KELS Case Study

After reading the lived experience, the KELS and the COTE scale are great assessments to determine each living skill that might be hindering her independent living. The KELS assessment would be utilized to evaluate or determine her ability to function in basic living skills. The COTE scale would be used to evaluate behaviors that give information about her overall performance patterns. This woman has been through a lot in her life but is still motivated to work and live independently. She has been homeless 23 times due to family problems, marriages, unemployment, and abuse. She has also been sent to a Mental Health Facility and a state mental hospital because she kept physically injuring herself. o Short-term goal: Return to independent self-care

The two areas of assistance she needs within the safety and health categories are: awareness of dangerous household situations and identification of appropriate action for sickness and accidents. It also seems that she might have difficulty-managing money and has to work multiple jobs to meet her needs. Areas where our treatment would focus in money management are: obtain and maintain source of income, budgeting of monthly income, budgeting of money for food, and use of banking forms. She did great keeping up with bills while she had a job but would become homeless after she lost a job because she could not keep up with the payments. Focusing on these areas will help her manage her money and save money to better prepare her for self-sustaining independent living. Another major focus for her treatments would be planning for future employment and leisure activity involvement. As a therapist we can help her find a job where she can apply her skills and also find other sources in the community that provide help, such as food