Skills Training and Development
The Texas Care Skills Training and Development Program
Skills training and development is training provided to an eligible client, the LAR, or primary caregiver on behalf of an eligible client.
The training addresses:
- Serious emotional, behavioral disturbances, mental illness and symptoms related problems that interfere with the client’s functioning and living, working, and learning environment.
- Provides opportunities for the individual to acquire and improve skills needed to function as appropriately and independently as possible in the community and improve functioning with peers, family, work, school, and other domains in their life.
Skills training and supportive interventions 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. Skills training and development may include:
- Skills related to personal hygiene
- Pro-Social skills
- Assertiveness skills
- Anger management skills
- Stress reduction techniques
- Communication skills
- Transportation utilization
- Money management
- The development of natural supports
- Life skills
- Parenting skills
- Access to needed services in the community (e.g., medical care, substance abuse services, legal services, and living room accommodations)
- Social skills (e.g., communicating one’s needs to strangers and making appropriate choices for the use of leisure times)
Skills training and development services consist of increasing the LAR’s or primary caregiver’s understanding of an ability to respond to the client’s needs identified in the uniform assessment or documented in the recovery plan.
The individualized recovery planning process is done to identify the goal areas the client and field staff will focus on to build independence. Staff is carefully matched to the client by the supervisor. The recovery plan is reviewed and revised routinely and as needed to ensure progress is being made.
Eligibility Criteria
- Active Texas Medicaid insurance coverage
- Individuals qualifying for Mental Health Skill Building Services must demonstrate a clinical necessity for the service arising from a condition due to mental, behavioral, or emotional illness that results in significant functional impairments in major life activities. Services are provided to individuals who require individualized training to achieve or maintain stability and independence in the community.
- Must complete an initial and yearly full diagnostic assessment/evaluation.
For more information on Skills Training and Development Resources or other Texas Care services, feel free to call 888-98TODAY and an Intake Coordinator will be happy to take your call and direct you to the appropriate department.
