REACHING GOALS TOGETHER

INDEPENDENCE PURSUIT IS A PROGRAM OF SOUTHWIND FIELDS, DESIGNED TO SUPPORT ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES, WHO ARE READY, OR ALMOST READY TO ENTER THE JOB MARKET.  COMFORTABLY NESTLED WITHIN OUR SOUTHWIND LOCAL SOCIETY, WE'LL HELP GET YOU THERE WITH A VARIETY OF YEAR-ROUND WORK READINESS BASED TRAININGS, SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT TRAINING, AND JOB PLACEMENT... ALL WITH A UNIQUE, POSITIVE, AND PURPOSE DRIVEN APPROACH.

PRE-EMPLOYMENT CLASSES (TWC FUNDED):

  • WORK-ADJUSTMENT TRAINING (WAT)

  • PERSONAL SOCIAL-ADJUSTMENT TRAINING (PSAT)

  • VOCATIONAL-ADJUSTMENT TRAINING (VAT)

  • JOB PLACEMENT

JOB PLACEMENT

Job placement services offer assistance in securing employment that is integrated, competitive, permanent and based on each individuals informed choice, unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, and interests.  Services include:

  • training and preparation for job search

  • help in gaining positions that meet individual needs as well as that of the business by which they are being hired

  • assistance with job skills training, when necessary, to keep a job

WORK-ADJUSTMENT TRAINING (WAT)

Work Adjustment Training (WAT) is designed to improve work-related behaviors and enhance interpersonal skills of the individual while they perform "real" work in a structured environment. Work Adjustment Training is for individuals who have: 

  • never worked before

  • had sporadic work histories

  • not worked for an extended period of time

  • behavioral/attitude issues that need to be addressed in order to obtain and maintain employment, such as communication with employers, customers, and co-workers, work attire, hygiene, and dress code for the work environment

PERSONAL SOCIAL-ADJUSTMENT TRAINING (PSAT)

Personal-Social Adjustment Training (PSAT) is a structured service designed to meet the unique needs of individuals and address a variety of vocational impediments. This service is specifically designed to address work-related behaviors that inhibit the individual's abilities to successfully maintain employment. The training is customized for each individual and includes topics such as:

  • personal adjustment, which can include:

  • self-evaluation

  • developing or restoring self-confidence

  • self-advocacy skills

  • disability management

  • personal health and hygiene

  • personal appearance and grooming

  • social adjustment, which can include:

  • establishing basic etiquette

  • social relationships

  • conflict resolution

  • appropriate use of time and schedule management

  • developing socially acceptable behaviors

  • work adjustment and preparation for community integration which can include:

  • workplace interaction

  • acceptable work behaviors

  • time/schedule management

  • use of community resources

VOCATIONAL ADJUSTMENT TRAINING (VAT)

Vocational Adjustment Training (VAT) for Work Readiness includes services to help an individual learn and adjust to the daily workplace routine. The services allow an individual to develop the competencies and essential skills necessary to function successfully on the job and in the community. Work Readiness prepares individuals for successful employment so they can be as self-sufficient as possible. It is the intent of Work Readiness services to meet the needs of each individual and help address or manage vocational impediments.

  • journaling activities

  • extension activities

  • complete self-assessments

  • participate in individual and group discussions and activities

  • apply the information to improve their employability

  • discussions

  • PowerPoint presentations

  • inquiry-based instructions

  • hands-on experiments

  • project and problem-based learning

  • computer-aided instructions

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A PART OF OUR INDEPENDENCE PURSUIT PROGRAM, LAUNCH PAD IS DESIGNED TO HELP YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES, AGES 14 TO 22, PREPARE FOR EMPLOYMENT AFTER GRADUATION. LAUNCH PAD IS CENTERED AROUND A SERIES OF JOB READINESS CLASSES THAT INCLUDE:

  • JOB EXPLORATION AND COUNSELING

  • WORK-BASED LEARNING

  • COUNSELING ON POST-SECONDARY OPPORUTNITIES

  • WORKPLACE READINESS TRAINING

  • SELF ADVOCACY