Goals
Members will enhance their independent living skills and their integration with the community; will increase their self-esteem, confidence, and trust; and will choose their personal program from a broad range of life skills, recreation, socialization, volunteer, and vocational opportunities.
Program Description
Independent life skills:
- nutrition and cooking
- shopping skills
- money management
- housekeeping skills
- home safety
Vocational preparation:
- appropriate work skills
- motivation
- community volunteer work
- National Recycling Centre or Thrift Store work experience
Education:
- continued academic development
- computer-assisted literacy
- in-house computer experience
Community awareness:
- community resources
- transit skills
- consumer skills
- individual and group outings
Recreational activities:
- handicrafts
- music
- swimming and aquasize
- exercise and games
- fishing
- gardening
- dance
- Active Living
Personal routines:
- hygiene
- appropriate dress
- time management
- health care
Social maturity:
- emotional development
- communication skills
- developing friendships
- problem solving
- independent decision making
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