Webinar: Coaching in Action: Supporting Students in College Settings
Hosted by the MA Center for Inclusive Higher Education and Transition
Peer Support/Mentoring
This mentor application was created by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette LIFE Program. The application's purpose is to screen and gather information from students interested in being mentors. This resource can be used in an online form (i.e., Microsoft, Google, etc.) and sent as a link to students who want to apply.
Peer mentors provide crucial social, academic, and campus community inclusion supports to students with intellectual disability enrolled in higher education. Research on the perspectives of peer mentors provides valuable insight into the impact that supporting students with intellectual disability has on both the students and the mentors.
Project
Inclusive Higher Education Network
This study aimed to understand the ways in which college students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience and develop their understanding of emotions and emotional wellness. Semi-structured interviews with college students with IDD were conducted.
Flexible Supports for College Success
This webinar has ended. The webinar recording and resources are available here.
Are you interested in learning what supports are available for college students with intellectual disabilities? Presenters Ashley Luce and Maria Paiewonsky will explore the comprehensive supports available on college campuses. Luke SaintAmour, a student at UMass Boston, will join to share his perspective.
Mentors are often used to support students with intellectual disability as they transition to college. They are typically other college students who assist with academics, adjusting to college life, connect these new college students to campus clubs, organizations, and services, and support them to engage in campus activities. Such mentor models are as diverse as the institutions in which the students are enrolled.
Project
National Coordinating Center
Academics > Inclusive Academics
Campus Membership > Campus Life
Campus Membership > Residential Life
Employment > Employment Supports
Employment > Job Development
Employment > Vocational Rehabilitation
Program Operations > Program Evaluation
Program Operations > Student Credentials
Program Planning > Program Development
Student Supports > Peer Support/Mentoring
Transition > College-based Transition Services (CBTS)
Campus Membership > Campus Life
Campus Membership > Residential Life
Employment > Employment Supports
Employment > Job Development
Employment > Vocational Rehabilitation
Program Operations > Program Evaluation
Program Operations > Student Credentials
Program Planning > Program Development
Student Supports > Peer Support/Mentoring
Transition > College-based Transition Services (CBTS)
This channel features video resources and recorded webinars on topics related to postsecondary education for students with intellectual disability, produced by Think College National Coordinating Center. Topics include academic support, credentials, campus housing, family engagement, program development, and more.
Project
National Coordinating Center
This peer mentor handbook provides an example of how to structure such a handbook and includes information on:Mentor Responsibilities: Job Description & Expectations, Meetings & Schedules, Student – Mentor Relationship, People First Language, Customer Service, Workshops, Extracurricular Activities, & Internships, Media Release Form & FERPA, Office Rules & Regulations Student Account Access & Documentation, Office Organization, Office Use vs. Campus Use, Code of Ethics and On and Off Campus Resources
This publication draws from a qualitative study that interviewed college students with intellectual disability in an attempt to determine what is known about IPSE students and their experiences with peer supports. Inclusive postsecondary education (IPSE) programs for youth with intellectual disability recognize students with intellectual disability as contributing members of the broader campus community through academic engagement, career development, and social activities (Grigal & Papay, 2018; Jones et. al, 2015).
Project
National Coordinating Center
Supporting Students with Intellectual Disabilities through the Implementation of Education Coaching
In this session we will discuss some of the challenges faced by college students with intellectual disabilities, their coaches and faculty and how a comprehensive training series developed with educational coaches and staff has been utilized to facilitate a smooth transition to college.