Brevard Staff Attend FIT Conference

By Ryan Therriault, Academic Coordinator, and Janet Hrezo

The CIP Brevard Center staff had the opportunity to attend Florida Institute of Technology’s Fourth Annual Applied Behavior Analysis Conference on February 22. Themed “Behavioral Interventions Across the Lifetime”, the conference featured speakers Dr. Timothy M. Weil, Dr. Patrick C. Friman and CIP National Professional Advisory Board Member Dr. Peter Gerhardt.

Whether or not one has a background in Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA), the conference was thought provoking particularly the presentation by Dr. Gerhardt who is on the National Professional Advisory Board of CIP. His presentation on interventions with autistic adults and older adolescents emphasized the need to help them acquire adaptive and functional skills in order to ultimately enhance their quality of life.

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Brevard Center Student Named “Volunteer of the Year”

By Lee Kananack, Psychologist, The Brevard Center

When we last spoke about Moultrie Woodall, a volunteer intern at the Rossetter House Museum, he told us about how much he enjoyed his position there.
Apparently, the museum staff enjoys him as well.

At an awards ceremony this January, Moultrie was voted “Student Volunteer of the Year” by his peers and museum personnel. He described himself as being “nearly speechless” when his name was announced at the ceremony. However, when interviewed at the Brevard Center for this article, he was more than willing to discuss his award.

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Brevard Center: What’s New with the Drama Club

By Janet Hrezo, The Brevard Center

If you’ve been at the Brevard Center on any recent Wednesday afternoon, you may have heard some silly songs echoing through the hallway. Don’t worry. It’s just the Drama Club rehearsing for their next performance.

Each semester they “go live” before an audience of students and staff and are currently trying out some new improvisations as well as beginning work on a new play by actor and resident playwright, Daniel Eakin.

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CIP at Woofstock

By Daniel Vance Eakin, 3rd-year student at the Brevard Center
Photos by Zach Lichterman, 1st-year student at the Brevard Center

Woofstock is an event in which various people bring their dogs to the park. It benefited the Greyhound Pets of America. There were crafts to buy, music, food, games, and a dancing dog show. The various crafts sold included dog beds, collars, blankets, and so much more. They also sold a variety of books.

When I arrived at the event as part of my community service, my first duty was to ensure that the arriving guests received one of the many beautifully colored scarves for their dogs. At the end of the event, I and the other students assisted in bringing the remainder of the books for sale to the book seller’s car.

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Winter Convocation at the Brevard Center

By Janet Hrezo, CIP Brevard Center

The Brevard Center gathered on January 8th for our Winter Convocation. Staff and students caught up on all the news after the break and we welcomed our first international student, Dane Sampath, who is from Trinidad and Tobago.

The convocation was a great opportunity for all of us to think about and begin to set goals for the upcoming semester. The staff and our guest speaker, Dr. Michael McManmon, presented many ideas for accomplishing this.

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Get Ready For Spring Break 2010!

Students enrolled at CIP have the option of attending a fun and educational travel program one week a year during the college spring break in March. This year CIP students will diverge across the world to Ireland, Hawaii, Washington D.C. and a Caribbean Cruise!

Students prepare for this trip through a series of class meetings in which they study the language, arts, culture and trip itinerary. Each year an exciting new world destination is chosen and students get a cultural experience they will never forget with staff and their peers.

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Internship Spotlight: Brevard County Criminal Justice Services

By Janet Hrezo, CIP Brevard Center

Most of us use computers every day and think little about it until something goes wrong. When that happens, David Kates and Andy Gulley are the people to go to. As Computer Support Specialists interning at Brevard County’s Criminal Justice Services, David and Andy are problem solvers. Their work space is filled with computers in need of some kind of repair.

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Wellness Student of the Month: Ashley Titone

By Jamie Kennedy, Brevard Center Health & Wellness Coordinator

Ashley’s Wellness successes are a culmination of her independent and group session efforts. Routine, independent exercise is a part of Wellness is where Ashley has really shown growth. “I enjoy using my treadmill at my apartment because afterwards I’m not as stressed and I feel good about myself.” Additionally, her flawless attendance record is an example to other students.

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Community Service at the Brevard Center

By Janet Hrezo, CIP Brevard Center

Community Service is an important part of the program at the Brevard Center. In the past, students have worked with a wide range of organizations and in many different capacities which gives each student an opportunity to meet new people, to feel more a part of the community and to make a difference in the lives of others. Recent activities have included Brevard Zoo’s “Boo at the Zoo”, “Woofstock” to benefit Greyhound Pets of America and Autism Speaks’ “Walk Now for Autism” for which Ashley Titone raised over $2000 in contributions.

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Brevard Weekend Activities

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Brevard Center Open House

You are invited to come and explore the many opportunities the College Internship Program (CIP) at the Brevard Center has to offer young adults ages 18-26 with Asperger’s, ADD, NLD, dyslexia, high-functioning autism and other learning differences.

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I’m Independent: A Guide to Prove It

By the students at the Brevard Center

A guide on how to change your parents perspectives during home visitations.

Since you have come to CIP you have made many strides; college, and internship, having roommates, pushing yourself to do new things (and some you might not even be aware of). Your parents, wishing the best for you, gave you this opportunity to learn and grow independently of them.

Now that you are home, you may start to feel like you are in the middle of both worlds, your life living at home with your parents and your life at CIP. The students at the Brevard Center have brainstormed some ways to fight regression and make the most out of your changing relationships with your family.

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