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Career Center
Career Development
Center
Principal
Child & Career
Development Center
610-383-7400
The
Career Development Center is a center-based, pre-vocational program in
life skills and learning
support that provides learning experiences for students in a highly structured,
staff-intensive environment. Students with severe learning disabilities,
physical handicaps, mild emotional disturbances and mild to moderate mental
retardation can be successful in this pre-vocational program.
Basic
academic, life and pre-vocational skills are taught in an integrated program
for
students, ages 14 to 21 years old. Academic and pre-vocational skills
are tailored to student abilities and interests as determined by an IEP
team. Emphasis is placed on developing functional skills ranging
from basic survival and self-help skills to higher level reading and math
skills related to the student's pre-vocational area.
Program Features
- Individual
assessment and educational planning
- Integrated
pre-vocational and academic programs
- Structured
environment
- Transition
services
- Job
coaching for students involved in work experience program
- Interagency
coordination - OVR and MH/MR
- Drug
and alcohol counseling
- Computer
literacy education
- Social
experiences - Student Council, dances, assemblies, field trips,
Special Olympics
- Sheltered
workshop
- Community-based
instruction
- Augmentative
communication devices
- Prosocial
skills instruction
- Cooperative
education (work/study)
- Pre-vocational
instruction is provided according to the student's interests and abilities. These
experiences may include:
- Food
preparation
- Health
and child care
- Project
development
- Horticulture
- Carpentry
- Small
engine repair
- Automobile
servicing
- CAD
(Computer Assistive Design)
Each
student's
program follows the mandate of his/her IEP as designed to meet local district
high school graduation requirements. In addition to the academic
and pre-vocational classes, students may participate in the following activities:
- Art
- Music
- Adaptive & regular
physical education
- Intramural
sports
- Adventure/character
education
- Electives may include:
- Creative
art
- Music
- Swimming
- Physical
education
- Chorus
- School
volunteer programs
- Adventure
education
The primary
goal is to assist students in developing the necessary self-help
skills, social skills, independent living skills, work habits and appropriate
behavior to be successful in regular vocational programs and/or the world
of work.
Related services
provided in the basic program include:
- Counseling
- Social
services
- Psychological
services
Health and support
services provided in the basic program include:
- School
nurse services
- Social
worker
- Psychological
assessment
Related services
not provided in the base cost but available on an as needed basis include:
- Speech and language
therapy
- Occupational
and physical therapy
- Hearing
and vision services
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