Unit # 3: The LBS Program in the College Setting – Program Structure, Program Personnel and College Services

Objectives:

• to provide a brief overview of the structure of the LBS program in the college setting
• to identify key personnel involved in LBS program delivery
• to identify links to other services in the college setting

In Unit # 2 you were given an overview of the key features of the LBS Program. It’s very important to see how the LBS Program works in your particular college setting as this determines what kinds of roles and responsibilities you will have as a practitioner.

LBS programs may look quite different from college to college. Factors such as program size, number of sites and the kinds of working relationships with other delivery agencies in the community combine to influence the structure, focus and management of programs. LBS college programs, for example, can range in their yearly enrolment from as few as 130 students to well over 500. Some colleges have as many as four or five satellite programs while others have none.

Program similarities do exist, of course. Most, if not all LBS college programs operate on a year-round, continuous intake basis. They are comprised of distinct but highly integrated components and they have different categories of personnel involved in delivery.

Program Structure

The following list identifies key components of most LBS college programs. Knowing what each component encompasses and discovering how all the program components interconnect and work together will provide you with a good overview of the structure and dynamics of your particular program.

They are:

• Recruitment/Info rmation and Referral/Intake
• Orientation for New Students and Training Plan Development
• Program Policies and Procedures
• Overall Assessment Approach
• Program Planning/Content/Delivery
• Classroom Environment/Dynamics
• Support Services
• Student Follow-up