Strengths
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Alignment
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Growth
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Integrity
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Impact
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Strengths + Alignment + Growth + Integrity + Impact +
The Future We See
Bridge Plus Group envisions workplaces where strengths are recognized, environments are aligned, and the right fit leads to meaningful, lasting success.
The Bridge We Build
Bridge Plus Group prepares autistic adults and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities for meaningful careers — and prepares employers to recognize and keep that talent. Through evidence-based training and strengths-based coaching, we build the fit that makes employment last.
Built on Proven Principles
Our approach is informed by four established frameworks that support communication, workplace readiness, self-advocacy, and long-term success.
Social Emotional Learning
Five core competencies — self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making. Together they form the foundation of how a person navigates work, builds relationships, and grows over a career.
CASEL - COLLABORATION FOR ACADEMIC, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING
Pivotal Response Treatment
Pivotal Response Treatment was developed at the UCSB Koegel Autism Center and grounded in decades of research — is a naturalistic, strengths-based approach to learning. PRT anchors new skills to a person's existing interests and motivation, which is why those skills transfer to real workplaces and last over time.
KOGEL AUTISM CENTER AT UC SANTA BARBARA
Universal Design for Learning
Every activity offers more than one way in. Read it, watch it, talk it through, draw it — Bridge+ participants choose the path that fits how their mind works. Different doesn't mean less rigorous; it means more effective.
CAST - CENTER FOR APPLIED SPECIAL TECHNOLOGY
PEERS® for Careers
Developed at UCLA, PEERS® for Careers is the only evidence-based social skills program built specifically for the workplace. It informs how we prepare participants for the unwritten rules of workplace relationships, conversations, and feedback.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
Three Ways We Create Fit
Emerge+
12-Week Workforce
Readiness Program
Discover strengths and career interests
Build communication and self-advocacy skills
Learn interviewing and job search strategies
Navigate workplace expectations
Develop confidence for long-term employment success
Live Virtual Cohorts + Individual Coaching
Align+
Employer Training &
Workplace Alignment
Understand autistic strengths in the workplace
Improve communication and supervision practices
Create effective workplace supports
Strengthen retention and team success
Build a more inclusive and productive workplace
Available Virtually or In Person
Career+
Ongoing Career Support
Workplace communication and self-advocacy
Navigating workplace relationships
Managing change and workplace transitions
Building independence and confidence
Long-term employment success
Ongoing Virtual Coaching & Mentorship
*Emerge+, Align+ and Career+ are evidence-informed programs. They draw on principles from established research frameworks including Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT), and the PEERS® model. Bridge Plus Groups’s programs are independently developed and are not affiliated with, licensed by, or endorsed by CAST, CASEL, UC Santa Barbara, or UCLA's PEERS® program.