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Student Goals for 4 Year Community Living Program

Life Centered Career Education

by Gale Renz

June 01, 2007

Student Goals -Gale Renz/Community Living

This curriculum is based on Life Centered Career Education Program which is a competency based approach developed by the International Council for Exceptional Children. It is designed so that students in need of life skills development will practice and gain mastery of 20 competencies, as well as 48 related subcompetencies, integral to their success as an adult. These skills are taught, practiced and mastered in a cumulative course of four to six years. Needs of the individuals indicate the length of time needed for mastery of these skills within this program.

Life Centered Career Education-Modified Curriculum

Developed by: International Council for Exceptional Children

Curriculum Area	Competency	Subcompetency: The student will be able to:
Daily Living Skills	1. Managing Money	1. Count money	2. Make purchases	3. Use vending machine	4. Budget money	5. Perform banking skills
	2. Selecting and Maintaining Living Environments	6. Select appropriate community living environment	7. Maintain living environment	8. Use basic appliances & tools	9. Set up personal living space
	3. Caring for Personal Health	10. Perform appropriate grooming & hygiene	11. Dress appropriately	12. Maintain physical fitness	13. Recognize & seek help for illness	14. Practice basic first aid	15. Practice personal safety
	4. Developing and Maintaining Appropriate Intimate Relationships	16. Demonstrate knowledge of basic human sexuality	17. Demonstrate knowledge of appropriate dating behavior
	4. Eating at Home & in the Community	18. Plan balanced meals	19. Purchase food	20. Prepare meals	21. Demonstrate appropriate eating habits	22. Demonstrate meal cleanup and food storage	23. Demonstrate appropriate restaurant dining
	5. Cleaning & Purchasing Clothing	24. Wash/dry clothes	25. Buy clothes
	7. Participate in Leisure & Recreational Activities	26. Identify available community leisure/recreational activities	27. Select & plan leisure/recreational activities	28. Participate in individual & group leisure/ recreational activities	29. Select & participate in group travel
	8. Getting Around in the Community	30. Follow traffic rules & safety procedures	31. Develop & follow community access routes	32. Access available transportation
Personal-Social Skills	9. Acquiring Self-Identity	33. Demonstrate knowledge of personal interests & abilities	34. Demonstrate appropriate responses to emotions	35. Display self-confidence and self-worth	36. Demonstrate giving & accepting praise & criticism
	10. Exhibiting Socially Responsible Behavior	37. Demonstrate appropriate behavior	38. Identify current & future personal roles	39. Demonstrate respect for others’ rights & property	40. Demonstrate respect for authority	41. Demonstrate ability to follow directions/instructions	42. Demonstrate appropriate citizen rights & responsibilities	43. Indentify how personal behavior affects others
	11. Developing & Maintaining Appropriate Social Relationships	44. Develop friendships	45. Maintain friendships
	12. Exhibiting Independent Behavior	46. Set & reach personal goals	47. Demonstrate self organization	48. Demonstrate self determination
	13. Making Informed decisions	49. Identify problems & conflicts	50. Use appropriate resources to assist in problem-solving	51. Develop & select best solution to problems/conflicts	52. Demonstrate decision making
	14. Communicating with Others	53. Demonstrate listening & responding skills	54. Demonstrate effective communication	55. Communicate in emergency situations
Occupational Guidance & Preparation	15. Exploring and Locating Occupational Training & Job Placement Opportunities	56. Identify rewards of working	57. Locate occupational training & job placement possibilities
	16. Making Occupational & Job Placement Choices	58. Demonstrate knowledge of occupational interests	59. Demonstrate knowledge of occupational strengths & weaknesses	60. Identify possible & available matching strengths & interests	61. Plan & make realistic occupational training & job placement decisions	62. Develop training plan for occupational choice
	17. Applying for and Maintaining Occupational Training & Job Placements	63. Apply for occupation training & job placement	64. Interview for occupational training & job placements	65. Make adjustments to changes in employment status
	18. Developing & Maintaining Appropriate Work Skills & Behaviors	66. Perform work directions and requirements	67. Maintain good attendance & punctuality	68. Respond appropriately to supervision	69. Demonstrate job safety	70.Work cooperatively with others	71. Meet quality and quantity work standards
	19. Matching Physical-Manual Skills to Occupational Training & Employment	72. Demonstrate fine motor dexterity in occupational training & job placements	73. Demonstrate gross motor dexterity in occupational training & job placements	74. Demonstrate sensory discrimination in occupational training & job placements	75. Demonstrate stamina & endurance
	20. Training & Occupational Choices	There are no specific sub-competencies listed here since they depend upon the specific occupational training selected.