Miscellaneous
In this episode we interview Sue Reeves, the director of the Aggies Elevated program. Aggies Elevated is a federally designated Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP) at Utah State University that offers a two-year certificate in Integrated College and Community Studies for young adults with intellectual disabilities. Sue discusses how faculty and staff at Utah State University organized this program and some of their successes. Recently, Sue was awarded a grant to set up a new CTP program at Utah Valley University. She discusses how these programs help students with intellectual disabilities manage their mental health and develop skills needed to graduate college and transition into the workforce.A full transcript of the interview is available here in English and in Spanish.Bio:Sue Reeves holds a BS in Journalism and a Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling. She is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, a Licensed Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, and is completing requirements for licensure as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor. She is the director of Aggies Elevated, an inclusive two-year certificate program for students with intellectual disabilities, at Utah State University. She became interested in the intersection of mental health and intellectual/developmental disabilities as an MRC intern with Aggies Elevated. In her spare time, she tends to rabbits, chickens, a cat named Dog, and her partner on their farm at the south end of Cache Valley. Links https://diverseeducation.com/article/197099/https://aggieselevated.usu.edu/https://www.mhddcenter.org/ *Music Credit: Music for our podcast is licensed from Marmoset Music. Artist: Johnny Clay; Song "Looking Down the Road"