Jodi Butler Pierce

As Assistant Program Director at CIP's Brevard location, Jodi oversees the Social Skills and Advising Departments as well as serving as Lead Social Skills Coordinator. Within her role, Jodi collaborates with students, parents, and staff to create an engaging CIP community that is focused on student progress and success, as well as staff training and curriculum implementation.

Articles by Jodi Butler Pierce

• Safety tips for making friends online for young adults with learning differences

  Friday, March 08, 2019

  Whether we are comfortable with it or not, meeting potential friends and relationship partners online is becoming very popular. According to eHarmony, 40 percent of Americans are using online dating sites to search for romantic partners. Outside of dating sites, there are many ways that young adults meet and make friends online. They connect through social media sites, multiplayer video games, fan fiction blogs, and podcasts, and other special interest groups. A quick survey of students at the CIP Brevard Center revealed that most of them feel strongly that their online friends are equally as important as friends in real life.