About The Kreative Space
About the Kreative Space: We are a job readiness program for autistic and otherwise neurodiverse young adults.
The Kreative Space is housed in the Employment Center of the young adult transitional program New Perspective Young Adults. The Employment Center offers the clients of New Perspectives the opportunity to learn valuable job skills in a work environment.
While completing work assignments, projects, or art, each Kreative Space student is working through both a classroom-type curriculum and individual goal-based plan to learn job skills. Students are often learning the skills of executive functioning (being on time, project planning, etc.) and emotional regulation at work.
The Kreative Space also employs full-time certified Employment Specialists and part-time certified Job Coaches to support interested students in finding jobs in the community.
Currently the Kreative Space warehouse supports woodworking & pen turning, pottery, jewelry making, sewing, soap making, digital art, and more.
Our mission is to support neurodiverse individuals in finding competitive & fullfilling work.
We are committed to providing a supportive and enriching environment where individuals can learn, grow, and thrive. Our mission is built on the following objectives:
- Redefining Success & Failure
- Skill Building through creativity
- Connection with self and others
- Balancing motivation with persistence
- Providing real world experience
The Kreative Space Staff
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Jennifer Parmley
Kreative Space Director,
Certified Job Coach, & Employment Specialist -
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Kenna Hooker
Certified Job Coach & Employment Specialist
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Lauren Larson
Certified Employment Specialist
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Where do our staff get certified?
Each of our Job Coaches is certified through the Center for Employment & Inclusion at Utah State University by completing the Workplace Supports Training for Job Coaches. This is a life-long certification, with five hours of continuing education training required per year.
Each of our Employment Specialists completes 40 hours of training on Employment Services for People with Disabilities through the Center for Employment & Inclusion at Utah State University to receive their ACRE certification. The Association of Community Rehabilitation Educators (ACRE) certification is a nationwide certification, and is also life-long, with five hours of continuing education training required per year.
Meet the Artists
Asher
Asher enjoys making digital art designs for clothing patterns, stickers, phone cases, and home decor. Asher has also made a lot of jewelry, as well as art for the LGBTQIA+ community.
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Ava
Ava is a digital artist working on creating her own comic series. At the Kreative Space she focuses on sticker design and soap making.
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Ellie
Ellie finds fulfillment in the artistry of wood, specializing in the lathe and modern CNC technology.
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Erin
At the Kreative Space, Erin has thrived in various activities, but her true joys lie in sewing and digital art. She finds fulfillment in teaching others and utilizing various tools.
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Cory
Cory's art projects have allowed them to express themselves and acquire a new work ethic.
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Justin
An outgoing 21 year-old, Justin finds joy in music, woodworking, and exercise.
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Kat
Kat is a big lover of art, especially wood and resin. She particularity likes putting candy in resin to help give people a sense of nostalgia. Kat also enjoys drawing and making jewelry while waiting for the resin to cure.
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Sam
Sam is a creative individual with an eye for many forms of art. They enjoy spending time with his dogs in their free time while working on ceramics and soap at the Kreative Space.
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Sreya
Sreya is a budding 22-year-old with a deep love for reading and music. She thoroughly enjoys creating handmade soap and interacting with her friends at the Kreative Space.
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Thjalfi
Thjalfi thrives in various mediums, be it painting, jewelry crafting, or digital art.
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Willow
Willow enjoys art that allows for expression of individuality and creativity, with her main focus at the Kreative Space being handmade soap and behind the scenes website optimization.
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