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Mission
Mission
To empower people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families to lead better lives by providing a lifetime of high-quality services, family support and advocacy.
IPE 4900
IPE 4900
Agency Identified Goal
Agency Identified Goal
Student projects address this.
Topic: TBD; students will discuss with Cathy and Vanessa during first meeting.
Please review past semester projects to get a general sense of the types of projects and recommendations previous students have made.
*** Focus on creating interactive presentations (NO POWERPOINTS should be used). Focus on creating educational materials and presentation using principles of Plain Language. ***Discuss what reading level is most suitable for the educational and presentation materials to ensure they are easily understood by the audience of parents in the PLT program.
Services
Services
Primary Population
Primary Population
Parents with intellectual disabilities; people who are differently abled.
Programs
Programs
Parents Learning Together is a program within the St. Louis Arc.
PLT provides both center-based instruction and home-based mentoring and support to each family, utilizing the evidence-based Nurturing Parenting curriculum.
Site Information
Site Information
Site Since: 2017
Site Coordinators: Primary - Vanessa Starks
Secondary - Cathy Hayes
chayes@slarc.org. (314) 454-1377
Dress Code: Business casual, no scrubs, no hats, no hoodies, little jewelry. Bring minimal personal items.
Initial Site Visit: Tuesday, Sept 16 at 4pm. Meeting will take place over Zoom. Your faculty advisor Tessa Cook will provide the link. Students will meet with Vanessa, Cathy, and Megan. Megan will provide a volunteer overview (mandatory) and then students will talk with Cathy and Vanessa about the PLT program and project topic
Pre-Visit Requirements
Pre-Visit Requirements
Complete the following paperwork
Complete the following paperwork
Group and Special Event Waiver Agreement - you will receive a paper copy during the 9/2 class. This form will be passed out in class and can be given and be can scan/emailed as a group or individually; email directly to Megan Eader, Volunteer Manager at meader@slarc.org
Location
Location
5501 Delmar Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63139 - 2nd Floor
5501 Delmar Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63139 - 2nd Floor
(314) 817-2257
(314) 817-2257
Faculty Advisor
Faculty Advisor
Tessa Cook, MS
tessa.cook@slu.edu
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