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Our Program Development

The Program Model and an example of Evidence-Based Practices that North Star uses for all of our programming.

Program model (pdf)

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AFIRM Domain Matricies EBP Descriptions for adults (pdf)

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Evidence Based Practices (EBPs)

We use research based (or evidence-based) practices in the design and implementation of all we do.  Evidence based practices are skills, techniques, and strategies that have been proven to work through experimental research studies or large-scale research field studies.  

All of our programming includes goals from these domains:

Social Skills

Executive Functioning

Executive Functioning

  • Conversation Skills
  • Asking for Help
  • Boundaries
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Empathy
  • Respect
  • Social Opportunities
  • Social Interactions
  • Relationships & Responsibility

Executive Functioning

Executive Functioning

Executive Functioning

  • Adaptable Thinking
  • Metacognition
  • Organization
  • Planning
  • Self-Monitoring
  • Task Initiation
  • Time Management
  • Working Memory

Self-Advocacy

Executive Functioning

Vocational Skills

  • Self-Awareness & Knowledge
  • Goal Setting
  • Choice Making
  • Decision Making
  • Problem Solving
  • Self-Regulation
  • Self-Advocacy/Self-Determination
  • Involvement in Goal Setting

Vocational Skills

Behavioral & Emotional Self-Regulation

Vocational Skills

  • Soft Skills/Bradly Transferable Skills
  • Job Site/Community Based Instruction
  • Student Led Enterprises
  • Work Based Learning Espericneces
  • Getting a Job
  • On the Job

Life Skills

Behavioral & Emotional Self-Regulation

Behavioral & Emotional Self-Regulation

  • Meal Planning
  • Cooking & Meal Prep
  • Cleaning
  • Personal Finance & Money
  • Functional Reading 
  • Functional Math
  • Functional Writing
  • Hygiene & Personal Care
  • Health & Wellness
  • Home & Safety
  • Self-Advocacy

Behavioral & Emotional Self-Regulation

Behavioral & Emotional Self-Regulation

Behavioral & Emotional Self-Regulation

  • Coping Strategies
  • Feeling Overwhelmed
  • De-escalating Meltdowns
  • Problem Solving
  • Sensory
  • Rules & Boundaries
  • Undesirable but Necessary Tasks
  • Challenging Behaviors

Common Evidence Based Practices (EBPs)

About EBPs

Although this list comes from an organization targeting people with Autism, research shows that these are the most common EBPs used for all learners.  Our programming has been designed with these practices in mind to help ensure the best possible outcomes.

North Star Achievement Center

908 Lily Creek Rd. Suite 201, Louisville, KY 40243

502-614-5210

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