Supporting an Adult with Down Syndrome: Social Life, Employment, Independence

Guiding towards fulfillment, professional integration, and a fully lived adult life

👨‍👩‍👧 Target Audience Families, relatives, and caregivers supporting an adult with Down syndrome who wish to promote their independence, social and professional integration, and personal development.

⏱️ Duration 1 hour – Comprehensive training divided into 6 progressive modules

💻 Format 100% online training, accessible from your computer or tablet. You progress at your own pace, whenever you wish, without time constraints.

What You Will Learn

This training offers you an in-depth understanding of the specific needs of adults with Down syndrome and keys to support them towards a fulfilling life. You will discover how to respect their self-determination while maintaining a secure framework, and how to support their continuous progression at any age.

Through concrete strategies, you will learn to develop their domestic independence, assist them in managing money and transportation, prepare and succeed in their professional integration, and promote their social and emotional life. You will also anticipate questions related to aging and the future.

By the end of this training, you will be able to:

• Understand the specificities of adulthood with Down syndrome: cognitive evolution, health particularities, emotional and relational needs
• Respect self-determination: shift from deciding “for” to deciding “with” the person
• Identify interests as levers for motivation and independence
• Support continuous progression: propose adapted challenges, value each progress, accept fluctuations
• Assess the level of domestic independence: hygiene, meals, housekeeping, home management
• Use visual tools adapted to the adult: sequences, illustrated recipes, schedules, reminder apps
• Explore housing options: family home, supervised apartment, supported shared living, inclusive housing
• Assist in money management: recognizing coins and bills, envelope system, prepaid cards, budgeting concept
• Understand legal protection measures: family empowerment, guardianship, conservatorship
• Develop autonomous mobility step by step: familiar routes, public transport, security tools (GPS, laminated maps)
• Know professional pathways: ESAT, adapted businesses, supported employment in ordinary settings
• Prepare for professional integration: identify strengths, develop transversal skills, support internships
• Support success in employment: accommodations, communication with the employer, fatigue management
• Promote social relationships: diversify encounters, support social skills, secure social media use
• Support emotional and sexual life: adapted education, couple life, secure framework
• Develop leisure and culture: sports activities, artistic pursuits, cultural outings, vacations
• Adapt positive reinforcement to the adult: avoid infantilization, value with dignity
• Prevent psychological difficulties: identify warning signs, know when to consult
• Anticipate aging and the future: specificities of aging, adapted housing, support network

You will leave with concrete tools: visual sequences adapted to the adult, envelope system for budgeting, travel sheets, autonomy assessment grids, references for different professional pathways, and strategies to prepare for the future with confidence.

Bonus: Discover the JOE app, the brain coach, with its 30+ cognitive games to stimulate memory, attention, and planning — essential skills for daily independence.