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Aspire Works Program Leslie O’Brien, LICSW Aspire Works Program Manager Alyssa Murphy, MEd Aspire Works Career Counselor. AANE February 23, 2019. Agenda. MGHfC Aspire Aspire Works: Internship Program Career Counseling How to get involved. Aspire. Program of MGH and MGH for children
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Do not reproduce without permission Aspire/MGH Program Aspire Works ProgramLeslie O’Brien, LICSWAspire Works Program ManagerAlyssa Murphy, MEdAspire Works Career Counselor AANE February 23, 2019
Agenda MGHfC Aspire Aspire Works: Internship Program Career Counseling How to get involved
Aspire Program of MGH and MGH for children Dedicated to providing children, adolescents and adults with high cognitive autism or a related profile with the knowledge and skills necessary to make social connections and lead fulfilling lives Our approach: 3 S’s, strength based and contextual approach Our participants: dx of Asperger’s syndrome, high cognitive autism, non-verbal learning disability, PDD-NOS or related profiles. Some may not have a diagnosis, but have consistent symptoms Our staff: psychologists, social workers, counselors, speech and language pathologists, job coaches, occupational therapists, special educators
Aspire Works For Participants: Internship Program Career counseling Alumni Community For Employers: Internship Program Consultation & Coaching Workshops Workforce Development programs
Aspire Works: Internship Program Core Competencies of weekly seminars and individual instruction • Working with and communicating with colleagues • Social observing of workplace norms and culture • Improve capacity to manage work related stress • Improvecapacity to notice strengths and develop strategies for challenges • Engage in self advocacy
Aspire Works: Internship Program Three cycles: Fall, Spring and Summer • Fall and Spring Cycles – 12 weeks • Summer – 10 weeks Application On-boarding Internship Transition Planning
Aspire Works: Internship Cycle Orientation Week • Two, 2 hour seminars the week before the internship begins Internship (11 weeks) • 12-24 hours at internship site per week • Monday-Wednesday (Friday optional) • Weekly seminar • Weekly consults • Intern • Employer • Transition planning
Internship Employer Collaborators • Advantage Payroll • ADK Group • AKF Group • Attorney General’s Office • Avery Crossing • Bank of America • Beacon Health Options • Boston Public Market • Boston Children’s Hospital • Boys and Girls Club of Boston • Charlestown Boys and Girls Club • Choate Hall & Stewart • Clearsurance • Commonwealth Shakespeare Company • Community Rowing • Copart • CPR Services • Department of Developmental Services, Metro Region • Enterprise Holdings • Examworks • EY • Fidelity Investments • Genpact • Hale Reservation • Handel & Hadyn Society • Harvard Museum of Natural History • Hill Holliday • Insight Services Group (ISG Value) • Insurance Auto Auctions International (IAAI) • ISO Claims Partners • La Morra • Lesley University • Liberty Mutual • The Lurie Center • MA Audubon Broad Meadow Center and Wildlife Sanctuary • MA Audubon Drumlin Farms • MA DOER • MES Solutions • Merrimack College • MGH Aspire • MGH Development Office • MGH Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (MGPO) • MGH Materials Management • Museum of Fine Arts • Museum of Science • National Grid • New England Wildlife Center • Newton Free Library • Newton-Wellesley Hospital • Northeastern University • Partners Healthcare • Perkins School for the Blind • Powisset Farm • Safelite Glass • Salem District Office of Congressman Seth Moulton • Turner Construction • WGBH
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Aspire Works: Career Counseling Ages: 14 + Dates: On-going Initial 3 sessions, follow up sessions Sample goals: Career exploration – assessments Interview skills Job search Applications/on boarding assistance Navigating the workplace, networking Executive functioning skills
Contact information Upcoming Cycles: Summer 2019 cycle: June 3rd – August 9th Leslie O’Brien, LICSW Aspire Works Program Manager/MGH Aspire 781-860-1907 lobrien@mgh.harvard.edu Alyssa Murphy, MEd Career Counselor/MGH Aspire 781-860-1928 amurphy22@mgh.Harvard.edu