Tyler Plans for his 'Good Life' Posted by Posted by Imogen Loakman on 20 July 2015 Posted on: 20 July 2015

Tyler is excited about planning for his future with Enabling Good Lives. He has clear ideas about what he wants to do, where he wants to live and how he wants his social life to be.

He’s very focused on job plans and he has a variety of career choices that his Enabling Good Lives Navigator, Hannah, is helping him work through. They’re also discussing study options to help him achieve his goals.
“One thing is work for the Trackside crew, be a radio announcer, maybe work for a radio station, maybe be an auctioneer,” Tyler says.
With a love of racing, Tyler is particularly interested in pursuing a job in that field.

Tyler is already connected with his community, spending regular time at the local Shirley St. Albans Club watching horse racing and chatting with his friends. He wants to take his social life a step further and get outdoors as well as out and about in the city.

Just like any other 20-year-old, Tyler is also keen to move out of home and set up a flat. He’s eager to have more independence.
Mum Andrea is encouraging and supportive of Tyler’s choices and is enthusiastic about the new flexibility that Enabling Good Lives will provide. She is excited about the new approach to support and is focusing on positive things for Tyler.

“We’re thinking outside the square now… the old way was tick boxes and not what we wanted for Tyler…It was about the bad parts of his life and now it’s about the good parts and we follow that path – which is really good,” she says.

Story taken from Christchurch's Enabling Good Lives Newsletter | November 2013.