OPTIONS: Internship Program

OPTIONS: Part 5 of 5


All OPTIONS at Brehm students are encouraged to participate in community-based internships.

Monitored internships are designed to offer students real work experiences. Internships are programmed during regular school hours and students typically participate for an average of 3 to 12 hours per week.

A vocational counselor assists students in identifying appropriate interest areas, as well as finding internship opportunities, preparing for interviews, meeting supervisors, and arranging work schedules. Students’ progress and performance is regularly monitored by the vocational counselor and the internship on-site supervisors.

The monitored internship experience provides an unparalleled opportunity for a student to learn first-hand about expressed areas of interest.

• Job matching and coaching
• Transportation is provided
• Frequent visits by vocational counselor
• Internship Support classes
• New job skills learned
• Employability promoted

Also see:
Academic Core Classes
(part 1 of 5)

Two Tracks
(part 2 of 5)

Independent Living
(part 3 of 5)

S&L, Social Skills and Job Readiness
(part 4 of 5)

The OPTIONS Program at Brehm is a comprehensive transitional program for students with complex learning disabilities who have graduated from high school, earned their GEDs, or who have chosen to defer graduation in order to participate in this empowering Program. The OPTIONS Program focuses on the academic, employment and social skills required for success by emphasizing independent living, self-advocacy skills, and learning how to learn. As students (most 18 to 25 years of age) transition through three phases of the OPTIONS Program, they develop academically, socially and emotionally — acquiring the crucial tools necessary for independent life.