TFC Community Spotlight - Down Home Ranch (Elgin, TX)

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Please join us as we spotlight Down Home Ranch, which empowers the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities through social, educational, residential and vocational opportunities in Elgin, Texas!   

Click HERE to watch a video on Down Home Ranch's residential options.  

Barry began his professional journey supporting individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) in 2003 volunteering with a small non-profit. Barry started at Down Home Ranch first as a volunteer then as a Weekend Direct Support Professional. Since that time, he has held a few other positions and is currently the Executive Director for the organization.

During Barry’s professional career, he has provided consultation to families, licensed residential providers, direct support professionals, institutional settings and interdisciplinary teams in a variety of settings. Barry received his Bachelors of Science in Biology from Texas A&M University at College Station, and his Masters in the Science of Social Work from the University of Texas at Austin. He continued his professional development by becoming a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, specially focusing his clinical experienced supporting people with IDD.

Barry has received specialized training and is recognized as having expertise in the behavioral health needs of individuals with IDD. Barry has also presented on a variety of topics at national and local professional conferences, supporting a movement toward mental health wellness for those with IDD. You'll find Barry camping with is wife and four boys on weekends not already filled with soccer games and swim.

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The purpose of our community spotlight events is to share models of high quality I/DD communities across the country, so that those of you who are looking to create or expand an I/DD community can learn from various examples.  There are many different ways to serve individuals with I/DD.  No one size fits all.  What may work for your loved ones may not work for others and vice versa.  The key is to learn from those who have gone through this process.  Their successes and failures can teach us so much and we do not have to reinvent the wheels! 

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