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Posted: Nov 9, 2010, 07:27
VISTA VOCATIONAL AND LIFE SKILLS CENTER
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Westbrook, Connecticut
Helen K. Bosch
Executive Director
860-399-8080
admissions@vistavocational.org
www.vistavocational.org
Vista Vocational and Life Skills Center is an educational program which assists young adults 18 and over who have a neurological disability. Students accepted into the program must be motivated to work and have the potential to live independently. They must commit to the program and have the ability for basic self-care. The program can last anywhere from a few months to long term assistance.
Helen Bosch, M.S. is the Executive Director of Vista Vocational and Life Skills Center. The program is accredited by the National Commission for the Accreditation of Special Education Services (NCASES).
Vista encompasses 5 communities on the shoreline of Connecticut. The average Vista student has completed high school but due to neurological disability of some kind needs extra help to prepare for the "real world." The program uses a four level system to identify the amount of support each client needs in their daily life. The clients learn vocational and life skills to assist them in job market as well as in their personal lives. The program employs job coaches to assist the clients in locating and maintaining employment in the community. Other skills taught include money-management, self-care, food-management, household skills, and travel.
The program includes options for residential or outreach programs. Vista offers club and recreational activities to its clients including photography, sailing, tennis, crafting, bowling, painting, softball, basketball, and many more.
[This information came from the Vista Vocational and Life Skills Center website.]
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