Independent Living Skills
1140 West Mission Road, San Marcos, California 92069
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Last Updated: April 16, 2002

 

Palomar college offers two Independent Living Skills courses at the Escondido Education Center through the Community Education program.

 

Developmentally Disabled Adapted Living Skills Program

Independent Living Skills (CNED 657) is a class designed for college students with Developmental Disabilities. The class is held Monday and Wednesday from 9:00 - 11:50 AM at the Escondido Education Center. The class focuses on practical reading, basic writing and everyday math skills. In recent semesters, we have added a computer lab component. The students spend 75 minutes of class time in a computer lab where they learn basic word processing, explore educational web sites and master e-mailing The classroom period is spent on projects and activities to maintain and improve academic skills. The students are encouraged to build their social skills during an unsupervised lunch break.

Students who wish to enroll in the class should be able to function in a college setting with up to 20 classmates. Students must have basic communication skills or use a communication device.

Acquired Brain Injury Adapted Living Skills Program

The acquired Brain Injury Independent Living Skills program is designed specifically for individuals with an acquired brain injury, also recognized as traumatic brain injury and closed head injury.  In order to be enrolled in this class, an individual must be diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury, primarily as a result of a cerebral vascular accident, motor vehicle accident, work related injury, etc.  Students should be at least eighteen years of age, ambulatory or with assisted mobility, demonstrating mild to moderate cognitive and physical limitations.

This program offers adapted living skills through utilization of the Academic Skills Lab at Palomar College, Escondido Center.  It provides instructional assistance in cognitive programs such as vocabulary, memory, reading, writing, typing, etc.  Additionally, appropriate counseling groups are provided and facilitated, including disability awareness, brain injury education, advocacy for the disabled, men's and women's support, as well as cognitive communication skills.

The Acquired Brain Injury program is offered at Palomar College, Escondido Center, Rooms #304 and #500, meeting three times per week:  Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, from 1:00 - 3:50 PM.  It is offered through the Department of Community Education in conjunction with Disability Resource Center.  For further information and pre-placement screening, please contact Doug Stiles at (760) 432-0642 or (760) 744-1150 extension 5585 or Ron Haines at (760) 744-1150, extension 2375.  If you would like to contact them via e-mail, their e-mail address is dsps@palomar.edu.