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Independent Living & Home Stay Training
Home STEP Programs
Our Home STEP Training program supports adults who have a developmental disability, and who will require supported living, to learn life skills and how to share space to live with increased confidence and independence.
Single Room Fees
Home STEP Training Month $8,600
Home STEP Trial Week $2,600
Please note: Totals spots are limited, with 6 participants per week. Respite weeks are available weekly and year-round, but may be limited during summer season.
We prepare individuals to live in a home with non-family caregivers who can provide them with care, support and supervision.
This program is informed by the strong belief that people who have a developmental disability are members of the community and that their independence, dignity and right to self-determination must be respected and fostered.
The overriding goals of the Program are to:
• provide a safe and secure place where adults with developmental disabilities can learn to live in a family-home setting
• promote a high quality of life
• support community involvement, social inclusion, individual choice, independence and rights and responsibilities
SUMMER TIMELINE
PLAN AHEAD!
Book an appointment with our program coordinator as soon as possible.
MID-JANUARY 2021
Program, course and cost details available online.
EARLY FEBRUARUY
Applications open.
1ST OF MARCH
Program information sessions begin.
1ST OF APRIL
$1,000 deposit due. Early bird discount deadline.
MID-MAY
Remaining fees due
MID-JUNE
Pre-Summer Orientation (PSO).
JUNE–AUGUST
Summer of Discovery !
Home STEP: Transition to Supported Living Assessment Week
Home STEP Trial week (Single room)
This program is a 7 days program, that simulates independent living in a Supported Living environment. Participants take part in recreation, leisure, work and social activities. Participants are assessed on their abilities to make informed choices, share space and share resources. Participant share space and resources with one other person in a 2:1 participant to staff ratio. Food, travel and activity fees included.
SUMMER ONE WEEK SESSIONS
TBD
FALL ONE WEEK SESSIONS
TBD
Learn About Your Abilities
LIFE SKILLS
- Completing the Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) with increasing
- independence
- community living skills
- Share common areas and living space with family members or roommates
- Transit Training
ADAPTIVE SKILLS
- Real-life problem solving
- Dealing with the unexpected and unplanned
- Develop strategies to keep safe
- Where to go for help
SAFETY AWARENESS
- Personal safety
- Community safety
Home STEP: Transition to Supported Living One Month Training
Home STEP Training month (Single room)
This program is a 28 days program, that simulates independent living in a Supported Living environment. Participants typically take part in recreation, leisure, work and social activities. There is an emphasis placed on choice making, life skills training and sharing resources. Participant share space and resources with one other person in a 2:1 participant to staff ratio. Food, travel and activity fees included.
Home STEP Program Features:
A focus is placed on learning how to:
- Complete the Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) with increasing independence
- Share common areas and living space with family members or roommates
- Express feelings; Manage anxiety; Change negative thoughts and emotion; Create a positive self-image; Interact positively with others; Understand perspective-taking
- Understand the expected & unexpected and manage emergency situations
FALL 4 WEEK SESSIONS
TBD
WHAT DO OUR INDEPENDENT FACILITATORS DO?
The facilitators meets regularly with an adult who has a developmental disability to:
- Help them get access to community supports and government-funded services
- Help manage their community resources and service plans
- Inform them about supports and direct them to the ones they need
- Help manage their community resources and service plans