Autism Career Pathways Program
Training Programs
Autism Career Pathways is a comprehensive program developed in collaboration with autistic individuals to increase employability for all kinds of abilities. The program is broken down into the following components.
Training Programs
Autism Career Pathways is a comprehensive program developed in collaboration with autistic adults to increase employment for all kinds of differently-abled (DA) adults in various types of careers. The program is broken down into the following components.
Workplace Mentorship Training
Is your company exploring the untapped potential of neurodivergent individuals to improve workplace diversity & productivity? Learn to create a unique company culture through creative mentoring that can decrease productivity gaps in your company by hiring individuals with unique skill sets and aspirations.. Learn to create a sustainable, win-win business model that leverages the unique talents of this under utilized population and gives your company a competitive edge.
Workplace Training Objectives
- Identify potential ‘roles’ or positions within a company for ND individuals
- Set short and long-term goals for ND trainees
- Adapt current training process for ND trainees
- Identify mentor(s) and his/her guiding objectives
- Identify level of support, accommodations and progress milestones for both mentor and ND trainee
- Identify the “How to” and potential activities for mentor and ND trainee to develop targeted skills
- Hands-on training on site
- Create a sensory-friendly space for ND trainee to access at work
- Create a ‘bridge’ between workplace and home for each ND trainee to thrive as much as possible using a communication App
Company Benefits
- Embrace neurodiversity within small to medium businesses
- Be part of the solution to the 500,000 autistic adults in the next two decades
- Create a win/win professional culture of mentors guiding willing learners
- Take advantage of available state and federal tax incentives for employing workers with disabilities
- Gain access to an under-utilized, loyal and economically competitive work force
Overall Goals
- Reframe ‘disabilities’ for businesses
- Connect and communicate with clients, caregivers and businesses
- Using clients’ strengths to excel at work
- Provide an accurate client assessment and support
- Gradually transfer responsibilities to businesses to provide support and assimilate employees with special needs
Family Consultation
Family consultation is designed to explore authentic autistic identity including sensory support accommodations, specialized interest activities, self-care and self-advocacy at home and in the community.
Overall Goals
- Explore self regulation methods
- Executive Functioning: Self-management in independent and flexible decision-making
- Develop personal agency and self advocacy
CAPABL
Career Assessment Screening Tool
Career Assessment Protocol for abilities Beyond Labels (CAPABL) Screening Tool utilizes all work skill based activities to discover interests, strengths, aptitudes and areas of needs. A video summary of a candidate gives a snapshot for a future employer. Supporting growth-mindset curriculum for workplace and caregivers will provide a road map to support area of needs.
Overall Goals
- Career Assessment Screening session: A short video resume and written summary for potential employer(s)
- Recommendations for potential career roles
- Create a set of objectives and training recommendations for a potential employer to work on using the Mentorship Curriculum
- Provide sensory, communication and learning accommodations
Benefits for the Neuordivergent Job-seekers
- Become a reliable, dependable and committed employee
- Self-manage for independence
- Become a confident self advocate
- Have a sense of belonging in a workplace community
- Develop flexible decision-making skills
- Develop functional and social communication skills
- Be able to define work productivity goals
- Self manage for optimal work productivity
- Have a sense of belonging within a work place community with the right mentors
- Develop collaborative decision making skills
- Use preferred communication methods
Mentors
Are you a Job Coach or a Mentor working with differently-abled adults? Participate in a unique online and hands-on training developed to discover and nurture unique talents of clients. Learn how to build a relationship with small businesses to create a win-win work opportunity for adults with special needs.
Autism Career Pathways is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization: ein# 85-2051778
Get In Touch
Get In Touch
Autism Career Pathways is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization: ein# 85-2051778
(650) 483-7174