Independent Mindset Skills for Empowerment & Transition (ImSET) guides persons with disabilities (PWDs) on their journey toward Independent Living (IL) and successful employment. With direct support from service providers, ImSET helps individuals attain the social and emotional skills for success.
What is ImSET?
ImSET is a collaborative tool that empowers individuals, service providers, and organizations to develop specific IL goals and tailored action plans that influence social and emotional skill development.
Who can use ImSET?
- Persons transitioning to community
- Job-seekers with disabilities
- Supported Employment Caseworkers
- Community Support Workers
ImSET Benefits
Supported Employment
ImSET assists job-seekers in knowing what are appropriate workplace behaviours for their professional image.
IL Skill Development
ImSET provides clients with the resources so they can gain the necessary independent living skills.
Community Transition
ImSET helps identify support services, so individuals can fully integrate and participate in their communities.
How ImSET works
ImSET is easy to set up and use, making it a beneficial tool for your organization. In four easy steps, you'll be on the way to assisting your clients to live independently.
Train case management team
Your team can be quickly oriented on how to use ImSET and what details to include so they capture real-time feedback for follow-up with their clients.
Customize your skills
ImSET allows you to select from different skill categories that will support your clients best and provides definition and behavioural examples to help you communicate expectations.
Put a plan in place
ImSET helps you assist your clients by identifying early individual intervention opportunities.
Share with clients
Use self-reflective questionnaires to establish expectations, address challenges, and monitor progress.
ImSET Skills
Frequently asked questions
What is ImSET?
ImSET is a flexible, personalized skill-building platform designed to support individuals — particularly those with disabilities — in developing the essential skills needed for independent living and employment success. Covering 10 customizable skill areas that bridge daily living and workplace readiness, ImSET allows support professionals to tailor reflections, resources, and goal-setting tools around each client's unique needs and aspirations. ImSET equips individuals with the foundational skills that make both independence and meaningful employment more achievable — giving clients a stronger footing in daily life and a competitive edge in the job market.
Who can use ImSET?
ImSET is designed for service providers and organizations supporting persons with disabilities. It caters to a wide range of abilities and needs, ensuring inclusivity and accessibility.
How does ImSET work?
ImSET is an online tool that you can use through a website. You'll create your own account, and once you're in, you'll find all sorts of resources that can be personalized just for you. Take some reflections to see how you're doing with different skills and find out where you can improve. You can even set your own goals and keep track of how you're progressing over time. The platform is really user-friendly and easy to use. It's designed to make it simple for you to find what you need, access resources, and keep track of your progress smoothly.
How does ImSET support collaboration among stakeholders?
ImSET is all about bringing people together and making it super easy to communicate and collaborate on our secure cloud. It has features that let you share information seamlessly and work as a team, whether you're an individual, a service provider, or part of an organization. With ImSET, you're in a supportive environment where everyone can come together and make a real difference in empowering persons with disabilities.
How can ImSET benefit persons with disabilities?
ImSET is an innovative platform that empowers persons with disabilities through personalized support and skill development. With 10 customizable skill areas, it offers truly personalized support — addressing the unique needs and goals of each individual rather than applying a one-size-fits-all approach. The skills covered span both independent living and employability, recognizing that the two are deeply connected. As clients develop confidence and capability in daily life, those same strengths translate into a competitive edge in the job market — equipping each individual with a well-rounded foundation to navigate life's opportunities with greater independence and purpose.
Is ImSET customizable to individual needs?
What makes ImSET particularly valuable in supporting a client's transition to independent living is its flexibility. Every individual's journey looks different, and ImSET is designed with that in mind. As a support professional, the platform can be shaped around a client's goals, strengths, and priority areas. The built-in reflections help establish a clear starting point, and from there, resources and goal-setting tools can be used to keep the individual focused on what matters most — whether that's building specific daily living skills or working toward longer-term aspirations.
Can ImSET help with finding employment opportunities?
While ImSET doesn't directly support job placement, it helps individuals build the skills needed to succeed at home, at work, and in their communities. ImSET offers resources and tools that build job readiness while addressing something often overlooked: the connection between independent living skills and employability. By strengthening both, ImSET gives individuals a solid foundation to pursue their career goals with confidence.
Request a Demo
Want to know more about how ImSET can help your clients reach their Independent Living goals? Reach out and one of our representatives will get back to you within 3–5 business days.
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