Skills Training

Start Living Independent by Developing the Skills You Need

Customized Training Plans Covering a Wide-Range of Topics

MyCIL (Northeast PA Center for Independent Living) provides customized skills training as part of our independent living services. Skills training can give you the confidence to become more self-reliant. Together, we can help you live your best life.

Wide-range of Skill Training

Extensive Skills Training Topics

Through MyCIL’s skills training, we can help you develop new skills that will serve you well on your journey to living independently. If you have a new disability, we may be able to help you recover skills you may have lost. Together, we can help you achieve your independent living goals.

Our extensive training program covers a wide range of topics key to independent living, including:

• Personal growth — With the help of your Independent Living Specialist, you can set personal growth goals and design a plan to meet them. As you progress through your skills training, we’ll update your individualized program as needed. We’ll help you achieve a more fulfilling and independent life.

• Job and career — Through our job and career training, you develop the skills you need to obtain a fulfilling job or start a rewarding career. From training on specific job duties to developing interview skills, you’ll gain the confidence you need to succeed in the workforce.

Individualized Training Plans

Customized for You

No two people are alike. That’s why we offer independent training plans that we customize to your unique needs and goals.

As a MyCIL client, you get a customized training plan that is right for you. Your Independent Living Specialist will review your goals to recommend the best skills training to meet them.

Your skills training plan can include one-on-one training and training in a group setting. You will also get training customized for how you learn best.

Whether it’s through hands-on instruction, role-playing or any of the other training tools we use, you will develop the skills you need to live independently in your own home.

Goal Setting for Living Independent

Setting Goals to Achieve More

As part of your skills training plan, you and your Independent Living Specialist will set short- and long-term goals. Together, you will review the goals periodically.

Based on your progress, we can modify your customized skills training plan for continued success. Your skills training plan will grow with you as you continue to develop your skills.

Do You Offer Skills Training for Independent Living Near Me?

Serving 10 Northeastern PA Counties

MyCIL provides independent living services to residents in Bradford, Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Monroe, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming counties.

If you live in one of the northeastern PA counties we serve, and you qualify for services, you can access the skills training you need to achieve independent living. If you’re not sure if you qualify, contact us today at 1-800-344-7211.

An Independent Living Specialist will review your unique situation to determine if you are eligible. In the event you’re not, we’ll put you in touch with the right people who can help you.

Please note: MyCIL and ACES$ are closed for the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.