Stories of Young People’s Journeys to Employment
with Tracy Lapreziosa
Length: 1 hr. 30 min.
Description: We invite you to listen to the stories of young adults transitioning to the world of employment with support of employment transition programs, employers and accommodations. This session shares a framework for success on the job through matching talents, interests, accommodations and employment opportunities for success.
Tracy Lapreziosa, M.A, BS OTR/L is the “Adaptations for Living” Team Lead for Networks for Training and Development Inc. She joined Networks in 2017 after a 25 year career in Private Practice providing OT services to children ages 5-21. Tracy has worked with High school students in Transition to work programs assisting supporting teams with adaptations to help make work experiences comfortable and successful. At POTA conference, she presented a model of intervention stressing collaboration of teams supporting students with Autism addressing various life skill domains. Tracy has a special interest in the exploration of sensory processing differences and low tech adaptations to make everyone comfortable and productive in their home and work environments.