Career Development
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TP ADDEPT – CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
The overall goal of our Career Development program is to mutually meet the needs of our corporate partners and our clients by providing well trained, productive and dedicated employees with meaningful careers. Turning Pointe’s Career Development program involves partnering with Fortune 500 companies and other employers in our community to create mock environments, skills development and training programs, job coaching and on-site supports to facilitate a transition to work environments that align with an individual’s skills and interests. The program will enhance the quality of life of all of our students by maximizing independence and supporting community integration through a vocational training program and support system that is highly individualized, intensive in nature and focused on the development of adaptive skills and strategies to be successful.
Turning Pointe believes that each individual has the potential to find meaningful and gainful employment that plays to their strengths but recognizes that these strengths may need some focused attention and challenges addressed to bring the best out in the person. Working with our corporate partners and our trained staff, each student will have an individualized Career Plan that clearly states these strengths and weaknesses, establishes periodic goals, and begins to identify what industries may be best suited for the person now and in the future and establishes a time period to attain these goals. Semi annual assessments are held with the family, the student and the Turning Pointe staff each time adjusting the Career Plan to drive to gainful, paid employment.
Chris Simler
Director of Career Development Services
Christopher Simler is the Chief Executive Officer and Disability Outreach Consultant for Integrated Behavioral Systems, Inc and is an Adjunct Professor at Elmhurst College. He is classically trained as an Applied Behavioral Scientist specializing in the field of autism supports, strategies, and curriculum development. As a Behavioral Scientist, Christopher applies his knowledge of leadership, program development, communication and instruction as key components in working with people with disabilities. Over the last fifteen years Christopher has worked with businesses, non-profits, school districts, transition programs, national associations and co-operative special education programs providing trainings, corporate development, transition consultation and behavioral support.
TP ADDEPT –Adult Developmental Delay Employment Pre-Training LIFE SKILLS & CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM For high school graduates with autism and other Social, communication and/or behavior disorders CLASSES BEGIN JANUARY 16, 2012
Participants in Turning Pointe’s Life Skills and Career Development Program will engage students in coursework and skills training in the following areas: Life Skills Curriculum (Monday thru Friday: 9am to noon) COPES Life Strategies (Communication, Organization, Positive Behavior Supports, Escalation Regulation and Socialization) Daily Living Skills Health and Physical Care Social Communication Self Determination Money Management Mobility in the Community Career Development Curriculum (Monday thru Friday: 12:30pm to 3:30pm) Work Place Readiness Occupational Specific Skills Walgreens and OfficeMax Job Skill and Environmental Development The student’s program is completed by participation in an intern opportunity with our partner companies with the following skills focus: • Manager, Co-Employee and Customer relations and interaction • Refinement of jobs skills development • Refinement of job aids & supports For more information or to get started with an assessment, please contact us.
Our Program Partners To review a detailed curriculum or to get started with an application and an initial assessment contact Chris Simler at (630)212-2249 or csimler@turningpointeaf.org
Turning Pointe Career Development Center 1500 West Ogden Avenue Naperville, Illinois 60540 630-570-7938 Fax 630-527-9354 www.turningpointeaf.org
