchair feeding the horses with fresh hay.
DTTA at a Ranch helping plant flower pots