IL Skills Training Resources

Healthy Community Living Curriculums

Description: This site includes workshops of varying durations within CILs to build independent living skills/employment/housing/peer support. Workshops include: Living Well in the Community, Community Living Skills, and Working Well with a Disability.

URL: http://healthycommunityliving.com

Creation Date: 2020            

Type of Product: workshops

People Required: organization

Adaptation Needed: little to no adaptation

Rural Adaptations: does not appear to be limited to rural areas

Reading Time: varies depending on workshops offered

Funding: fee to access facilitator trainings

Staff Needed: need staff facilitators to take trainings and lead workshops

Supplies: need internet access, may want to print some materials

Technology: need internet access, devices to access materials; projector/tv if sharing with group

Alone/Group: done alone (1-2 staff), workshops are for groups of people with disabilities

Recruitment/Attrition Risk: not all participants will maintain interest/availability for a full 7-10 week workshop

Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 9

Practical As-Is for Implementation: great


Advocacy Skill Building Toolkit

Description: A guide for CILs to conduct interactive and engaging workshops to facilitate the development of advocacy skills of emerging IL leaders and youth with disabilities using improv as a medium.

URL: https://www.umt.edu/rural-institute/rtc/resources/advocacy-skill-building-toolkit/default.php

Creation Date: 2017           

Type of Product: toolkit, how-to

People Required: organization

Adaptation Needed: adapt to individual needs of participants

Rural Adaptations: does not appear to be limited to urban areas

Reading Time: does not take a long time to read the document

Funding: none needed for the guide

Staff Needed: staff needed in order to facilitate groups. Although the training is included, staff need to know what to modify to meet the individual needs of participants, and also need to know how to set up the activities.

Supplies: this guide, as well as resources included (e.g., slides, activities, handouts)

Technology: to access guide and resources, can be printed

Alone/Group: group

Recruitment/Attrition Risk: some might not want to do improv

Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 14

Practical As-Is for Implementation: great


Using Technology to Promote Independence for Older Adults: Continuing Education Workshop for Service Providers in the Aging Services Network

Description: This trainer’s manual is used for a 2-day workshop on using technology to promote independence for older adults.

URL: 

Creation Date: 1998    

Type of Product: toolkit; workshop

People Required: individual; community

Adaptation Needed: updates from creation date

Rural Adaptations: does not appear to be limited to urban areas, although technology is needed to conduct workshops

Reading Time: does not take a long time to read the guide

Funding: fee to buy manual and videos

Staff Needed: staff needed in order to facilitate and lead groups. Although the training is included, staff need to know how to facilitate to an older adult population.

Supplies: this guide and videos included

Technology: to conduct workshops and access video materials

Alone/Group: group

Recruitment/Attrition Risk: consideration of whether or not older adults still need this information 

Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 18

Practical As-Is for Implementation: great, despite accessing fee and need for technology


FitMi and MusicGlove

Description: FDA-listed portable neurorehab that helps improve mobility for hands, arms, core, and legs.

URL: https://www.flintrehab.com/product/fitmi/

Creation Date: 2022          

Type of Product: app

People Required: individual

Adaptation Needed: little to none needed

Rural Adaptations: needed if availability of technology is sparse

Reading Time: does not take a long time read information about app

Funding: have to pay for app

Staff Needed: none

Supplies: this app

Technology: needed to use product

Alone/Group: done alone

Recruitment/Attrition Risk: none

Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 9

Practical As-Is for Implementation: great


Cognitopia

Description: Web-based app used to help with self-management, planning, employment, and independence.

URL: https://www.cognitopia.com/

Creation Date: 2020          

Type of Product: app

People Required: individual

Adaptation Needed: little to none needed

Rural Adaptations: needed if availability of technology is sparse

Reading Time: does not take a long time to read information about app

Funding: have to pay for app

Staff Needed: none

Supplies: this app

Technology: needed to use product

Alone/Group: done alone

Recruitment/Attrition Risk: none

Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): College Graduate

Practical As-Is for Implementation: great