Open Door provides the tools for independence for our neurodiverse clientele using one-on-one job coaching, fieldwork environmental soft-skills training, and naturalistic teaching methods. We target and improve our clients’ employability, social capacity, and self-confidence. These critical work and life skills are what prepare an individual for the workforce, the social realm, and an independent lifestyle.
Service Options
ASSIMILATE.
LIVE ENVIRONMENT JOB COACHING
Open Door matches our work-aged clients with an appropriate professional environment to get experience, modeling and exposure in the workforce. Our coaches target the soft skill navigation and assimilation aspects of the workplace. Targets are client specific, so we focus on the teachable moments for that particular individual, be it social, vocational, communicative or task oriented. Learn to work, and how “work works” while gaining beneficial resume material, and communicating appropriately in a professional, positive, modeling environment.
SOCIALIZE.
SOCIAL SKILLS TRAINING
Open Door provides social, communicative and language skills training which includes role play scenarios (work and social life), understanding social cues, maintaining relationships with peers, reciprocal conversation training, approaching new scenarios socially, social media etiquette, broadening fixations, developing new interests with peers and the science of making friends.
PREPARE.
CAREER PREPAREDNESS
Open Door provides preparatory training in every aspect of searching, applying and interviewing for a job or career position. This includes job postings, creating an online employment profile, cover letter practice, role play mock interview skills, remote communication skills and how to search for a job or career that will be satisfying. We implement and assist the client with navigating their goals and lining up all the pieces. Learn to create sustainable, practical and professional value when deciding to enter the world of work.
COLLABORATE & CONQUER
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS SKILL-BUILDING GROUP
Critical thinking, teamwork, problem-solving, collaboration, cooperation, reflective thinking, logical thinking and decision-making. Our “DnD” groups traverse the ups and downs of life, in a fantasy Role Playing landscape. Work with a team and overcome adversity- together. Our in-house “Dungeon Masters” facilitate the groups, while teaching the technical and emotional side of collaborating with others to reach a common goal. Learn to overcome and adapt to adversity, with peers.
