Independent Living Skills (ILS) Trainers
All employees pass the DOJ background tests, have a clear DMV report, and excellent personal and professional references. Most staff have a paraprofessional background in special education or/and ABA certification.
Languages
Instruction can be provided in:
- English
- Spanish
- Tagalog
- Mhong
- Loatian
- Lahu
- Vietnamese
- Hindi
- Picture exchange communication system (PECS)
Regions Served
Services include an individual intake interview and assessment and direct one on one instruction and support. Regions served are:
- Northern California funded by San Andreas Regional Center
- Central California funded by Central Valley Regional Center
Services Provided
Intake and Assessment
Intake and assessment consists of an interview and data gathered from a variety of sources, including the individual’s:
- Individualized Program Plan (IPP)
- Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
- Ancillary reports
- Medical records
- Family input
Direct Service
An Individual Service Plan (ISP) is created for each consumer outlining individualized instruction, based on assessment data. ISP’s contain measureable goals with quarterly updates to track progress. Common areas of instruction and support include:
- Meal planning and preparation
- Budgeting and money management
- Home maintenance
- Medical and well being appointments
- Medication organization and management
- Mobility training
- Benefits management
- Community access
- Social skills training
- Pragmatic communication training
- Executive functioning skills
- Self advocacy
- Parenting support
- Educational and school support
- Court appointments and legal support
- Driver education
- Interagency collaboration