Lifeskills

Residents develop their emotional, intellectual, social, creative, independent living skills and interests.

A sense of belonging and positive self-esteem is generated through exploring and making sense of their identity, by using sport, culture, and artistic activity. Each individual young person will present with an array of life skill needs, and the following is a list of life skills that each resident will be supported with here at Phoenix Independence.

This list is not exhaustive, and will be determined by our initial assessment:

• Introduction to Key Worker on arrival
• Support with Daily food preparation
• Support with daily hygiene programme
• Support with maintaining a clean and safe living accommodation
• Support with budgeting and food shopping
• Support with accessing the necessary agencies (Connexions Job Centre) to assist in their future
• Guidance in accessing the necessary agencies for financial support
• Support with accessing education, training, and employment
• Help facilitate family contact
• In house vocational courses
• Mentoring
• Assisting the Young Person to register with a Doctor and Dentist
• Guidance in accessing Social and Recreational activities
• Assisting them in following their personal Religious and cultural practises
• Help with loneliness
• Guidance for Independent living skills
• Guidance on Legal issues
• To provide support with cultural and religious links in the area