Positive Lifestyles believe everyone with a disability, illness or injury deserves the opportunity to regain their independence and quality of life. We endeavour to make this a reality. Our vocational team will offer advice and guidance for individuals who are experiencing difficulty maintaining or enhancing new skills, due to the nature of their disability or ill health. We take a pro-active role working with the individual to facilitate a safe, appropriate and sustainable return to a productive lifestyle.

Positive Lifestyles is currently developing and expanding its vocational services. These services will provide a relaxed and therapeutic environment for clients with a wide and varied activities programme focused on enhancing individuals life skills. Our philosophy is based on offering clients the opportunities to taste many activities that will enable individuals to perform functional and meaningful activities with as much assistance and support as required.

Positive Lifestyles activity programmes are based with an emphasis on the development of interpersonal skills. Individual assessments and active support will support clients to develop new skills in many areas enabling clients to maximise their potential. We provide support which enables people with special needs to acquire and develop life, communication and social skills in order to achieve their optimum level of independence. Individuals are treated and afforded the same rights as others in society. They are fully supported in their choice of beliefs and lifestyle.

Positive Lifestyles is currently developing new vocational services away from the homes, however, some of our homes have on-site vocational facilities providing a range of stimulating social, educational and work related activities. We have regular computer literacy classes, music therapy sessions, cooking classes/sessions in addition to external leisure and educational activities that include horse riding, swimming, horticulture, local pubs and resturants, access to local community day facilities, colleges and employment services.

Work Trials Our Vocational Team are trained to provide individual support with all aspects of skill development, job coaching/searching, CV develop- ment, interview techniques, application form completion and coordinate, as well as offer advice, on appropriate training courses and activities Sometimes if someone has been absent or never worked it is useful for them to be able to try different work situations, to assess their compatibility to an alternative job and to act as part of their rehabilitation program, increasing strength and endurance. Generally large employers, as part of their social responsibility, are keen to be involved with these work experience type placements which are a crucial part of rehabilitating individuals into the work place.