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ADULT TRAINING SERVICES

 

ADULT TRAINING PROGRAM

 

Provides program assessment and training for adults with disabilities through:

 

·         Habilitation: developing marketable skills through crafts, maintenance, and sub-contract work in order to learn appropriate vocational skills and attitudes.

 

·         Personal awareness: focusing on personal care and appearance, socialization and communication skills, and community awareness.

 

·         Practical Arts: training in meal planning and preparation, and home maintenance skills.

 

Consumer to staff ratio for this program is 6 to 1.

 

 

ADULT TRAINING PROGRAM INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORTS

 

Within the Adult Training Program a more intensive Individualized Program, provides support, training and community integration to adults with disabilities who have autism, and due to behavioral needs require intensive individual supports.

 

 

Consumer to staff ratio for this program is 3 to 1.

 

 

 

 

REAL LIFE CHOICES

 

The individual self directs the services and support that they want to receive based on their

 individual budget.

 

The Real Life Choices program enables the individual to select supports that focus on enhancing daily living

 

skills, socialization skills, pre-vocational and vocational skills.

 

The individual, staff, and caseworker develops a plan of support tailored to fit the individual enabling them to

 

reach measurable outcomes outlined in their self directed plan.

 

The Real Life Choices program is a non-traditional program that is tailor made to suit the individual in

 

assisting them to reach individual goals that they set for themselves.

 

EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

 

 

EXTENDED EMPLOYMEMT SUPPORTS

 

 

As part of our employment services, Pathways to Independence, Inc. provides Division of

 

Developmental Disabilities (DDD) consumers and Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVRS)

 

consumers supports which help them develop pre-vocational and vocational skills. Consumers learn job skills in

 

a nurturing environment. Extended Employment Supports takes place at Pathways workshops.

 

Consumers receive work-related training, such as learning how to package and assemble products,

 

as well as job counseling and job referrals. Consumers also receive supported employment service to include

 

on-site job coaching; crew work, in which an individual works as part of a peer group; and arrangements in

 

which consumers can sample different jobs to find a good “fit.”

 

The goal of the extended employment supports is to provide training to assist the consumers to enhance their

 

vocational skills thus building their self-esteem enabling them to seek volunteer and or community

 

employment.

 

 

 

 

DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITION: VOCATIONAL SUPPORTS

 

At Pathways our services extend to DVRS consumers.  Our goal is to enable individuals with disabilities to achieve employment outcomes consistent with their strengths, priorities, needs, abilities and capabilities.

 

Pre-Vocational Evaluation:  Provides a comprehensive, individualize and systematic process in which an

 

individual, in partnership with a trained Pathways evaluator and DVRS counselor evaluates the consumers work

 

skills.  Consumers learn to identify vocational options, consistent with their abilities, capabilities, preferences

 

and interest, to develop employment goals and objectives.

 

Work Adjustment Training: Provides a comprehensive, individualize service that assists consumers seeking

 

employment to develop or reestablish skills, attitudes, personal characteristics, work behavior and or functional

 

capacities, to achieve the identified integrated employment outcome.

 

 

 

Community Employment (SE): On going support services provided to an individual in a competitive

 

integrated environment.

 

Organizational Services (EE): Provides long-term employment services to consumers, who are presently

 

unable to work in a competitive employment setting. Individuals are frequently paid less then minimum wage

 

based on time studies identifying their ability.

 

SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT SERVICES

 

The following supports are available to DDD consumers and DVRS consumers in obtaining/maintaining employment.

 

PRE- PLACEMENT SERVICES

 

Pathways’ Pre-Placement program will assist you to choose, get and keep community based employment.  Our

 

Employment Specialist will meet with you to identify your career goals, review your work history and develop

 

an employment plan that suits you best.  We will also work with you and potential employers to make sure any

 

accommodations you may need are covered before you start.

 

 

 

PLACEMENT SERVICES

 

Once you accept an offer of employment, an Employment Specialist will help train you with specific job tasks

 

and skills you may need to do as your position requires.  Our goal is for you to do a great job in your work and

 

to keep your job as long as possible.  We want you to be a successful employee and that is what we are here for!

 

 

LONG TERM FOLLOW ALONG SERVICES

 

As you continue to work and become more confident and independent with your job, we will continue to

 

provide continuous vocational support as needed.  Your Employment Specialist Coach will still be in contact

 

with you and your employer to make sure that things are going well with you and your job.  If issues arise the

 

employment specialist will provide assistance to you and your employer.

 

 

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