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Student Videos
Get your future on track at New Directions
Get your future on track at New Directions
In this interview, we talk with one of our students about her first six months at New Directions for Young Adults. Her anxiety at starting quickly turned to excitement thanks to the welcoming staff and students. Now, she has completed a semester of summer classes and obtained employment. Someone will always be available to help with any aspect of your life at New Directions.
This Student Shares His Achievements at NDFYA
This Student Shares His Achievements at NDFYA
The student shares his achievements with those considering joining the New Directions program. At New Directions, we provide transitional services for typical young adults with unique challenges. Many of our clients come from colleges and universities from different parts of the United States and abroad. New Directions is dedicated to helping these students to become successful and independent.
New Directions: Exit Interview with Graduating Student
New Directions: Exit Interview with Graduating Student
A student who is about to graduate from the New Directions for Youngs Adults program after spending 1-year at the program. This young lady discussed her experiences acquiring a Teacher’s Aid certification by utilizing academic support. Also discussed are her experiences improving her social skills, making friends, developing life management skills, and maintaining a healthy living environment. New Directions for Young Adults is a transitional living program that provides support and direction to young adults with a variety of clinical needs, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and helps our clients (with Autism and without) develop the skills necessary for independent living. Individualized treatment plans are developed for autistic young adults and typical young adults with failure to thrive related issues. Treatment plans are developed by our expert clinical staff using Direction Therapy CMT, a multi-disciplinary clinical approach that targets the specific services needs for each individual served by the New Directions for Young Adults program.
Student shares her New Directions experiences and how she created healthy habits and routines
Student shares her New Directions experiences and how she created healthy habits and routines
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NDFYA Music Group
NDFYA Music Group
Here’s a sneak peak of New Directions for Young Adults rocking music group.
His Experience With Betterment at NDFYA
His Experience With Betterment at NDFYA
This Student shares his experience with personal growth at NDFYA. The Direction Therapy approach helps to prepare young adults for an independent life. It brings together therapeutic services including psychology and psychiatry, vocational training, academic support services, and life management skill training into a comprehensive service plan. Each client’s Direction Therapy service plan guides services and clinical treatment. This initial plan is developed by our clinical professionals using a combination of current and historical information about the student and family.
Parents Videos
Parent Interview – Lessons Carried Forward
Parent Interview – Lessons Carried Forward
Michael Kellen, Ph.D., The Clinical Director of New Directions for Young Adults talks with the parent of a graduated New Directions for Young Adults student about her experiences at the New Directions program. Also discussed are observations about how the program helped her young adult. Discussed are changes in self-confidence, problem-solving abilities, frustration tolerance, and social skills. In addition, there is discussion about how developing those abilities was crucial to the student's successful transition into a typical college environment. New Directions serves clients both with and without autism spectrum disorder. New Directions for Young Adults is a transitional living program that strives to help young adults with autism and/or other mental health concerns develop independent living skills in a structured and supportive environment. Services are customized using “Direction Therapy” a multi-disciplinary clinical treatment that includes the academic, vocational, financial, life management, and social skill domains.
Parents of a college-aged young woman speak about their experience
Parents of a college-aged young woman speak about their experience
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Parents describe New Directions as the best decision they ever made
Parents describe New Directions as the best decision they ever made
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Parents of young woman with autism who attends college talk about New Directions
Parents of young woman with autism who attends college talk about New Directions
Proud Mom shares her experiences.
Mother of Young Adult Explains Why New Directions is the Perfect Place for Her Son
Mother of Young Adult Explains Why New Directions is the Perfect Place for Her Son
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Parents of former clients speak about what services were most helpful for their young adult
Parents of former clients speak about what services were most helpful for their young adult
The parent of a former client speaks about her concerns for her young adult and her feelings about when and why she felt a transition program was needed for her young adult. A mom speaks about how to know when your young adult needs more than parents can provide and manage.
Staff Videos
Staff Experience: Bryan
Staff Experience: Victoria Palmer
Staff Experience: Shannon C
Staff Experience: Thea
What Our Clients/Parents Say
Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. NDFYA has been a great support resource for young adults looking for a new direction! Mecca F2025-03-25Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I strongly recommend Dr. Rubin, his staff and their approach! Jaime Davis2025-03-19Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. It was special day for us. Meeting with and sharing with staff and making friendships with the families. Food was top notch. Thank you for your passion and dedication. L&L Larry Weiner2025-02-24Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. New Directions has been instrumental in helping our young adult transition from being too full of anxiety to function in everyday life into a person who has finished college, has a full time job doing data entry, lives alone with minimal support, and is reasonably sociable and happy. The clinicians and staff at NDFYA are both skilled and caring and we cannot thank them enough! Susan Holladay2025-01-31Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. NDFYA has been a great program for our son. He has achieved maturity and independence as well as improved social skills and navigation since participating in NDFYA’s multidisciplinary program. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend the program to other neurodiverse young people and their families. Louisa Shingler2023-06-06Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Our son has been with New Directions for 2 1/2 years. He has had some good days and some bad days. The staff is always there to support him. They help guide him to be an independent adult. There are many services available to meet every young adults needs. My son is thriving and I owe it all to the staff for working with him and our family. Staci Ross2023-06-06Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Kind, warm and organized program that has the best interests at heart for the students. Our adult child is thriving, so happy there and has many friends, learning life and social skills. The program coordinators keep us advised of how things are going and we all work together to achieve the best result possible. I am so grateful for New Directions. They have provided so much guidance and love, giving our whole family new found happiness and hope for the future. Linda Stein2023-06-06Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. They do an excellent job of working with parents and their young adult kids —-helping them get “launched”. Andy Pond2022-12-16Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. New Directions serves young adults who "fall through the cracks" of other systems. We're glad we found the program for our daughter. Sherry2022-11-26
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