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Project

APS Friendship Making Skills

Center:

NM-Center for Development & Disability, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2006

Contact Information:

Patricia Osbourn
[email protected]
505-272-0387

Project Description:

The Center for Development & Disability(CDD) will provide the following professional services for Albuquerque Public Schools(APS): 1. Work directly with APS students in groups of 4-6 to build friendship-making skills. 2. Spend additional time with students & family before the group starts. 3. Two days of training with APS employees to teach them how to develop friendship-making groups for students who have Autism.

Keyword(s):

Friendship, Friendship making skills

Core Function(s):

Training Trainees, Performing Research or Evaluation

Area of Emphasis

Quality Assurance, Education & Early Intervention, Child Care-Related Activities, Employment-Related Activities, Quality of Life

Target Audience:

Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Professionals and Para-Professionals

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Specific Groups

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

Single-County