ORANGE COUNTY CHILDREN'S THERAPEUTIC ARTS CENTER 1

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OC Children's Therapeutic Arts Center 2013-14 Program Narrative TABLE 2: Frequency of Program Activities & OCCTAC/ WIA Staff Interaction Daily/ Weekly Activities Bi-Monthly Activities Monthly Activities Emphasis: Career Training Skills, Emphasis: Employability/Job Emphasis: Life Skills and Tutoring & Work Experience Skills & Career Goals Leadership Training Attend daily educational/career training Meet with Case Manager at least Participate at least once a month in life - skills in order to complete state certified twice a month to discuss goals, skills sessions or leadership training programs: Administrative Assistant progress, performance levels, provided by the counselor and/or when Certificate or Mental Health and leamjob skills. necessary referred to a licensed MFT for Paraprofessional Worker (Class is taught services. Monday —Thursday, 2 hrs. each day) Meet with Literacy and Math Coach to Meet with the Educational and Participate once a month in a social/ support receive weekly tutoring in academic/ Career Counselor to discuss group with other participants, staff & guest basic skills. educational and career goals and speakers. Participate in weekly educational and pursue higher education career training skills with OCCTAC staff programs or enroll in another to engage in work experience with WIA certificate program outside of and other non-WIA support staff at the OCCTAC. center. How often will a participant interact with a case manager? The case manager will interact with the participants weekly. Please see below for a more thorough description of the case manager's responsibilities. Intake/Assessment: The Case manager will work closely with each WIA participant to assess and/or survey them in the following: a) Basic Skills/Academic Levels, b) Employability/job Skills, c) Career Training Skills. Assessments and/or surveys will be conducted prior to educational training and work experience placements. At intake, all participants will be given a TABE test to determine the participant's Educational Functional Level in literacy/Numeracy. The TABE test will determine the needs of the participants in both academic areas. Additionally, they will aid in the facilitation of the weekly tutoring sessions. As needed, OCCTAC will work with SAUSD Transitional Partnership Program to determine the Individual Educational Plan (IEP) for those youth with disabilities. Once TABE tests are given, Case Manager and Career Counselor will meet with each participant to assess and/or survey their employability and career training needs. These assessments and/or surveys will aid in the proper placement of career training and work experience. Case Management: The case manager will coordinate and support WIA participant's activities along with other WIA staff members. The case manager will meet with each participant weekly to monitor their progress, assist with supportive services, and provide job skills training (e.g. resume writing, interview skills, etc). These activities will ensure the success of the youth's goals by time of exit. In general, WIA participants will need to attend the program on a daily or weekly basis in order to comply with the requirements of the program. Participants will be supported through a variety of (daily/weekly/monthly) activities that will keep them interested and engaged in the program. VII. Training A. What type(s) of training will be made available to youth? List the title of training certificates. OCCTAC currently offers WIA participants 3 state certificate programs at our agency in partnership with the Santa Ana College. WIA participants are encouraged to enroll in any of the following certificate programs: 1) the Mental Health Paraprofessional Certificate Program, 2) the Administrative/ Executive Assistant Certificate Program, and 3) the Child Care Worker Certificate Program. Please see below Table 3 for more information regarding our certificate programs. EXHIRIT A