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Seminole Work Opportunity Seminole Work Opportunity Program & Project Skill Program & Project Skill

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Michael PoeMichael [email protected]@knights.ucf.edu

11/12/201011/12/2010EEX 3241EEX 3241

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Early PerceptionsEarly Perceptions

I went into this project very excited. I I went into this project very excited. I have been working with the clients at have been working with the clients at SWOP most of my life. Some of the SWOP most of my life. Some of the clients have been there and known me clients have been there and known me since I was a teen. This is part of my life since I was a teen. This is part of my life and played a major role in the decision to and played a major role in the decision to enter the field of Exceptional Education.enter the field of Exceptional Education.

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Individualized ProgrammingIndividualized Programming

Clients have an Individual Support Plan Clients have an Individual Support Plan (ISP). It contains the needs and goals that (ISP). It contains the needs and goals that the client would like to experience within the client would like to experience within a given time frame and who is a given time frame and who is responsible for assisting the client and responsible for assisting the client and their family in fulfilling this. their family in fulfilling this.

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Happy you are here!Happy you are here!

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Engagement ActivitiesEngagement Activities

Through this service learning I was able to Through this service learning I was able to spend time working with clients in two spend time working with clients in two specific areas.specific areas.

The first area was in vocational training. The first area was in vocational training. Clients are offered a variety of vocational Clients are offered a variety of vocational training experiences.training experiences.

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Engagement ActivitiesEngagement Activities

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Engagement ActivitiesEngagement Activities

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Engagement ActivitiesEngagement Activities

The second area I devoted time to was the Educational The second area I devoted time to was the Educational training. Clients are offered the opportunity to receive adult training. Clients are offered the opportunity to receive adult basic education as well as computer assisted instruction to basic education as well as computer assisted instruction to enhance their independent functioning at home and within the enhance their independent functioning at home and within the community. Areas that are focused on arecommunity. Areas that are focused on are

Good work and Safety habitsGood work and Safety habits Development of appropriate social skillsDevelopment of appropriate social skills Development of strong communication skillsDevelopment of strong communication skills Strengthening expressive and receptive language skills and Strengthening expressive and receptive language skills and

problem solvingproblem solving ReadingReading Basic mathematical concepts and money managementBasic mathematical concepts and money management

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Engagement ActivitiesEngagement Activities

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Engagement ActivitiesEngagement Activities

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Participant DemographicsParticipant Demographics

The clients at SWOP range in age from 23-68The clients at SWOP range in age from 23-68 The ethnic backgrounds are Asian, Hispanic, The ethnic backgrounds are Asian, Hispanic,

White and BlackWhite and Black The linguistic heritages are English and SpanishThe linguistic heritages are English and Spanish The exceptionalities of the clients include, mental The exceptionalities of the clients include, mental

retardation, cerebral palsy, autism, Spina Bifada retardation, cerebral palsy, autism, Spina Bifada and Prader Willi Syndrome and Prader Willi Syndrome

SWOP currently provides support for 111 clients SWOP currently provides support for 111 clients

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Reflection of your ExperienceReflection of your Experience

It was so easy to spend these hours working with and It was so easy to spend these hours working with and impacting those with disabilities. When it involves impacting those with disabilities. When it involves something you love, it makes it easy to show up and something you love, it makes it easy to show up and put your heart and soul into your work. This put your heart and soul into your work. This solidified my passion to teach, to make an impact, to solidified my passion to teach, to make an impact, to change a life, to leave my mark on this world. change a life, to leave my mark on this world. Patience and understanding are necessary to feel Patience and understanding are necessary to feel comfortable in this area. It is not a field of education comfortable in this area. It is not a field of education that is for everyone, but is definitely the field I have that is for everyone, but is definitely the field I have been called to devote my life.been called to devote my life.