Services We Provide

 
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The Yes I Can (YIC) Unity Through Music & Education programs move beyond classroom instruction and offer students real‐world practical experience training/working in a community-based setting. The YIC Program provides the following services:

  • Comprehensive Functional Assessment

  • Person-Centered Service Plan with Individualized Goals

  • 21st Century Career Skills Training Provided by CTC Credentialed Educators

  • Career Exploration & Networking Opportunities with Industry Professionals

  • Direct Vocational/Rehabilitation Counseling Services Provided by CTC Credentialed Counselors

  • Industry Specific Skill Development using Evidence-based Teaching Methodologies, Maximizing Student Learning and Performance  

  • Community-based Career Exploration Through our Creative Partnerships with Entertainment Industry Companies

  • Supported Paid Internships Through our Creative Partnerships with Entertainment Industry Companies

 

Functional Assessment & Person-Centered Service Plan:

This comprehensive assessment identifies students’ career interests, assists in developing targeted, individualized goals, and assists in measuring students’ progress throughout the program. YIC develops customized, person-centered, assessment-based services with a focus on each student’s interests, abilities, skills, and personal goals. By collaborating with students, families and community partners, YIC provides students with real life, community-based training and working experience within the entertainment industry through a year-long training program, leading into paid internship opportunities with various companies within the entertainment industry through our creative partnerships. 

 

Overview of Services:


~ Career exploration within the entertainment industry

~ 21st Century career skills training taught across multiple community-based settings by credentialed educators

~ Cover letter and resume writing skills

~ Interviewing skills

~ LinkedIn profile creation and optimization

~ Executive functioning skills training (e.g., organizing, prioritizing, time management)

~ Social and communication skills development

~ Support with pursuing post-secondary options; i.e. vocational/trade school, community college

~ On campus and in-class support at College of the Canyons (COC) in partnership with COC's DSPS office

~ Paid internship placement

~ Job placement assistance