These are integrated throughout the program by all teachers. Social work classes support students in maximizing their potential for successful learning, social interactions, and personal achievement.

Students work toward developing an accurate awareness and acceptance of individual skills and abilities as well as learning differences and challenges, learn to capitalize on skills and talents, identify and utilize the strategies, and identify support systems that allow them to compensate for learning challenges, and internalize personal qualities that support successful achievement of academic, personal, and professional goals. The goal of the program is for students to transition from HPDS as successful self-advocates who are equipped to reach their maximum potential.