Services and Benefits

Learning Specialists

Upon acceptance into the CASE program, each student is assigned a Learning Specialist. These specialists work with each student to:

• Identify the student's strengths, interests, and career goals
• Coordinate services and supports to meet the student's individualized needs
• Guide the student in making informed decisions and being pro-active
• Provide strategies to develop skills in time management, organization, and planning
• Develop and facilitate weekly student appointments and monthly Wraparound Team meetings
• Connect the student with community and campus internships to build job skills

Other Services and Benefits Provided by CASE

• Serving as an additional campus point person who understands students with disabilities
• Assessing the student's strengths, needs, and potential stress behaviors
• Acting as liaison to the campus Student Disability Services office
• Collaborating with the student to develop a Wraparound Team
• Preparing individualized monthly written reviews, called Wraparound Plans, for each student's progress, goals, and challenges with guidance from the student and his/her Wraparound Team
• Addressing areas that colleges will not: hygiene, social norms, friendships, etc.
• Coaching and providing supported and strategic education in:
  • transitioning from home to campus life
  • connecting to appropriate college resources
  • managing time and schedules
  • incorporating self-management and self-advocacy in everyday campus life
  • managing stress and organizational needs
  • improving social skills by developing scripts and role-playing
  • setting goals: academic, vocations., extracurricular
• Exploring possible career paths through internships related to the student's field of study
• Developing each student's interview skills, resume writing, and applying for internships and/or jobs
• Providing professional development, training, and coaching to university faculty and staff on the needs of students with disabilities.