Center for Disabilities Studies : Community Education : Supported Employment Certificate Program
Supported Employment Certificate Program
Supporting one's right to work stands as a critical component in the effort to promote community inclusion and quality of life for people with disabilities. This training series, offered by the Center for Disabilities Studies in conjunction with the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and the Department of Education, offers best practices techniques and theories in the ever-changing field of supported employment. The series also provides a unique opportunity for employees from the Delaware school districts and the adult provider agencies to discuss common goals and interests and to work through barriers to successful transition from school to work.
Sessions in this six-seminar series are highly interactive, relying on adult learning principles to involve participants in the learning process. Participants are asked to make every attempt to attend the complete series, since maximum benefit is derived from participating in all sessions.
Curriculum topics
History, Successes and Challenges
History of supported employment; overcoming stereotypes; significance of the Americans with Disabilities Act; facility vs. community work options; current research and national trends; the changing role of the job coach.
Knowing Your Customers
Positive personal profiles; assessment strategies and techniques; career development; issues in school to work transition.
Involvement, Advocacy and Systems Change
Identifying various types of disabilities; societal barriers to community integration; principles of self-determination as related to employment; person centered planning; informed choice; self-advocacy.
Job Development, Business Partnerships and Marketing
Marketing strategies; networking; employment proposals; delivering quality customer service.
Job Analysis and Natural Supports
Effective job analyses; assessing the workplace culture; implementing natural supports; facilitating workplace relationships; cautions and principles concerning natural supports.
Teaching Strategies and Positive Behavior Support
Using task analysis to teach workplace skills; prompts and cues; effective listening; behavior as communication; strategies for providing positive behavior support on the job; ethical guidelines.
Cost
Registration is free for staff from school districts and from Diviison of Vocational Rehabilitation, Division of Developmental Disabilities Services, and the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health. Otherwise, registration fee is $120.00 payable to DVR-SE Certificate Program. Space is limited to 30 participants.
The Supported Employment training manual and instructor's guide can be purchased.
Calendar
Sessions will be scheduled in early 2008.
Participants are expected to attend all sessions.
A University of Delaware certificate is awarded upon completion of the series.
Registration
Mail registration information and check (name, address, email, telephone number, and agency name) to:
Michael McGarrity
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Labor
4425 North Market Street, POB 9969
Wilmington, DE 19809-0969
Fax: 302-761-6611
For more information
Nancy Freedman
(302) 831-8103
nancyf@udel.edu