STEPS


STEPS stands for Support and Training to Empower Progress and Success.

The Steps project is a collaborative team involving the following stakeholders:

  • Service users
  • Parents/families/advocates
  • Wisdom Services
  • Department of Education and Science/VEC

The primary aim of the project is to facilitate graduates from the IONA Project to continue to access a range of person-centred programmes and support strategies.

The guiding principles are that the programme

  • Is service user led
  • Focuses on participants strengths and preferences
  • Is person-centred
  • Integrates learned skills
  • Is quality assured
  • Promotes integration and inclusion
  • Fosters communication and co-operation within the extended collaborative team
Core curriculum
  • Communication and language development
  • Behavioural approach
  • Adult education/life-long learning
  • Social integration
  • Development of functional skills
  • Development of leisure/recreational skills