FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
With more than thirty-years of educating and counseling 1000’s of students, we have created our proprietary, evidence-based college life skills program. Our unique services provide comprehensive support for college bound students in these general areas: Emotional Maturity, Executive Functioning, Life Skills, and Social Abilities. The skills and tools we provide are typically found in the “hidden curriculum” which aren’t usually taught explicitly in grade school or college. Our goal is for your students to access the highest level of maturity, self-reliance and independence which is why we have created this program to coach/counsel students through various college and young adult life skills.
The CollegeLSP caters to college bound students with varying exceptionalities such as Giftedness, Twice Exceptional, ADHD, “Asperger’s”, Autism (level 1), Learning Disabilities, Anxiety and other challenges.
Absolutely. If they are having difficulties with their emotional maturity, executive functioning, life skills, and/or social abilities.
Higher education clearly recognizes the need for transitioning type programs; however, they rarely have the ability and resources to support students who need individualized coaching. Our CLSP will be of value to your school, student or client by decreasing the rate of college/university failure and dropout. We provide the resources necessary for students to manage and build skills needed to be independent and navigate life as a college student. Our program will not only be of advantage to students in their time on campus, but will help develop independent, career-ready graduates.
Large groups do not work for many students, especially those with varied needs. All our services at the College Life Skills Program are highly individualized, based on reliable data. Our counselors/coaches are highly trained, educated, experienced and skilled. We will collaborate with school and other professionals as needed.
The coaches/counselors at the College Life Skills Program are School Guidance Counselors, Special Education Teachers (Master and Doctoral), LMHC, LMSW, certified BCBA Behaviorists, and Transition specialist.
Minimum of 1hour/week, average 3-5hrs/week.
The CollegeLSP services are provided; virtual, phone, text. Check-ins, 30 min. and 1-hour sessions.
- Schedule a no-fee 15- min phone or ZOOM meeting with Dr. Eric Nach to discuss our program and your needs.
- Then schedule a 90-minute evaluation, complete applications, submit testing and additional documentation.
- Parent(s) and student meet with Dr. E. Nach (in person at our Boca Raton, FL office or virtually) for up to 90 minutes. Dr. E. Nach will complete a Functional Assessment.
- It will take 5-7 days to create a Functional Assessment Summary which will be sent to parents. Once reviewed, parents will schedule a brief no-fee meeting to discuss report and initiate services.
At the College Life Skills Programs we get to know the client and family through multiple online application documents completed by young adult and family, review of, if any, psychological or neurological assessments, IEP/504 plans, consents to permit us to communicate with college counselors and support team in and out of school to adapt to the comprehensive needs of client and family.
At the College Life Skills Program, we create and review the Functional Assessment then match up student/family with preferred coach/counselor based on age, needs, ability and scheduling needs.
At the College Life Skills Program we use reliable assessment scales and composites every 6 months to measure interpersonal and intrapersonal competencies along with qualitative/observational and anecdotal data from coach, clients, family and team members.
At the College Life Skills Program we offer additional services that may virtually or in person that may be appropriate for some students, including; Social Skills Groups (14-unique groups based on age, ability and needs), self-regulation coaching. Psychoeducational evaluations (conducted in person, only).
- We encourage parent/family participation and communication.
- Monthly or quarterly progress updates can be scheduled with parents, with proper consent.
- Arrangements can be made for more frequent parent updates, based on the young adult and family’s needs.
We use our proprietary curriculum and approaches individualized for each student’s needs by targeting unique skills, in the following categories:
*EMOTIONAL MATURITY
*EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING
*LIFE SKILLS
*SOCIALIZATION
*SELF-REGULATION
Our skill-based program is directed at the following main topics.
- Organization and time management skills
- Planning and prioritizing
- Motivation and perseverance
- Assertiveness/ Self advocacy/confidence
- Goal setting and completion
- Responsibility
- Stress management/ Self-management
- Communication skills
- Collaboration skills
- Critical thinking/ Problem solving skills
- Study skills
- Our program is tailored to be a highly individualized service to meet each student’s needs and the families expectations.
- Frequency and intensity of parent involvement.
- Duration and frequency depend on severity of deficits.
- The student’s willingness to work on their needs.
- Desired outcomes.
- Time and commitment abilities.
- Any of our skills can be taught during summer months off from school and/or while student is taking a GAP year or preparing to take a GAP year experience.
- Students enrolled in residential GAP year programs, may benefit from the individualized support our program can offer.
Please be aware that the College Life Skills Program, a subsidiary program of the Support for Students Growth Center offers multidisciplinary interventions that do not fit standard medical procedure codes; therefore, our services are not reimbursable by medical insurers.