Consumers & Alliances United for Supported Education
460 Quincy Avenue
Quincy Mental Health Center
Quincy, MA 02169
Web Site: unknown
Information Specialist: Kim Anderson
E-mail: kimberly.anderson@massmail.state.ma.us
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 AM - 5 PM
Organization: Consumers & Alliances United for Supported Education
- is a supported, post-secondary program designed to assist individuals with psychiatric disabilities to enter or re-enter college, technical school programs, or other post-secondary education programs.
- assists clients in selecting and pursuing admission to the adademic or technical program of their choice, and helps students find financial aid.
- helps to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness by substituting the role of the student for the role of the patient / client. Students learn to manage their own lives.
- serves these communities within the South and the Southwest: Braintree, Canton, Cohasset, Dedham, Foxboro, Hingham, Hull, Medfield, Millis, Milton, Needham, Newton, Norfolk, Norwell, Norwood, Plainville, Quincy, Randolph, Scituate, Sharon, Walpole, Wellesley, Weston, Westwood, Weymouth, and Wrentham.
Students range in age from 18 to 60 and come from towns within the Route 128 area. Individuals may choose a course of study from a variety of options and are encouraged to apply to the school of choice.
Additional Locations: None.
Population(s) Served: serves those with psychiatric disabilities interested in post-secondary education programs. Individuals do not have to be DMH clients in order to receive services.
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Services:
- academic counseling; assistance with admissions requirements; assistance with finding financial aid; problem solving- and coping skills; strategies to achieve success and control stress; intervention with faculty and staff upon student request; advocacy; assessment; information & referral
- helps students obtain the following accomodations: Notetaker, Un-timed tests, test taking in a distraction-free room, extension of assignment deadline, preferential seating, use of tape recorder or other aids
- helps make arrangements for: tutoring / coaching, substitute assignments, assistance with crisis while hospitalized
Eligibility/Criteria/Enrollment: Must have a psychiatric disability and reside within the catchment area.
Fees: None
CAUSE last responded to our request for an update on 2/18/2011.
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