SJH Services
Skills Acquisition
Independence looks different for every person. This service focuses on building the functional, real world skills that help adults with IDD participate more fully in their own lives, on their own terms.
What This Service Includes
This service includes:
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Communication skills, including verbal, nonverbal, and augmentative and alternative communication supports
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Daily living skills such as personal care, meal preparation, household management, and money management
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Community participation skills including navigating public spaces, using transportation, and engaging in community activities
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Social skills development to support meaningful relationships and interactions
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Vocational skills to support employment readiness, job performance, and workplace behavior
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Identification and teaching of replacement behaviors that serve the same purpose as challenging behaviors while building greater independence
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Ongoing data collection to track progress and guide skill development decisions
What To Expect
SJH provides the assessment, programming, and training that makes skill building possible. The people who implement that programming every day are the families, caregivers, and support teams who are present in the individual's life across all settings. Our role is to equip those people with the tools, strategies, and confidence to carry the work forward consistently and effectively.
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Skill building takes time and requires a team that is informed, aligned, and supported. We work closely with everyone involved to ensure that skills learned in one setting are being reinforced across all environments, and that the people doing that reinforcement feel prepared to do it well.
Why This Matters
Every skill an individual builds opens a door. The ability to communicate a need, prepare a meal, navigate a community, or hold a job represents a step toward a life with greater choice, greater independence, and greater dignity. Those gains belong entirely to the individual and go with them everywhere. Our job is to build the plan and train the team. Their job is to make it happen every single day. When both sides of that partnership are strong, real progress follows.
