Services We Provide
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