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Pre-vocational activities in Coleridge workshops are designed to equip participants with the basic skills necessary for increased independence, and for some, the transition to advanced vocational training. Specific goals and objectives for each program participant are integrated with weekly leisure and athletic activities such as, aerobics, movement therapy, and theatre production.
Based on individual annual assessments, trainers work with each participant to achieve their predetermined objectives and to maintain these goals once they have been completed. Pre-Vocational training focuses on improving skills in the following areas:
Self Care – program participants are trained to develop independence and take initiative to meet personal needs.
- Grooming – maintaining good hygiene and grooming in the areas of oral hygiene, hair combing, facial care, and bathing.
- Toileting – managing continence, privacy, using appropriate restrooms, and hand washing.
- Dressing – developing and maintaining fine motor skills, such as zipping, buttoning, fastening buckles, and tying shoes.
- Eating – training to use various eating utensils, and maintaining appropriate pace and appearance.
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Self-Direction – program participants are trained to proceed to the next step of a task or project as needed.
- Production – focusing on task completion, and maintaining a steady work pace.
- Directives – acknowledging and following single or multiple directives.
- Transitioning – moving from one location to another without disturbances.
- Initiative – gathering one’s work materials, and informing staff of task completion.
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Communication – program participants are trained to develop and maintain communication skills to effectively communicate with others.
- Expressive – expressing needs and wants through speech, sign language, and written notes.
- Receptive – understanding and responding to basic requests conveyed through speech, sign language, and written notes.
- Social interaction – communicating and interacting with others in a positive manner.
- Advanced – understanding and communicating abstract or complex ideas, through speech, sign language, and written notes.
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Mobility – program participants are encouraged to move and adapt to their environment and other surroundings.
- Gross motor – sitting, standing, walking, moving hands, arms and legs, picking up objects.
- Fine motor – picking up and transferring objects, stringing beads.
- Exercise – stretching, aerobics, dancing, walking and running.
- Coordination – walking up and down stairs, catching a ball, clapping hands.
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Learning – participants develop and use basic skills that are taught through memorization and recognition.
- Academic &ndash recognizing alphabet, reading site words, writing name.
- Production &ndash learning new tasks, repeating steps through modeling.
- Personal &ndash learning name, address, and phone number, family members’ name..
- Environmental &ndash locating classroom, belongings, and activities.
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Independent Living – participants adapt to meeting their essential needs while at home and in the community.
- Cooking &ndash preparing simple meals, using simple appliances.
- Laundry &ndash folding clothes, sorting clothes, measuring laundry detergent.
- Housekeeping &ndash washing dishes, sweeping floor, paying bills..
- Community Integration &ndash following safety signs, using public transportation, making purchases..
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