CWC computer training is provided by the Laurie Mitchell Employment Center, the state's leading peer run training program.

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The Lauri Mitchell Employment Center (LMEC) is a consumer-run and operated employment, empowerment, and training center who has been offering computer training at CWC for over two years.

Since 1995, LMEC had been successfully assisting mental health consumers in the metropolitan Washington, DC area to obtain and maintain meaningful, gainful employment through computer training, employment assistance, peer counseling and support. For some people this assistance continues throughout their entire careers. All services are free and confidential.

Although LMEC serves people with a variety of disabilities and some without, it is unique because it specializes in serving those with mental illness. LMEC was created and is primarily staffed by mental health consumers who are uniquely qualified to relate as peers to those we serve.

In 2008, LMEC received the U.S. Secretary of Labor's New Freedom Initiative Award for its exemplary and innovative efforts to further employment for people with disabilities.

Services

One-On-One Consultations
Our Employment Specialists can help you:

• Explore career options
• Prepare job winning resumes
• Address past employment issues
• Identify job leads
• Maintain performance on the job

Employment Workshops
We offer frequent workshops, such as:

• Job Hunting Skills
• The Americans with Disabilities Act
• Resume Writing
• Interviewing Skills
• Applying for Federal Jobs
• Balancing Work and Mental Illness

Peer Support
LMEC offers one-on-one peer support and peer support groups.

Computer Training
Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced level instruction is available for:

• Word
• Windows
• Email
• Photoshop
• Excel
• Access
• Internet
• Networking
• PowerPoint
• Quickbooks
• Typing
• Software
• Publisher
• Outlook
• FrontPage
• Hardware

Also...
At LMEC, individual instruction in computer use is available to help participants who need more assistance.

You can get basic computer skills such as mouse navigation, keyboarding, and other fundamentals.

How You Can Support LMEC...

Volunteer Opportunities
LMEC offers volunteer opportunities for anyone seeking valuable work experience and/or personal enrichment.

Consider Making a Contribution
We need financial support to maintain and grow our services, which are free of charge.

LMEC
Offering Hope Along
Your Chosen Path

6295 Edsall Road, Suite 175
Alexandria, VA 22312
www.lmec.org