Course Offerings

This course provides transition support for individuals on the autism spectrum. It addresses skills and strategies required for success in post-secondary and employment settings, including organization and executive functioning, emotion regulation, and social skills.

Course Objectives

Create an individualized goal plan for future career and college goals and learn how to monitor success towards reaching their goals.

Attend Career Counseling sessions with a T-STEP instructor and access appropriate career counseling resources.

Learn organization and time management strategies that will be practiced in class and in a weekly volunteer campus internship setting.

Learn and practice self-monitoring and self-reward strategies.

Attend Higher Education Counseling sessions with a T-STEP facilitator and access appropriate resources.

Learn college and employment-related social skills (including how to seek help when needed). Strategies will be practiced in class and volunteer campus internship settings.

Learn strategies for coping with distress and appropriately accepting corrective feedback from an instructor or supervisor. Strategies will be practiced in class and volunteer campus internship settings.

Develop use of self-advocacy skills during individual sessions with a T-STEP facilitator and practice use of these skills in post-secondary and/or internship settings.

Outline of Instruction

Introduction and Goal Setting

Overview, Introduction to Internship, Self-Monitoring

Organizational Skills, Visual Supports and Self Rewards

Organizational Skills, Visual Supports and Self Rewards

Time Management Skills, Creating a Personal TM System and Flexibility

Time Management Skills, Creating a Personal TM System and Flexibility

Time Management Skills, Creating a Personal TM System and Flexibility

Video-Modeling and Practice of Organizational and Time Management Skills/Strategies

Video-Modeling and Practice of Organizational and Time Management Skills/Strategies

Appropriately Coping with Distress including Creating a Calm Routine

Appropriately Coping with Distress including Creating a Calm Routine

Appropriately Coping with Distress including Creating a Calm Routine

Social Niceties

Social Niceties

Video-Modeling and Practice of Appropriately Coping with Distress and Use of Social Niceties

Video-Modeling and Practice of Appropriately Coping with Distress and Use of Social Niceties

How to Get the Help You Need

How to Get the Help You Need

Appropriately Accepting Corrective Feedback

Appropriately Accepting Corrective Feedback

Video-Modeling and Practice of Using a Plan for Asking for Help and Appropriately Accepting Corrective Feedback

Video-Modeling and Practice of Using a Plan for Asking for Help and Appropriately Accepting Corrective Feedback

Summary, Review, Wrap-up, Next Steps

Summary, Review, Wrap-up, Next Steps

Contact Hours

36

CEUs

1

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

Certification

None

Website

None

Certification Learning Outcomes/Requirements

CE or CU Articulation

No

Prerequisites

None

Learning Supplies Needed

Manuals and accompanying materials supplied by instructors

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

NA

Requirements for Successful Completion

90% attendance

Accreditation/Special Approval Requirements

N/A

Intended Audience

Student attending a Wake Tech curriculum with high-functioning ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder). This program addresses skills needed for success in college, higher-education, or employment settings.

Specific Industry or Business Support Needs

N/A

Wake County Need for Industry Positions

N/A

Industry or Job Titles Related to Training Outcomes for Employment

NA

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Course Contact Information

Mike Langer
919-532-5526
[email protected]