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Parasol II
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Description
This workshop provides an overview of the principles of Supported Education. The workshop will address some of the strategies and techniques used to support people with mental illness in developing and obtaining their educational goals.
Objectives
1. Participants will identify the basic principles of Supported Education
2. Participants will be able to describe useful educational interventions and strategies.
3. Participants will be able to describe some of the challenges and associated strategies for engaging and working with local secondary school systems.
4. Participants will be able to identify some of the challenges and associated strategies used to help people with mental illness to be successful with post-secondary educational programs.