Community-based programs

Vocational:

• Vocational Exploration / Job Shadowing and Job Coaching
• Prevocational Instruction
• Interest Inventory
• Job Applications / Resume / Cover Letter / Thank you cards
• Interviewing Skills
• Job search utilizing the computer / newspaper
• Work Safety
• Employer Handbook Awareness
• Time Card / Pay Check and Banking Training
• Job Related Social Skills Training
• Accessing vocational resources such as Bureau of Rehabilitation Services
• Transportation (Public / Driver's Manual and Computerized Practice Tests)

Independent Living:

With the assistance of a mentor, students develop life skills in community settings:

• Daily Living Skills Assessment (Personal Living, Home Living and Community Living)
• Managing a home
• Cooking / Cleaning / Laundry / Hygiene
• Health and Nutrition
• Problem Solving and conflict resolution
• Time and Money management
• Organizational Skills
• Communication and Social Skills
• Impulse Control and Coping Strategies
• Self Advocacy
• Functional Academics and tutoring such as money skills, budgeting, comparison shopping, measurement, reading, writing, citizenship, and home economics.

Community:

• Public transportation
• Shopping
• Libraries
• Banking
• Laundry
• Medical services
• Recreation
• Housing options
• Volunteer opportunities
• Accessing State and Federal programs such as SSI, DDS, BRS, DOL