Independent Living Skills

Direct Services and Case Management Support

Independent Living Skills (ILS)

is a program designed for adults to receive instructional and functional skills training to commence or maintain a sustainable and independent living environment for themselves and/or their families.

 

Clients will have a team of direct service professionals/caseworkers including a representative of the San Diego Regional Center to create an Individual Support Plan (ISP) to state/outline their individual goals and maintain record of individual progress. A direct service professional/caseworker is assigned to the client to meet on a weekly basis 1:1 to work on the life goals outlined for the client and record the progress consistently in order to present to the team on a quarterly basis for review and updating of the client’s individual support plan.

 

The curriculum of ILS SERVICES includes, but is not limited to: 

Instructional/Functional Skills Training:

  • 1:1 Support @ 12-40 hours per month (personalized to meet client’s needs) - Meal Planning/Preparation/Cooking

  • Home management

  • Shopping in natural environments

  • Money management/budgeting

  • Mobility Training

  • Self-Care/Personal Hygiene

  • Health/Medical Appointments

  • Self-Advocacy

  • Independent Recreation

  • Housing/Medical/Dental/Community Resources 

  • Home and Community Safety 

  • Parenting Skills & Resources 

  • Other Services and resources: Social Impact Services partners with community  organizations, subsidy programs and licensed professionals that may provide additional  support to a client given the nature of support required. 

Case Management:

  • Planning team meetings on a quarterly basis with client, support systems and SDRC 

  • ISP Reports detailing initial, daily, quarterly, semi-annually, and annual progress/notes

  • Medical Forms detailing medical history and medication  

Process to become a client:

Clients of interest must be receiving services/funding from San Diego Regional Center (SDRC). If the client of interest is not receiving services and  would like to begin the intake process with SDRC, they may visit https://www.sdrc.org/apply for additional information. Once the client of interest is approved with the San Diego  Regional Center for services and/or has a planning team meeting with SDRC to discuss his/her interest in this program with their assigned San Diego Regional Center Service  Coordinator and/or the Program Manager of their assigned unit should their case be temporarily unassigned, the Service Coordinator/Program Manager may contact Social Impact  Services directly for a referral. Potential clients are welcomed to seek additional support for this service authorization at inquiries@socialimpactservices.org