Life Skills
Life Skills provides services to post-secondary students whose Individual Education Plan (IEP) demonstrates a need for significant career and post high school support, as well as communication, socialization, and life skills development.
Serves:
Students who graduated on a modified or extended diploma or with a certificate of completion. Students attending CTP need daily structure, support and supervision both in class and in the community to explore interests, learn to be more independent, and prepare for paid employment. Most students attending CTP Life Skills have been in a high school Life Skills setting.
Activities and Supports:
Skills are developed with significant adult support through individualized instruction and strategies such as:
- Use of learned functional and applied academics
- Individualized flexible schedule
- Community and classroom instruction
- Career skill development, practice and support
- Communication and social skill development
- Life leisure skills development and support in community recreational activities
- Independent living skills development in adult life activities
- Connection to adult/community service agencies
- Accessing and navigating the community of all of Multnomah County using public transportation
