Empowering Students through Peer Education
Diverse Ability Incorporated’s peer-based programs for schools empower students who have disabilities as they transition to adulthood. Our trained Arizona Young Adult Leaders educate, motivate, and equip students through hands-on learning opportunities. We aim to build upon students’ strengths, promote independence, and help them achieve the life they want to lead.
Diverse Ability Incorporated can customize its programs to meet your school and students’ needs. Contact us to learn how we can work together to provide your students with quality, peer-based education.
We are proud to offer the following peer-based programs for schools:
Peer-Based, Person-Centered Planning
A person-centered plan is an evolving document created by the student with input from their chosen supporters. It aims to empower the student to express self-determination, practice self-advocacy, and communicate their preferences and goals to their supporters and the systems involved in their lives.
Developing a person-centered plan consists of two steps: Discovery and Goal Setting.
Our Young Adult Leaders work closely with students during the Discovery process to help them identify their strengths, skills, likes, dislikes, hopes, dreams, opportunities, obstacles, doubts, and concerns. Together, they use this information in the Goal-Setting process to create an action plan. This plan outlines the student’s goals, identifies available and needed resources, establishes appropriate timelines, and assigns responsibilities for implementation.
Developing a person-centered plan with a student takes approximately ten hours, but this can vary depending on the group size.
Contact us or visit our Peer-Based, Person-Centered Planning Services webpage to learn more about these services.
Skills to Pay the Bills
The Skills to Pay the Bills: Mastering Soft Skills for Workplace Success curriculum is a practical guide to prepare young people for success in the workplace.
Diverse Ability Incorporated uses this curriculum to introduce workplace interpersonal and professional skills to students through hands-on, engaging activities. The activities focus on six essential skills: Communication, Enthusiasm and Attitude, Teamwork, Networking, Problem-solving and Critical Thinking, and Professionalism.
Contact us to learn more and request Skills to Pay the Bills programming.
