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Educational Options
Young Adult/Post Secondary Programs
Who
are these programs for?
Many young adults today, ages 18 or older, when graduating
therapeutic programs or leaving their homes for the first
time to transition to college or go to work, face overwhelming
challenges. Often they have learning disabilities and cannot
negotiate the path that others before them have found fairly
easily. They need help structuring their day, organizing
their schedules and academic life. Some are weighed down
by a sense of isolation and lack of support. Some students
may have graduated from high school, but have lost their
way in college or in their career. Some may be doing absolutely
nothing; floundering and don’t know why.
Therefore, post-secondary programs generally fall into two
distinct groups: for those with learning disabilities, who
need more of a bridge or transition program to facilitate
their needs, as well as social skill development and those
with more emotionally/behaviorally based problems, who still
need a therapeutic milieu, along with academic help, job
coaching and/or life skills.
What can these programs provide?
Residential mentoring programs, both single sex and coed,
for ages 18-25, which require participants to work toward
personal goals, are effective in producing long lasting results.
Short-term rehab centers often do not garner this type of
outcome because they just scratch the surface. They give
young people the means and tools to look inside themselves
and gain some insight into their own behavior. However, students
need a longer time away; time to disconnect from destructive
relationships that may have fostered negative behavior, time
away from the harmful influences which precipitated their
drug use, time away from family members who may not be allowing
them to make their own decisions; time away to practice their
new independent living skills, which can lead to a better
life.
Post-secondary programs can provide vocational training,
life skills and college preparatory programs (GED or college
coursework) for young adults with special learning or emotional
needs.
What kind of results can be expected?
In these programs, which are typically a year or longer,
students develop self-esteem and confidence, while learning
to understand their unique potential. They learn to set limits
on relationships and practice consideration of others. By
developing appropriate time management skills, they learn
how to sequence, plan and prioritize. Typically, there are
mentors, tutors and sufficient structure so students can
grow, yet pursue their own interests. They learn to acquire
better communication skills and learn how to deal with their
families more effectively. They may go to school, have jobs
and participate in an emotional growth curriculum, all to
heighten their awareness in making effective choices as an
independent adult.
Costs are approximately $35,000-$50,000+ for a one year length
of stay.
Resources:
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HEATH
Resource Center
National Clearinghouse on Post-Secondary Education
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