next.level - steps towards employment www.nextlevel.wuk.at

next.level www.nextlevel.wuk.at Aims at supporting integration into employment (apprenticeship or work place) of teenagers and young adults between 15-24 yrs with mental illnesses Is part of the organization WUK WUK is home to many different programme areas, including educational and advisory projects such as next.level

Aims at supporting

integration into employment (apprenticeship or work place)

of teenagers and young adults between 15-24 yrs

with mental illnesses

Is part of the organization WUK

WUK is home to many different programme areas, including educational and advisory projects such as next.level

Team 3 psychologists, 1 psychotherapist, 1 job coach, 1 office assistant Participants 8 – 10 participants stay for max.18 months ongoing access for other participants Time frame 25 hrs per week (Mo-Fr) Methods Group training, individual consultation, job coaching, outplacement General framework www.nextlevel.wuk.at

Team

3 psychologists, 1 psychotherapist, 1 job coach, 1 office assistant

Participants

8 – 10 participants

stay for max.18 months

ongoing access for other participants

Time frame

25 hrs per week (Mo-Fr)

Methods

Group training, individual consultation, job coaching, outplacement

Concept of Supported Employment www.nextlevel.wuk.at Supported Employment/ Outplacement Work experience – internal and external Sustainable integration into job market Individual consultation and group training

Weekly Schedule Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 09:00 Outlook APPL - Training for Application Self Management KOG - Training of Cognitive Abilities Individual consultation - Focus on personal and vocational development Evaluation of weekly tasks 09:30 LIFE - Training of everyday practical issues GO - Health and optimism 10:30 15 Min. Break Presentations 11:00 Job Research 12:00 Break Break Break 13:00 13:00 SOK - Training of social competence Job Research/ Preparation for presentations/ Freshen up general knowledge Job Research/ Freshen up general knowledge Every 14 days: Art therapy Every 14 days: Exercise/yoga 15:00

Participants are supported on the way towards their goal Evaluation of the goal involves the focus on personal development (self management, social competence) vocational development (preparation for job interviews) cognitive abilities (general knowledge, memory and attention span) Group trainings emphasise self-awareness cooperative learning self-regulated learning Pedagogic approaches www.nextlevel.wuk.at

Participants are supported on the way towards their goal

Evaluation of the goal involves the focus on

personal development (self management, social competence)

vocational development (preparation for job interviews)

cognitive abilities (general knowledge, memory and attention span)

Group trainings emphasise

self-awareness

cooperative learning

self-regulated learning

next.level is financed by governmental funds no course fee participants receive money (DLU) from AMS Costs www.nextlevel.wuk.at

next.level is financed by governmental funds

no course fee

participants receive money (DLU) from AMS

Thank you for your attention! www.nextlevel.wuk.at Contact: Anna Grabner a n [email_address]