Pre-Employment Transition Services

Our Independent Living Consultants can provide a variety of services that can help youth with disabilities transition to their next step in life. These services include:

1. Independent Living Skills Training
2. Information and Referral Services
3. Advocacy
4. Peer Support
5. Transition

Our Youth Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-Ets) Program offers five different curriculums that can help in many ways.

Self-Advocacy

We use a self-advocacy curriculum that was created by individuals with disabilities that explains how to stand up for their rights in a way that is assertive and respectful.

Topics include:

• Disability history Legislation
• Self-Awareness & Self-Esteem
• Communication Skills
• The Power of Words
• Self-determination & the I.E.P.
• Advocacy types

  This service can be provided one-on-one or as a group, and the service can be provided virtually or in-person.

Career Exploration

In response to the pandemic and a need for virtual learning, we teach a web-based program used to help students navigate the following transition activities:

• Career planning
• Job exploration
• Info about work experiences
• Transition activities beyond high school
• Self-advocacy in broad terms

This service can be provided one-on-one or as a group, and the service can be provided virtually or in-person.

Skills for Employment

In order to prepare students in transition for the work-force we offer a curriculum that teaches soft skills for employment.

Students will learn to master the following skills:

• Communication
• Enthusiasm & Attitude
• Teamwork
• Networking & Professionalism
• Problem Solving /Critical Thinking

   This can be instructed in person or virtually and is best in a group setting, but can be taught individually.

Financial Literacy

We have a course that teaches students in transition about their income and spending habits in order to prepare for long-term success in financial management.

Topics include:

• Creating a budget
• Saving money
• Credit and Loans
• Borrowing money
• Financial institutions explained

   Students who elect this course as part of their transition will gain the tools necessary to be financially independent. This service can be provided one-on-one or as a group. This service can be provided virtually or in-person.

Relationships and Healthy Boundaries

MILC uses a curriculum that includes five modules that explain how each of our relationships can be defined in a very particular way.  A sixth module can be added with parent permission and student willingness to participate.

This class is only available to groups of students 14-21 years old with a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 10 participants.

Types of relationships discussed:

• Self
• Family, Close Friends, Significant Others
• Friends
• People we see very often
• Acquaintances
• Romance & Consent (Optional)