Extended Services

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The purpose and intent of the Extended Services option rests in providing ongoing assistance and support to each student enrolled in these services. This component of the program is directed to mastering and improving social and adult-living skills plus, understanding of one’s employment responsibilities. Also, participation in the activities involved will further stabilize the student’s sense of empowerment, independence and success.

These services are designed for the student to exit the program as a more independent and competent adult. The desired outcome is that of a student skilled in adjusting and adapting to conditions or challenges — equipped with problem-solving skills and mature decision-making processes to meet and master adult-life situations.

The Extended Services module is specifically intended for students who have completed the second year coursework in the LDI post-secondary program and choose to remain at LDI for continued services. Students receive

Supports Provided

• Supported transitioning and supportive living services to assist in balancing program life and personal lifestyle situations. Opportunities to work-through social, interpersonal and other issues which arise by the multiple and ever-increasing demands of society outside the LDI community.

• Experiences that require making realistic decisions which entail increased performing/handling of independent living situational events related to apartment maintenance, dealing with negative neighbors, etc.

• Continuing development of techniques and problem solving skills to handle a range of independent living situations related to personal health care.

• Ongoing assistance in the form of advisement, job tracking and related services while applying employment, post-employment skills or facing termination/corrective action.

• Ongoing assistance in college advisement, developing updated accommodation documentation/plans, providing tutorial support, and maintaining contact with college/program faculty and disability services office.

• Mentoring on the necessary steps to prepare for first day of work, filling out required employment forms, selecting employee benefits, and ongoing performance expectations.

•Improving performance abilities related to interacting with others in the workplace setting on an interpersonal level.

• Financial planning, managing funds and budgeting – i.e., balancing a checking account, use Quicken software program to construct/track monthly income and pay personal living expenses through an individualized financial plan.

Frequency and intensity of these services are based on an agreement between faculty and funding sources and may be adjusted according to student performance and growth. The goal of the Extended Services component is to provide an individualized level of on-going support and to assist the student(s) in mastering the increasing demands of college, technical/vocational training, independent living and employment. These services provide student access for staff assistance and program support for as long as there is deemed to be a benefit. Some of students elect to live in LDI apartments with some level of support or move into their own apartments in the community and come to the program building for services scheduled around their work or off-campus commitments.