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Basic Literacy Services- Provided by Patchogue-Medford School District
- Remedial Education: Sometimes people with mental illnesses experience setbacks in their cognitive skills necessary for learning due to the effects of illness, medication, or a gap in experience. Members seeking these services have the benefit of
- Individualized academic/skill assessments
- Personal learning plan
- Classroom-based services with individual
- Graduate Equivalency Degree (GED) - directed education
- Peer support
- Basic Computer Literacy: Computer skills are a requirement for active participation in contemporary life for social, personal management, and pleasure. Members seeking these services can acquire basic proficiency in computer competencies with respect to:
- Utilizing Windows operating system
- Basic Word processing
- Internet access for personal, educational, social, and vocational use
Post-High School Supported Education Program
Nearly 60% of people affected by a serious mental illness suffer the onset of such illness between the ages of 17 - 25. The period coincides with the phase of life where people are most often pursuing educational goals that connect with pursuing a career. For those who suffer disruptions and other consequences of psychiatric disabilities, the return to academic pursuits requires brushing up old skills and identifying and developing new skills. Clubhouse's Supported education programs assist people in recovery to pursue and find success in a post-secondary educational environment that best matches their career choice, desired pace, and preferred level of side-by-side support. These services include:
- Academic and vocational readiness and needs assessment
- Education goal plan development
- Assistance with financial aid and financial planning
- Academic adjustment counseling, remedial tutoring
- On-campus accommodation assistance
- Linkage to key on-campus resources
- Mutual support groups
Participants of the SE program offer the years have successfully re-entered and graduated from all Long Island Colleges and Universities including:
- SUNY at Stony Brook
- Suffolk Community College (Brentwood, Selden, Riverhead)
- Dowling College
- Adelphi University
- Hofstra University
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- Briarwood College
- St. Joseph's College
- New York Institute of Technology
- Touro College
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For further information about Clubhouse of Suffolk's Supported Education services, contact:
Clubhouse-Ronkonkoma: (631) 471-7242
Synergy Center: (631) 369-0022
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