Project SEARCH – Employment Preparation For Consumers With Autism: An OPEN MINDS Program Profile

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Program Overview

Developed in 1996 at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Project SEARCH is an international program that offers employment preparation and job development opportunities. It is a program model that health systems and provider organizations can adopt with their own consumers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). After starting as a single program, it has grown into an international network of sites, with the primary objective to secure competitive employment for consumers with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The unique, business-based work preparation program offers complete workplace immersion for an entire academic year, combining classroom instruction, career . . .