1. Promoting success through healthy occupation Nordia Campbell-Jones, Alfred Charles, Chih-fen Lee, Dana Costabile, Maureen Quiros & Dara Steinberg Skills for Life

2. Community Profile

3. Vision and Mission Statement

4. Populations Served

5. Theoretical Orientation

6. Sample of Programming Offered Skills for Life is a 10 month program that operates during the school year calendar. The mentorship program is for “at risk youth” in the Bedford Stuyvesant school districts of Brooklyn NY. These students are attending middle and high school. The mentorship program focuses on developing social and life skills that these students will need when transitioning into adulthood.

7. Sample of Programming Offered The students and the mentors meet 2 times per week for two hours a day. Each student will be paired up with the same mentor each week. The ratio is 6:1 (student to mentor). Example of weekly activities: Beatification Day (cleaning up local parks/ school yard). All About Me Projects (describing themselves through the use of paint). Creative Cooking Day, Homework Assistance, Group Discussions, Peer Advisement **Each group is run by an OTR along side the mentors**

8. Funding/Reimbursement

9. SWOT Analysis Strengths Support from families and teachers in the community. Program started and run by well established OT’s with 10+ years experience working with students in this community. Small groups of students, mentors and an OT. Opportunities- Provide “at risk youth” a place to go that is “safe” emotionally and physically. Educate the youth on ways to improve their self esteem. Initiation of transition skills into adulthood. Weakness Mentors may not be reliable. limited support from the teachers and the families in the community. Mission of program must be changed to fit the views of the school administration. Threats Risk of personal injury claims. Cut-backs in educational expenditures that may decrease funding for the after school program. Loss of space to house the program.

10. Marketing

11. Staffing/Organizational Chart

12. Space and Location

13. Outcome Measures Student Grades Parent Satisfaction Survey Teacher Satisfaction Survey Decrease in Absenteeism and Suspensions

14. Student Grades A or B: Percent of students who received at least one grade of A or B C or D: Percent of students who received at least one grade of C or D F: Percent of students who received at least one grade of F

15. Teacher Satisfaction Survey

16. Parent Satisfaction Survey

17. Absenteeism & Suspensions Absenteeism: Percent of students who were absent more than 10 days during the academic year Suspensions: Percent of students that were suspended at least once during the academic school year

18. Challenges to Practice

19. Concept Mapping