Services
What services does The LifeSkills Centre offer?
All of our services aim to support the individual in their goal for independence. Depending on the kind of support the individual needs, one service may be better suited for support vs. the others. Please contact us for an assessment and more information.
Skills for Life: Day Program
Skills for life is our active day service that assists people living with a disability to identify any goals they may have for their future - whether it be to attain employment, a volunteer position, or simply to become a more active member of their community. Our activities are created with each person's special needs in mind. The goals of our members have been divided into four main facilitation services: Home, Employment, Community, and Independence. This program runs in our centre in a group environment.
Next Steps : High School Transition
Our Next Steps program is for individuals who are currently still in highschool and are planning on graduating soon. This program aims to assist with the transition from school to adult day programming. Individuals can sign up to join us on PD days, March Break, and Summer Break.
Support Services: 1-on-1 Support
Our one-on-one service offers personalized support for individuals in their home and/or community. Support workers tailor support for each individual's needs and goals and support them through skill development and problem solving. Support workers can also assist with behavioural management, emotional regulation, and more. This service is available 24/7 and can also be used for respite.
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Skills For Life: Home
These members have expressed the wish to have their own living space.
We utilize an apartment to provide hands-on learning in our home management skills training. An on-going assessment helps identify the areas of independence and the areas where support is required.
Areas of Focus:
- Safety in the home and community
- Independent living
- House keeping
- Basic cooking
- Money management and consumer awareness
- Emergency information
Skills for Life: Employment
These members have identified the desire to obtain a paying job or volunteer position within the community.
The activities used for employment readiness focus on preparing each person for future employment. The skills this group will build enables them to not only get the job, but to keep the job as well.
Areas of Focus:
- Task analysis – focus on specific skills and identification of work strengths and interests
- Finances – bills, budgets and banking
- Transportation – city bus training
- Work ethic
- Self worth and the ability to ask for help
- Work experience – Windy Woods Co-operative provides in-house opportunities to practice an employable skill
Skills for Life: Community
This particular group has the common goal to acquire knowledge about their personal connection to the community.
The main focus of these activities are self-confidence and self-worth. It is important for this group to know that making a mistake is not a failure, rather it is an opportunity to learn.
Areas of Focus:
- Safety in the home
- Money and finance skills
- Community outings, real life experiences and integration
- Finding information
- What to share and what not to share about yourself
- Being safe in the community
- Awareness of your community
Skills for Life: Independence
This particular group has the common goal to acquire knowledge about themselves.
Activities in this group focuses on self-awareness and building confidence for independence. This group will learn the skills necessary to build a sense of oneself.
Areas of Focus:
- Budgeting and consumer awareness
- Wants vs. needs
- Saving money and identifying a goal
- Emergency information
- Knowing who I am and what I need help with
- Personal hygiene and ownership of appearance
- Self esteem, self-worth, and assertive training
- Advocating for myself
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