These services cover an array of counseling and guidance issues for eligible individuals with disabilities
that could be general or specific and substantive in scope.  Guidance, counseling and associated coordination of services, as provided by trained independent living counselors and support staff, are an integral component of the independent living rehabilitation process that enables individuals to live and interact within their community of choice. 

The following are examples of guidance and counseling interventions:

-Helping the individual understand their diagnosis, impairment and functional limitations

-Assisting the individual in dealing with and adjusting to the emotional issues surrounding their disability

-Liaison or interventions with medical providers to facilitate the treatment and meet the medical needs of the individual

-Discussion and exploration of the strengths, interests and abilities of the individual in relation to the recommendations from assessment data and other case information.