SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD)
• Assessments designed to recognize strengths in neurodiverse individuals
• Classes to increase social skills and job-readiness skills
• Classes to increase independent living skills and interpersonal skills
• Digital literacy class
• Partner with Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) of Utah
• Employment placement services and supports
• Neurodiverse Workforce Development Program (for businesses)
• Training for employers on how to interview, hire, and supervise neurodiverse individuals
3 PILLARS OF NEXTWORK
• Located in The Hub of Opportunity
• Residential and non-residential options
• 24-month training program designed for neurodiverse adults to live independently and be employed upon graduation
• Specialized curriculum and classes just for autist’s
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ASSESSMENTS AND CLASSES
• Use Lego Robotics (WeDo 2.0 & Mindstorm) for assessments
• Use NeuroVersity class (3D design software – SketchUp) for further assessments
• LifeLink class (social skills)
• Learn4Independence classes (independent living skills & interpersonal relationships)
• Social & Employment Group (in partnership with the U of U Autism Clinic)
• WebWorks class (digital literacy)
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
Accredited with Voc. Rehab (VR) of Utah to perform:
• Work Strategy Assessments
• Job Preparation & Development
• Job Placement
• Job Coaching
Neurodiverse Workforce Development Program
• First cohort in April 2019 (L3, Intermountain Healthcare, Vivint, InnoSys, Adobe, Pluralsight)
• Help Utah companies establish autism-friendly interviewing, and hiring procedures, as well as implement an “Autism at Work” program
• Train managers and mentors in working with neurodiverse individuals
• Recruit neurodiverse job candidates (with and without college degrees) who are qualified for jobs that companies need filled
• Partner with nationally recognized autism
Success Story
Alexis Cruz (below right) is a lovely young woman who completed the NextWork program and is now working fulltime as a bench jeweler’s apprentice at Jared Jeweler’s.
TRANSITION ACADEMY
• 24-month tuition based training program with a maximum of 16 residents and 8 nonresidents
• Training in life skills and independent living skills using the Learn4Independence curriculum licensed from First Place in Phoenix, AZ
• Employment
• Safety
• Community
• Health and Nutrition
• Finances and Budgeting
• Relationships
• Residential option – live in a 1-bedroom apartment with no roommates, pay monthly tuition (includes rent, classes, bus pass, etc.)
• Non-residential option with reduced monthly tuition
• Paid internships and community employment services are part of the
The Hub of Opportunity
• Meadowbrook Trax Station (3900 South, West Temple)—transitoriented development
• Mixed residential apartments (market-rate, low-income, and people with disabilities
• Commercial and retail on ground floor
• Opening May 2020
• Transition Academy opens cohort May 2020.
