Adult Services

INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS (ILS)

Program participants work closely with Life Steps instructors to develop the skills they need to meet everyday challenges.  This program teaches individuals the skills they need to live in the setting they choose and to maximize their potential. Through training, participants develop the ability to make appropriate choices, using problem-solving skills, and to use the support of their family and natural support systems.

At Life Steps, we are committed to developing skills; increasing and heightening self-esteem; and providing opportunities to become constructive community members

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

  • Self-advocacy
  • Community integration skills
  • Budgeting and monetary skills
  • Home maintenance
  • Social and recreational skills
  • Mobility training
  • Nutrition and meal planning
  • Grooming and personal hygiene
  • Health and safety skills

SUPPORTED LIVING SERVICES (SLS)

Supported Living Services empowers individuals to make informed choices about:

  • Where they live
  • Lifestyle
  • Roommates
  • Leisure and recreational activities
  • Self-advocacy
  • Daily living skills

We begin with the premise that our participants have the right and responsibility to choose where and how they would like to live. With training and support, our participants reach their desired outcomes. They learn--with the help of Life Steps instructors--to develop a circle of friends and natural supports; they make positive contributions within their community.

FAMILY LIFE SUPPORT / PARENT TRAINING

A key factor in a child's growth and development is the parent / child bond and the interaction between them. Disrupting this bond can lead to poor self-esteem; poor emotional and intellectual development; and in extreme cases, child abuse, neglect and the dissolution of the family.

Family Life Support / Parent Training teaches developmentally disabled parents how to provide a safe, healthy, nurturing and stimulating environment. Parents learn to:

  • Increase positive interactions
  • Become aware of child development
  • Use appropriate, positive, basic behavior management techniques
  • Provide their children with developmentally appropriate activities
  • Maintain a household and routine
  • Contact service agencies and community resources
  • Experience the joys of parenthood
 
             
             
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