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Opt4college: An Online Educational Transition Curriculum For Youth With Disabilities And Special Health Care Needs, Nerlie Ogilus, Miriam Heyman, Myra Rosen-Reynoso, Susan Foley, Judy Palfrey, Institute For Community Inclusion, University Of Massachusetts Boston
Opt4college: An Online Educational Transition Curriculum For Youth With Disabilities And Special Health Care Needs, Nerlie Ogilus, Miriam Heyman, Myra Rosen-Reynoso, Susan Foley, Judy Palfrey, Institute For Community Inclusion, University Of Massachusetts Boston
Office of Community Partnerships Posters
Through this project, we have identified the following: 1. Students with disabilities and/or special health care needs are disproportionally under-represented secondary institutions; 2. Making the transition from secondary to post secondary institutions requires self determination and advocacy; 3. Although there are other programs with this transition, few focus on both educational and medical transitions for students with disabilities and ore special health care needs.
Providing Staff And Program Development For Boston-Area Adult Basic Education Programs, Steve Reuys, Adult Literacy Resource Institute, University Of Massachusetts Boston
Providing Staff And Program Development For Boston-Area Adult Basic Education Programs, Steve Reuys, Adult Literacy Resource Institute, University Of Massachusetts Boston
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The Adult Literacy Resource Institute (part of UMass Boston since 1983, and 100% grant-funded) serves as the Greater Boston Regional Support Center for SABES, the state’s System for Adult Basic Education Support. We provide a variety of staff and program development services to adult basic education programs in the Boston area, especially the approximately 40 programs in the region (most located at community-based organizations) that are funded by the state’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and that offer ESOL, basic literacy and numeracy, GED preparation, and other classes (including family literacy, civics education, career pathways, and college transition).
Eastern Pequot Archaeological Field School, Steven Silliman
Eastern Pequot Archaeological Field School, Steven Silliman
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This project assists with locating historical cultural sites on Eastern Pequot reservation established in A.D 1683, and providing historical preservation and archaeological services at low to no cost to this Native American community. This project also trains undergraduate and graduate students from UMass Boston and other institutions and tribal community interns in archaeological techniques, heritage preservation, Native American history, colonial studies and collaborative research methods. It aims to improve archaeological fieldwork and interpretations as part of a deeply collaborative relationship, and also study Eastern Pequot house sites, using artifacts, animal bones , plant remains, architecture, landscape historical documents and oral …
Service Works!: Collaboration Between Vocational Rehabilitation And National Service Programs As An Avenue Towards Employment For Vr Clients, Sheila Fesko, Allison Hall, Institute For Community Inclusion, University Of Massachusetts Boston
Service Works!: Collaboration Between Vocational Rehabilitation And National Service Programs As An Avenue Towards Employment For Vr Clients, Sheila Fesko, Allison Hall, Institute For Community Inclusion, University Of Massachusetts Boston
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Volunteering and engaging in community service are effective avenues for personal and professional development, service participants actively contribute and to strengthen their communities. For people with limited vocational experience, national service can be part if a long-range employment plan. Service can allow VR clients to develop vocational skills, gain work experience, engage in career exploration build professional networks.
The New England Tace Center Provides Technical Assistance & Continuing Education, Cecelia Gandolfo, Institute For Community Inclusion, University Of Massachusetts Boston
The New England Tace Center Provides Technical Assistance & Continuing Education, Cecelia Gandolfo, Institute For Community Inclusion, University Of Massachusetts Boston
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The New England TACE Center provides technical assistance (TA) & continuing education (CE) to the public vocational rehabilitation (VR) system and their partners. This center is part of a national network of 10 TACE Centers. The New England TACE serves: 10 State VR agencies; 2 Native American VR programs; VR provider agencies; Independent living centers and-1-Stop career centers.
Community Health Nursing Service Learning, Joyce K. Edmonds, Diane Coste
Community Health Nursing Service Learning, Joyce K. Edmonds, Diane Coste
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Through the Service Learning Course, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, RN-BS Online Program, Senior Level Course, Community Health for RN’s and NU 461, 6 credits Student Body Registered Nurses (70-105 each semester) throughout the state seeking to obtain a Bachelor in Science of Nursing. The Institute of Medicine, Future of Nursing Report recommends increasing the proportion of nurses with a baccalaureate degree to 80% by 2020. Instructional Aim Students obtain a better understanding of public health and nursing theory and practice as they further develop their professional and civic identities through meaningful service to their communities. Service Learning Requirement …
Honduras: Local, Regional And Global Partnerships To Improve Health In Olancho, Lisa Kennedy Sheldon, Hasan Bailey, Carlo Najera, Mary Roy
Honduras: Local, Regional And Global Partnerships To Improve Health In Olancho, Lisa Kennedy Sheldon, Hasan Bailey, Carlo Najera, Mary Roy
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The Honduran Mission Team-New Hampshire (HMT-NH) in partnership with the Olancho Aid Foundation (OAF), works in the Olancho department to improve the health and education of the Honduran people. The HMT-NH 2012 Healthcare Team included UMass Boston faculty and a nursing student working with American and Honduran doctors and nurses to provide culturally-appropriate healthcare and collect data about the needs of the Honduran people in Olancho.