Students will be supervised directly or indirectly at all times. A supervisor will always be available to the student. In most cases, Lane Shelter Care is able to provide supervision up to 12 hours. Serves homeless families, persons suffering from a severe and persistent mental illness, and low-income adult survivors of a traumatic brain injury by providing shelter, crisis management, rehabilitative and transitional services, counseling and advocacy. LSC offers a number of practicum opportunities working with persons suffering from a severe mental illness or cognitive impairment.
All positions require an initial training period followed by hands-on training.
Students learn a great deal about the illness or impairment with which their assigned clients are dealing. Following a successful 2-3 term commitment, a student would have acquired the skills and experience necessary for a career in the field. The Families with Special Needs Preschool serves up to 30 typically developing children ages 2-6 years born to parents with developmental difficulties. Because of their parents limitations, the children are at risk of developing environmental retardation. Goal is to provide the children with social and developmental skills they need to make a smooth transition to kindergarten.