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CISE

Career Interest and Skills Evaluation

CISE is an assessment process that allows clients or students to experiment with 16 different types of occupations while Trendline staff document their interest levels, skills, and challenges.  The process is also used to test different support strategies to see which ones work the best for which types of jobs. 

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1.   The client or student

performs tasks in as many as 16 jobs or occupations in realistic situations in a single location.

 

2.   Trendline staff support

the individual by modeling steps, showing videos of steps, giving verbal instructions, using picture sequences, or providing written checklists.

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3.   Trendline staff collect

data about the individual's enjoyment of each task, performance of each step, and effectiveness of each type of prompt or support.

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4.   Daily wrap-ups are used

to discuss findings with the individual and his/her team.  

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5.   Staff create final

products including a full report of all findings, a set of action steps that will help the individual attain additional training or employment in a field that will fit his/her strengths and interests, and an electronic portfolio that documents the individual's CISE experience. 

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6.   The individual can

continue with Trendline Consulting Employment Services or staff can help bridge to other providers. 

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​ANIMAL CARE
  • Work with a Dog, Turtle, Fish, Rabbit, and Horse

  • Clean Animal Habitats

  • Feed Animals

  • Brush Animals

  • Walk or Interact With Animals

  • Experiences with Horses Also Available 

CHILD CARE​
  • Care for an Infant
  • Change a Diaper
  • Dress an Infant
  • Prepare a Baby Bottle
  • Feed an Infant
  • Rock an Infant to Sleep

CONSTRUCTION

  • Build a Wooden Bookcase from Scratch

  • Measure for Cuts and Holes

  • Use Hand Saw and Table Saw

  • Use Electric Drill

  • Use Sawhorses and Clamps

  • Use Paint Brush and Roller

​FOOD SERVICES

  • Run a Small Cafe

  • Prep Ingredients for Cooking

  • Make Nachos, Quesadillas, Soup, Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, Mini Pizzas, and Smoothies

  • Take Customer Orders

  • Take Payment and Make Change

  • Clean

In all, these 16 jobs or occupational areas include 90 different tasks and assess more than 200 gross motor, fine motor, sensory, cognitive, language, and interpersonal skills.  Trendline staff use the results to find "best fit" jobs and educational experiences within the consumer's community and to plot a path forward toward fulfilling employment.

 

CISE sessions can be scheduled more or less intensively to complete the process in as little time as 1 week or in as much time as 3 months. 

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The lead for our CISE project is Melissa Grither.  Please contact Melissa at TrendlineMNG@gmail.comfor more information. 

​GARDEN / OUTDOOR​

  • Take Care of Plants

  • Mow Grass

  • Trim a Bush or Hedge

  • Use a Weed-Eater

  • Plant a Plant

RETAIL

  • Keep the Shop in Tip-Top Shape

  • Follow Planagrams for Stocking

  • Front Merchandise

  • Tag and Price Items

  • Ring Up Customer Sales

SHIPPING / RECEIVING

  • Run a Warehouse

  • Receive and Inventory  Merchandise 

  • Find Merchandise to Fill Orders

  • Ship Merchandise to Correct Locations

  • Operate Manual Lifts

  • Use Shrink-Wrap Rolls and Tape Dispensers

ASSEMBLY​

  • Build a Skateboard

  • Locate Pieces

  • Use Manual Tools

  • Use Small Power Tools

​CLERICAL

  • Work in an Office Setting

  • Open Mail and e-Mails

  • Scan and Copy Documents

  • File Papers

  • Enter Data

  • Answer Phone Calls

  • Transfer Calls and Take Messages

​CUSTODIAL

  • Be a Hotel Housekeeper

  • Make a Bed

  • Clean a Mirror, Sink, and Toilet

  • Sweep and Mop

  • Vacuum

  • Replace Snacks and Dishes

​ HEALTH CARE​

  • Be a Health Care Assistant

  • Take Patient Information

  • Take Temperature and Blood Pressure

  • Measure Height and Weight

  • Treat a Wound

  • Wrap a Sprained Ankle

​MEDIA

  • Be a Reporter

  • Find Information and Images for Your News Story

  • Record an Interview

  • Edit Interview Footage

  • Create a PowerPresentation

  • Deliver Your Story on Camera

REPAIRS​

  • Fix Things Up to Make Them New Again

  • Use Hand Tools

  • Replace a Spark Plug

  • Replace a Screen in a Door

  • Refurbish a Broken Book Case

​TECHNICAL DATA

  • Analyze a Donut Dilemma

  • Work with Staff to Analyze Data

  • Identify the Problem 

  • Make Recommendations 

​TRANSPORTATION​

  • Deliver the Goods

  • Check in Packages

  • Receive Delivery Orders

  • Use Mapping Apps to Identify Delivery Routes

  • Help Deliver Goods and People to Their Destinations

TECHNOLOGY​

  • Make I.T. Happen

  • Set Up a New iPad

  • Set Up a Computer's Audio

  • Hold a Video Conference Call

  • Make and Print a Business Card

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