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The Keystone Newport News Independent Living
Skills Component consists of a thorough assessment which is completed at
admission for those residents that are at least 15 years old. The
assessment is completed within the first fourteen (14) days of admission by
the residents' primary therapist. The purpose of the assessment is to
obtain information about the adolescent's ability to enter the community as
a young adult.
The program consists of six stages.
Each month Keystone Newport News will address a central theme(s) specific to
the area of developing Independent Living Skills. This central
theme is supported on each of the resident units by special group education
and hands on skill development; in the classroom by the education staff; in
individual and group therapy by the primary therapist; and by the nursing
staff through group education.
The six stages consist of the following
topics:
| Stage One |
- Assertiveness (Section 15)
- Problem Solving / Decision Making
(Section 14)
- Using Resources (Section 10)
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| Stage Two |
- Health (Section 2)
- Sexuality (Section 16)
- Food / Nutritional (Section 9)
- Personal Care (Section 5)
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| Stage Three |
- Leisure Activities (Section 9)
- Cultural and Spiritual Supports
(Section 18)
- Family Relationships / Support
Systems (Section 17)
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| Stage Four |
- Housing (Section 1)
- Housekeeping (Section 4)
- Emergency (Section 7)
- Transportation (Section 3)
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| Stage Five |
- Education / Career Planning (Section
12)
- World of Work (Section 13)
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| Stage Six |
- Money Management (Section 11)
- Legal Social Responsibility (Section
6)
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