An experiential, movement-based lesson for adults with IDD to explore why work hours change, practice professional communication, and learn how to navigate schedule shifts productively.
A comprehensive multi-day training curriculum on Motivational Interviewing for Licensed Professional Counselors. This deep-dive course equips clinicians with the theoretical foundations, practical communication skills (OARS), change talk identification, and resistance navigation techniques necessary to foster self-directed client change.
A comprehensive, clinician-designed cognitive rehabilitation lesson focused on meal planning, budgeting, time management, and grocery store navigation. This lesson bridges clinical rehabilitation and real-world independence for patients with cognitive-communication deficits.
A 2-page student worksheet designed for independent research. It guides patients to research 3 recipes online, estimate serving sizes, list ingredients with website pricing, and calculate a comprehensive temporal map including shopping, prep, cooking, and clean-up time.
A comprehensive training program for real-world grocery cashier skills, featuring a classroom instruction slideshow and a hands-on store simulation lab.
An organizational overview lesson focusing on the administrative structure, reporting lines, and specific responsibilities within the Student Support Services and Social Work departments.
A professional clinician-facing observation guide and rubric designed for speech-language pathologists. It features an objective executive-functioning scoring rubric, prompting hierarchy, task breakdown aligned with the workbook, and qualitative observation guidelines for clinical documentation.
A high-impact, 30-minute professional development session for 9th-12th grade educators focusing on self-regulation, verbal de-escalation phrasing, and restorative relationship maintenance during student crisis moments.
A 3-page functional cognitive-linguistic student workbook focusing on planning 3 dorm-friendly meals. Features a simulated online grocery store portal, cart budget calculations for a college budget, microwave sequencing, and functional problem-solving scenarios for dorm living.
An immersive, mystery-themed workplace lesson for adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD). Participants become 'Workplace Detectives' investigating case files to explore fairness, respect, and accommodations.
A premium 5-slide presentation of the Student Support Services and Social Work organizational structure at North Star, formatted for widescreen display with strict compliance with the minimum text sizing rules.
An experiential, game-based budgeting simulation designed for adults with IDD. Teams navigate a month of financial decisions, unexpected surprises, and tough trade-offs to see who can survive the month.
A revised single-page printable organizational chart for the Student Support Services and Social Work departments at North Star, featuring custom branding, updated roles, specific department color schemes, and updated core responsibilities for Christina Russo.
