Services - A Tradition of Helping Young Adults Find The Way

The Launching program was founded more than 10 years ago to assist young persons, ages 18 to late 32, achieve successful adult independence and for their parents to effectively assist their launching.  We are a long-term group based psychoeducational program which offers weekly meetings, social events, and monthly Parents’ groups.  We offer groups both in Raleigh and in the Durham/Chapel Hill area. Participant learning takes place partly within a comprehensive curriculum covering six major areas (Modules):

·       Who Am I?  Gaining Self-Knowledge and Values Clarification

·       Good Self Care: physical, emotional, and interpersonal

·       Getting Things Done: Building Executive Functioning

·       A Social Life: Making Friends and Creating a Social Network

·       Working Towards Independence:  employment and education

·       Achieving Well-Being: Applied Positive Psychology

 
Other Learning within group interactions include:

·       Getting and Giving Support

·       Listening, Reflecting, and Summarizing

·       Learning and Using Assertiveness skills

·       The Value and Skills of Setting Goals

·       Social Skills

·       Financial Literacy and Budgeting for Independence

We are in a continuing process of outcome evaluation, employing measures that have the most relevance to emerging adults:

·       Getting a first job

·       Learning how to keep a job and pursue a career

·       Learning to drive and obtaining a driving license

·       Managing their money

·       Living successfully on their own: first apartments, leases, roommates

·       Enjoying recreational activities with peers to build a sense of belonging and community

·       Enhancing self-care by focusing on sleep, diet, and exercise.

·       Building an understanding of emotions and how they deepen life experiences

PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE OFFICIAL LAUNCHING HANDBOOK

Note: We will be returning to in-person participation based on further guidance about the pandemic (CDC, NIH, NC State government, Local government).

Until then, will continue to have all groups meet online.   We will inform all participant families when in-person groups resume.

Stay tuned: We will be starting a West Coast Group very shortly, primarily drawing participant families from the north suburbs of Seattle, Washington.

 We welcome inquiries from young adults, families, local therapists, educators, and any other interested parties.