Training in life skills such as housekeeping that have not been learned.

The process by which an individual acquires and maintains the life skills necessary to cope more effectively with personal and environmental demands or to improve physical, mental, and social competencies.

The process of helping an individual develop specific skills and abilities (e.g., dressing, eating, maneuvering a wheelchair) in order to become as independent and productive as possible.

Assistance and training in the home or community to: maintain/improve basic living skills, vocational activities, and community activities; enhance social and personal development; and maintain/improve communication skills, mobility skills, and physical and psychological health.

Development of skills and abilities.

the process of assisting an individual to develop certain skills and abilities to reach full potential in independence and productivity

The coordinated use of medical, social, educational, and vocational measures for training or retraining individuals disabled by disease or injury to the highest possible level of functional ability. Several different types of habilitation are distinguished: vocational, social, psychological, medical, and educational.

Teaching new skills to children with developmental disabilities.

Process of providing specific learning experiences for those persons with disabilities who have been isolated from such experiences so they can become aware of and develop their abilities and potentials. [Click Here To Return To List

Habilitation is a term used within the university system in France, Germany, Austria, and some other European countries such as the German-speaking part of Switzerland, in Bulgaria, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, and countries of former Soviet Union, such as Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Kirgizstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, etc. It was not common in the Middle Ages, when the disputatio was the highest academic rank. It developed mostly since the 18th century.