Disability Services.

 

Disability Services Program

Independent Living Skills Training

Independent living skills include assistance, training, or supervision to an individual in the areas of:

  
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Self-Care
Communication Skills
Community living and mobility
Reduction/elimination of maladaptive behavior
Sensory/motor development
Socialization

The following are non-covered services:

Services duplicated with other Minnesota State plan or waiver services
ILS provided in licensed sites that are not the person's home
Overnight Supervision

  



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Examples of ILS in the person's home and/or community setting:

Using the bus system to learn how to ride a bus
Learning how to deposit money by going to a bank or ATM
Cooking in the person's kitchen

The method, materials, and settings used to provide ILS are designed to:

  

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Provide skill training in an environment where the skill will be used
Increase the person's independence by teaching skills so tasks and activities may be performed with deceased dependence on caregivers
Increase the person's opportunities to interact with people without disabilities who are not paid caregivers
Provide daily schedules, routines, environments and interactions similiar to those of people without disabilities of the same chronological age
Support development of decision making skills and informed choices in all aspects of daily living including selection of service providers, goals and methods, location and decor of residence, roomates, daily routines, leisure activities and personal possessions.
 

 

a photo from our adult day services center showing the friendship between staff and participants.