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

Project CASE flowchart

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.