Karen McDowell is an educator with over 25 years experience working with the adolescent and young adult population. She is an assistant faculty member of Profectum Foundation and strives to implement a comprehensive developmental curriculum into both her classroom environment and therapy work. As a Lead Teacher and Young Adult Program Coordinator at Celebrate the Children school for 13 years, she has contributed to innovative curriculum and strategies with the unique needs of individuals in mind while promoting opportunities for growth and development in both group and individual settings. Karen facilitates a weekly young adult group for several years with intensive focus on social and emotional strengths and challenges. Areas of interest and study include executive functioning, visual spatial processing, emotional regulation, and problem solving and she has provided workshops around the country on these developmental areas. Karen strives to provide programs that entice thinking, collaborative problem solving, effective communication, and positive coping strategies to support success, independence, meaningful and fulfilling experiences, and happiness within the demands of the 21st century.
Presenters: Karen McDowell; Jackie Giganti; Lisa Bruno
This plenary describes unique methods in providing transition services to teens and young adults. At Celebrate the Children, a developmentally-based program is designed to prepare young adults for post-secondary life beyond the classroom. Through the collaboration of the Transition and Occupational Therapy Departments, the students learn the functional skills of everyday life through hands-on experiences. Coordinating these two services promotes lifelong learning and nurtures the students’ abilities to become more independent thinkers as they move from school to post-school activities. The critical importance of using the FCD’s in transition programs will be discussed.
Presenters: Karen McDowell; Jackie Giganti; Lisa Bruno
This plenary describes unique methods in providing transition services to teens and young adults. At Celebrate the Children, a developmentally-based program is designed to prepare young adults for post-secondary life beyond the classroom. Through the collaboration of the Transition and Occupational Therapy Departments, the students learn the functional skills of everyday life through hands-on experiences. Coordinating these two services promotes lifelong learning and nurtures the students’ abilities to become more independent thinkers as they move from school to post-school activities. The critical importance of using the FCD’s in transition programs will be discussed.
Although all providers in this directory have completed one or more of Profectum’s certificate training courses on the DIR-FCD model, the providers listed in this directory are independent contractors. Providers are not agents nor are they employees and nor are they under the control of Profectum Foundation. Providers are solely responsible for the quality of the services you receive.
