Independent living services include skills training and/or supportive interventions that focus on the improvement of communication skills, appropriate interpersonal behaviors, and other skills necessary for independent living or, when age appropriate, functioning effectively with family, peers, and teachers. 

Training for independent living includes skills related to: 

• Personal hygiene.

• Transportation utilization.

• Money management.

• The development of natural supports.

• Access to needed services in the community (e.g., medical care, substance use services, legal services, living accommodations).

• Social skills (e.g., communicating one’s needs to strangers and making appropriate choices for the use of leisure time).