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Adult Program


Tools for Life

Our program includes three different program tracks, college preparation, career development, and living skills- developmental program.  Students may have a hybrid of these programs.  Within each of the program tracks, we incorporate tools for life:

  • Social Cognition: Code switching (moving between variations of languages in different contexts), nonverbal communication, humor regulation, conflict resolution/negotiation, cultural/racial sensitivity
  • Self-Disclosure: What you choose to reveal about yourself and how within jobs, school relationships, law, social interactions
  • Resiliency: Positive capacity of people to cope with stress and adversity, “bouncing back” –emotional, sensory, cognitive, physical 
  • Thinking and Problem-Solving: Predicting higher order, previewing, self-monitoring, self-assessment, reflection, and editing, decision-making, causal relationships
  • Metacognition: Thinking about thinking
  • Effective Language and Communication
  • Demystification: Self-awareness and understanding of strengths and challenges
  • Emotions and Brain Functioning: Anatomy, biochemical, fight/flight/freeze override, anger/fear/anxiety awareness and management, depression, OCD, hormones, allergies
  • Personality Types and Variations: Understanding yourself and differences in others
  • Group Dynamics: Work, school, family, peers, societal
  • Expectations of Adulthood: Personal, parental, societal
  • Affect, Awareness and Regulation
  • Social Reciprocity Conflict Resolution
  • Relationship Skills
  • Self-Marketing
  • Code Switching
  • Social Timing 
  • Collaboration
  • Social Facilitation & Inhibition
  • Humor Regulation Understanding and Interpreting Nuances: Appropriateness, timing, audience, delivery, satire, parodies, race based, irony, puns, sarcasm, exaggeration, political cartoons, bathroom humor
  • Empathy
  • Interpretation of others’ feelings through tone, body language and nuance
  • Discourse Topic Selection & Maintenance
  • Stress Management & Anger Management

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UPCOMING EVENTS
School Closed- Memorial Day
Friday, May 23, 2025- Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Save the Date: Ride For Autism
Saturday, June 7, 2025

Save the Date: Spring Concert
Wednesday, June 11, 2025

DOE-Approved E.S.Y. Program
July 1, 2025- August 1st, 2025


CONTACT CTC
​230 Diamond Spring Road
Denville, New Jersey 07834    
ph: (973) 989.4033      
fax : (862) 244.4969

Interested in learning more about our program? 
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2025 Celebrate the Children
  • Home
  • About
    • Why Celebrate the Children? >
      • Our Philosophy
      • Our Mission
      • Approach >
        • Best Practice Guidelines
        • DIR®
        • Functional Emotional Developmental Levels
        • FCD® & The 5 C's
    • Staff >
      • Our Leadership Team
      • Board of Directors
      • Staff
      • PSO- Parent Staff Organization
      • History
    • Testimonials
    • Academic Calendar
    • Careers
  • Academics & Programs
    • Extended School Year 2025
    • Developmental Preschool Program
    • K-12 Programs
    • Transition Program
    • Young Adult Program
    • After School Program
    • Sara Ann Rickles Center For independent Living
    • CTC Outreach Program
  • Events
    • 1st Annual Neurodiversity Walk >
      • 2025 Digital Program Book
    • Spring Concert 2025: On the Road Again! >
      • Spring Concert 2025: Sponsorship Opportunities
      • Spring Concert 2025: Program Ads
    • Ride for Autism 2025- POSTPONED
    • Open House
  • Admissions
  • Support
    • Stanley's Pantry
    • Tree of Life
    • Gift Bricks
  • Newsletter
    • Student Spotlight
    • Staff Spotlight
    • Letter from the Executive Director
    • Community Spotlight
    • Education HQ
    • Floortime
    • Behavior Team
    • C.A.R.E.S. Corner
    • Physical Therapy
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Speech-Language Pathology
  • Media
    • Read
    • Watch
    • Listen
    • Blog
  • Resources
    • Dr. Temple Grandin at CTC
    • Recommended Reading, Resources & Materials >
      • Profectum Parent Toolbox
    • CTC Connections
    • Proud Partners
    • Certificate of Employee Information Report
    • Lead in Drinking Water Report >
      • Contact
  • Blog