The goal of the LINKS program is to promote, cultivate and nurture independence, appropriate social behavior, and life skills for life in and beyond high school. The LINK course assists students in their consideration of a career in the Human Services Career Pathway. Teachers, Psychologists, Speech Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, and many more occupations will increasingly work professionally with individuals identified as having a variety of special needs. LINKS is a course that enables the student to make a difference in another person’s life. Students enrolled in the LINKS course will be mentors, role models, and friends to students with disabilities. Additionally, LINKS will assist the peer students in appropriate classroom behaviors such as, organizing assignments and supplies, participating with classroom activities and group work, communicating effectively with others, and advocating for their accommodations. The LINK will learn more about the causes and prevalence of many common disabilities, methods/techniques for working with individuals with disabilities, developing social networking supports, and developing a social climate of awareness, acceptance, and inclusion.
