Stepping Out Blog

Stepping Out make it a primary goal to develop service users life skills, both at home and out and about. Life skills such as cooking, cleaning, money management, health & hygiene, etc are all integral parts of gaining independence.

To successfully engage service users regarding general life skills, certain steps need to be taken:

Goal Setting via regular, planned meetings:
In order to make progress, the support worker or guardian must first identify the areas that need improvement. Once this is done, a goal setting meeting can be set. During the meeting the support worker and service user can plan out over the next coming week/month, how certain life skills can be improved. For example, one point of the plan may specify that the service user spends 30mins per day cleaning their room and/or dining area, or cooking for 3 nights per week. As the service user progresses, the plan can change to further their life skills even more.

Allowing the service user to access the community:
In order to effective manage money and expand their consumer awareness skills, the service user must access the community. The support worker can accompany them on shopping trips, social events, etc, giving advice when needed about transport links & costs, pedestrian safety and so forth.

Counselling & Therapy:
If necessary, counselling or therapy can be implemented if a service user has an underlying issue regarding a particular life skill. For example, their fear of travelling alone may hinder their progress In obtaining full independence.

By following the above steps, life skills in general can be vastly improved over a relatively short period of time. To find out more about Stepping Out Supported Housing, or to make a referral, call us on 0208 342 7217.