At CONNECT, we learn and practice skills for friendships, dating, expressing emotions, and responding to stress.
Self Awareness & Advocacy
Recognize and express your wants, increase your body awareness, and practice self-advocacy
Boundaries & Consent
Learn about your personal boundaries, practice consent, and communicating others
Expressing Emotions
Practice checking in with your emotions, choices for care, responding to stress and mindfulness
Connection & Support
Practice skills for building supportive friendships, connect about shared interests, learn about attraction, flirting, and dating with care + respect
Communication & Healthy Relationships
Practice listening skills, responding to disagreements, and repairing conflicts in your relationships
Features of the CONNECT Program
Weekly 1:1 Skill Sessions on Zoom
Meet every week with a Le Tusa® Relationship Skills Coach
Choose your personal goals for the program
Weekly Group Skills Classes
In-person group classes to learn skills for developing social connections & emotional regulation.
Meet 1 time a week
16 Weeks
Up to 16 Participants
Evening Group Classes
Practice Skills, Choices, & Consent
Learn Together
Mindfulness & Activities
Empowerment Coach Workshops
An Empowerment Coach (EC) is a person from the participant’s family &/or circle of support. ECs are invited to:
Attend Coaching Workshops to learn CONNECT Skills
Gain tools to support the individual in your life
Connect with other parents & support persons
On-Going Learning & Connecting
More Workshop opportunities for participants who have completed the CONNECT Program
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CONNECT program
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You learn skills for self esteem, self expression & self love.
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We ALL learn differently. CONNECT learning materials are developed to support diverse learning styles. Our materials are constantly evolving and we will modify teaching modalities and materials for your learning styles and preferences.
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Learn and practice skills for connecting with your body through gentle mindfulness practices that are trauma sensitive and informed. CONNECT is also a Body Positive Program! All Bodies are beautiful, respected and celebrated!
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Each individual will choose their own goals. Participation is a choice, and you can chose the things that are most important to you to learn about.
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Learn what you want to learn! Meet online weekly with a Le Tusa Relationship Skills Coach. Review skills, watch videos, and explore resources for YOUR life. We will work with you to individualize your CONNECT program.
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Learn with others in a fun, interactive, multi-method teaching style. Learn through discussions, expressive activities, role plays, videos, workbooks, visual materials, games and more.
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The in person classes move between Marin, San Mateo, and San Francisco Counties. Check below to find out where CONNECT is coming next!
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CONNECT is offered 2 times a year.
SPRING: January-June
FALL: July-December
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Participants in the program can invite someone in their life, to be an Empowerment Coach (EC) This could be a parent, family member, caregiver, or a person in life that your life that you trust. The ECs are offered education and coaching workshops to reflect on their own relationship skills and to learn skills for how to empower and support participants with their boundaries, friendships, emotional regulation & dating skills.
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YES! We recognize that when consent, boundaries and relationships are discussed, someone in the room is likely a trauma survivor. We will individualize the CONNECT program with you and support your learning with trauma sensitive and informed practices.
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CONNECT is a program that is vendored by Golden Gate Regional Center. If you receive regional center services you can participate in the CONNECT program. Contact your social worker and request a referral to the CONNECT program.
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If you participate in a Self-Determination Plan (SDP), you may be able to participate in CONNECT Program through your monthly budget. View the CONNECT Budget Cost for more information.
CONNECT is coming to
San Francisco!
July - December 2025
Details for CONNECT Fall 2025
Do you want to Participate in CONNECT?
You can sign up or make a referral for CONNECT at anytime. When you sign up, you will be automatically added to the waitlist. We open the waitlist in May and November for programs & will contact you then!
Myself
I am a person with a disability. I want to make a referral for myself.
Supporter
I am a supporter of someone with a disability. Social Worker, staff, caregiver, family member, independent facilitator, etc.
