GROW UP!
SO YOU THINK YOU’RE AN
ADULT?
GROOMING AND HYGIENE
THESE ARE DEAL BREAKERS:
• Poor dental hygiene
• Body Odor
• Dirty clothing
• Stains
• Clothes that don’t fit
• Wrinkled clothes
BEHAVIOR
PROMOTE:
• Quiet voices
• Following policies/norms of the environment
• Time management
• Professional behavior
• Behavior in public places
• Behavior in your own home as an adult
• Appropriate contact with others
COMMUNITY
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Mobility – takes tons of time and practice
Community Safety – ARC Personal Safety Class
Street Safety
Small group activities
Public Transportation
Google Maps
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Sidewalks/hallways
Doors – opening/closing/walking through
Elevators/Escalators
Grid system
Scavenger hunts –
buildings/community
You will be surprised in
so many ways!!!
EMPLOYMENT
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Willingness to participate
Personal Bio
Resumes
Portfolios
Interview skills
Preparedness
• Willingness to write
• Letter writing
WORKPLACE ETIQUETTE
Social Awareness:
• Message taking/leaving messages
• Phone etiquette
• Reporting absences
• Time off requests
• Communication – peers, supervisors, customers
• Conversations
• Interrupting
WORK EXPECTATIONS
Soft skills/work skills:
• Stay focused
• Follow directions – check for understanding
• Expect to find a job – difficult, busy, boring,
too easy, have down time
• Abide by program policies
• Attendance/Honesty/Being on Time
• Etc, etc, etc.
INDEPENDENT LIVING - MEALS
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Make a sandwich Most important skill
Make a salad
Healthy lunches
Menu planning/keep it simple
Shopping skills
Food staples
What do you need so you will
never go hungry
INDEPENDENT LIVING - MONEY
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Budgeting
Tracking expenses – banking sheet
Fixed expenses – Choices
Lunch/coffee/soda/energy drinks/chips
Banking terms – debit cards etc
Saving
ALTA REGIONAL
Everyone needs these
services – make sure they
are in place!!!
EXTRA SUGGESTIONS
• Introduce your eligible students to ‘CHOICES’
• Visit Adult Programs with and without
students
• Advertise community programs such as TRS,
Special Olympics, Guys N Dolls and Special
Softball
• Get disabled bus ID and California ID for your
students
• Learn about eligible services – Alta etc
Transition Guidelines
• Dare To Dream
• James Stansfield Videos
• Look up Marc Gold – Try another way
STRUGGLE IS
IMPORTANT!
HAVE FUN!!
STUDENT BRAINSTORM
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Household Skills:
Vacuum
Dusting
Sweeping/mopping
Organizing
Washing dishes
Taking out trash
Pick up stuff/put away clothing, dishes, food etc
Laundry/folding clothes
Making a bed
Gardening
Paying bills
Grocery shopping
Cooking
Pest control
Home safety
STUDENT BRAINSTORM CONT.
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Work Skills:
Be on time
Honest
Positive attitude
Computer use
Filing
Alphabetizing
Looking Professional
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Acting Professional
Resumes
Accept feedback
Good work ethic
Grooming and
Hygiene
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Transportation
How to take a bus
Behavior in public places – acting your age
Appropriate conversations
Be aware of your surroundings
Have emergency information, cell phone,
personal information and ID card with you.
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How to be more successful:
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Allow us to make and learn from our mistakes
Allow us to rescue ourselves
Let us live and learn the hard way
How to make small talk
When to interrupt
Door etiquette
Be aware of others