An additional weakness is that the SCLL project was not designed for inclusive classroom settings. A recommendation made by project staff is to address the weaknesses noted above. An additional recommendation is to increase staff or reduce populations served in order to offer both group leisure education and individual student services. The project serves students with mild, moderate, severe, and profound disabilities from self-contained and inclusive classrooms. Students are referred to the program by teachers.
Students are from transition programs, high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools.
Individual assessments, emphasizing individual strengths, are conducted with each student, teacher, and family member. Individualized goals and objectives are then generated for each student. Interventions last from 3 to 9 months, depending on the needs of the student, and take place at school, at home, with family, and in the community. Possible interventions include social skills development, leisure awareness, community resource identification, decision-making skills, and assertiveness training. Another strength is that the length of interventions can vary as long as is needed to meet individualized goals.