Virtual HYPE Career Development Courses for Young Adults in Massachusetts!
What is HYPE?
Helping Youth on the Path to Employment (HYPE) provides flexible, solution-focused, career-oriented services based on your needs and preferences. HYPE is focused on Young Adults between the ages of 18-30 who live with the effects of mental health conditions (MHC). HYPE includes but is not limited to:
- Helping to understand school, career, and work interests
- Working with Young Adults to plan out career aspirations using SMART goals
- Focusing on education as a means to achieve their goals
- Giving Young Adults the necessary tools/ skills to be successful after high school
- Offering strategies for lasting habits that will aid success through school and work
Is the HYPE course right for me?
The HYPE Course is an adaptation of HYPE, the Helping Youth on the Path to Employment model. The new Virtual HYPE course offering is aimed at meeting the career preparation needs of young adults with mental health conditions and may be offered virtually or in person.
There are 3 HYPE Courses: HYPE Career Decisions, HYPE Work Prep, and HYPE School Prep. The topics covered by the courses are listed below.
Applications will be available soon. If you are interested in any of the HYPE courses please email us at HYPE@umassmed.edu.
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HYPE Course Name |
Course Session |
Range of Topics Covered |
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Career Decision-Making (6 weeks) |
Orientation |
Course overview and Getting to Know Each Other |
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Session 1 |
Vocational Interests |
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Session 2 |
Choosing a Direction: The Self-Directed Search |
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Session 3 |
Personal Criteria and Researching Career Options |
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Session 4 |
Exploring Your Talents in the Gig Economy |
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Session 5 |
Deciding our Career Paths |
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HYPE Work Prep (7 weeks) |
Orientation |
Course overview and Getting to Know Each Other |
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Session 1 |
Choosing the Type of Job for You: the Self-Directed Search |
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Session 2 |
Networking and the “Elevator Pitch” |
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Session 3 |
Exploring Your Talents in the Gig Economy |
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Session 4 |
Interviewing Prep: Preparing for the Common Questions |
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Session 5 |
Disclosure of a Disability and Accommodations |
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Session 6 |
Getting Organized for Work |
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HYPE School Prep (6 weeks) |
Orientation |
Course overview and Getting to Know Each Other |
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Session 1 |
Choosing a Career Direction for School |
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Session 2 |
Choosing a School/Program |
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Session 3 |
Applying for School: the Ins and Outs |
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Session 4 |
Disability Services and School Accommodations |
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Session 5 |
Getting Organized for School |
When:
HYPE courses will be offered in Fall 2021 with dates to be determined (TBD). Once we have official dates for each class, they will be listed in the chart below.
| HYPE Career Decisions | HYPE School Prep | |
| Fall 2021 | TBD | TBD |
HYPE Virtual Courses: How does it work?
Young adults can attend the Virtual HYPE Courses from the comfort of their own homes! Courses will be offered via a secured zoom link, once a week for about 1.5 hours. Participants will receive all materials virtually as well is in a hard copy form. All materials are free to participants.
Registration
Applications for Fall 2021 will be available soon! In the meantime, please email us with any questions you may have.
Download the HYPE Course Flyer for Fall 2021- Spring 2022
Questions? Interested? Contact us at HYPE@umassmed.edu