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Would you like to offer HYPE Courses at your organization?

What is HYPE?

Helping Youth on the Path to Employment (HYPE) provides flexible, solution-focused, career-oriented services based on your needs and preferences. This includes but is not limited to:

Focus on Young Adults between the ages of 18-30 with serious mental health conditions
Help Young Adults understand their school, career, and work interests
Work directly with Young Adults to plan for their career aspirations using SMART goals
Focus on higher education as means to achieve their goals
Teach Young Adults the necessary tools/ skills to be successful after high school

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: Career Decisions, Work Preparation, and School Preparation. The topics covered by the courses are listed below:

HYPE Course Name	Course Session	Range of Topics Covered
Career Decision-Making (6 weeks)	Orientation	Course overview and Getting to Know Each Other
	Session 1	Vocational Interests
	Session 2	Choosing a Direction: The Self-Directed Search
	Session 3	Personal Criteria and Researching Career Options
	Session 4	Exploring Your Talents in the Gig Economy
	Session 5	Deciding our Career Paths
HYPE Work Prep (7 weeks)	Orientation	Course overview and Getting to Know Each Other
	Session 1	Choosing the Type of Job for You: the Self-Directed Search
	Session 2	Networking and the “Elevator Pitch”
	Session 3	Exploring Your Talents in the Gig Economy
	Session 4	Interviewing Prep: Preparing for the Common Questions
	Session 5	Disclosure of a Disability and Accommodations
	Session 6	Getting Organized for Work
HYPE School Prep (6 weeks)	Orientation	Course overview and Getting to Know Each Other
	Session 1	Choosing a Career Direction for School
	Session 2	Choosing a School/Program
	Session 3	Applying for School: the Ins and Outs
	Session 4	Disability Services and School Accommodations
	Session 5	Getting Organized for School

What does the training entail?

The HYPE Courses are designed to

Engage Young Adults interested in preparing for Careers, Work and School
Last for 6-7 weeks, up to 2 hours per week
Be co-facilitated with Young Adult staff to further engage young adults participating
Offer individual meetings to tailor content to the needs of individual young adult

Organizations who serve Young Adults between the ages of 18-30 with serious mental health conditions are eligible to receive training by HYPE experts in supporting career aspirations and preparation for work and school.

HYPE Course training allows providers at your organization to become seasoned educational group facilitators in the domain of career development. All HYPE Courses come with a curriculum, facilitator’s guides, slides, and materials.

The HYPE Course Facilitator Training offers training, coaching, and technical assistance. Eligible organizations serve young adults with mental health conditions, have a supervisor onsite who is willing to be trained and who will support and encourage staff in their training and agree to release providers (including YA providers) for training for up to 4 hours per week. Contact us about details!

The HYPE Course Facilitator Training is:

Online

Instructional components are at your own pace, online, and interactive
Includes live and virtual discussion and practice components

Tailored to your interest

Each organization can select the courses they are most interested in/ are most needed.

Supported

Trainees learn the skills of facilitating the HYPE Courses through

Virtual, interactive training in essential competencies and strategies
Live, Virtual Coaching sessions
Participatory observation of a course being taught
Practice teaching HYPE courses with young adults with support from the HYPE team

Is the HYPE course right for me?

If your organization is interested in being trained to become offer HYPE Courses, please contact us at the following email address.