Come learn skills for work and life in a community setting! This event is free and open to the public.

Wednesday Session (Port Angeles): 1:30-2:30pm in the Coffey Room at the Port Angeles Library
Thursday Session (Sequim): 1:30pm-2:30pm in the Community Room at the 1st Security Bank in Sequim

Week of: Topic:
Jan 27 Introduction, Independent Living Assessment
Feb 3 Identifying Strengths
Feb 10 Identifying Intelligence Styles/ How can this be used at work?
Feb 17 Values: What is important to you for life and employment?
Feb 24 Goals: What are goals? How to identify goals?
Mar 3 Communication – Understanding Nonverbal Language
Mar 10 Communication – Communicating Constructively
Mar 17 Communication: Listening
Mar 24 Learning to be Assertive
Mar 31 Assistive Technology
Apr 7 Time Management
Apr 14 Transportation – Getting Around the Community
Apr 21 Hygiene
Apr 28 Mental Health & Positive Attitude
May 5 Healthy Routines & Healthy Relationships
May 12 Developing a Positive Attitude
May 19 Self-Advocacy
May 26 Disability Disclosure
June 2 DDA, DVR, and FCS Info
June 9 Assessment and Games!

Summer Break!
OFF June 16-July 4

Jul 7 Professionalism
Jul 14 Looking for a Job – Networking
Jul 21 Resume Prep and Resume Building, Visual Resume
Jul 28 Creating Resumes
Aug 4 Filling Out Job Applications
Aug 11 Interview Prep – Physical Appearance/Nonverbal Communication
Aug 18 Interview Prep – Answering Difficult Questions
Aug 25 Interview Prep – Different Types of Interviews
Sept 1 Mock Interviews
Sept 8 Following the Interview
Sept 15 Money Management (MM) Introduction
Sept 22 MM: Wants vs Needs & Money Habits
Sept 29 MM: Intro to Budgeting
Oct 6 MM: Budgeting and Money Mapping
Oct 13 MM: Saving
Oct 20 MM: Banks, Credit Unions, and Identity Theft
Oct 27 MM: Borrowing Money
Nov 3 Closing Assessment – Games!
Nov 11 Make-up day
Nov 17 Make-up day