Life Skills or Specialized Habilitation means…

Working with clients to build Self-Empowerment:

• facilitating positive internal dialog to build confidence

• personal goal setting and decision making

• identifying personal values, skills, and goals and adjusting behaviors to get to where you want

• self-awareness about who you are, your strengths, your challenges, and knowing what to ask for to make things easier

Building strengths around Awareness and Self-Advocacy:

• learning to identify problem situations, and what to do about them

• safe internet and social media use

• navigating your community, using transportation, and attending events safely

• creating healthy relationships, both friendly and intimate

• developing self-advocacy skills in all areas of your life

• learning to make informed choices

Developing Interpersonal Effectiveness and Effective Social Communication:

• working on verbal and non-verbal social communication and understanding social cues

• effective listening skills

• identifying where “wants”, “needs”, and “should” play a role in your personal goals

• learning and demonstrating your values and how you maintain them

• navigating peer pressure

Overcoming stressful situations with Coping Strategies in Everyday Life:

• understanding your body’s response to stress

• what to do when you miss the bus, change homes, and meet new people

• dealing with big emotions that can arise in day to day life

• transition planning, because changes happen sometimes

Using Adaptive Skills to Manage Daily Tasks:

• learning how to use non-traditional shopping options

• paying for items at a store

• ordering and paying for food at a restaurant

• managing your bills

• picking out the right clothes for the events of the day and how to preplan for an upcoming event

• learning how to manage other daily tasks that might be challenging

Are there other areas you might need some support on? Let’s chat and come up with a plan together!