Wyoming Employment Specialist Training

Hosted By:Cathy Kunkel

Reasons for training

• Rich is going to send us the• Medicare change requirements

• Online classes expensive• Tailored to Wyoming

“holding individuals with disabilities to the same employment standards, responsibilities, and expectations as any working-age adult”

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Employment First

History of the Disability Movement

• Understanding the evolution of disability services, including employment, serves as the foundation of how we got where we are and the importance of why we are here

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its elementsinclude

Typical or customized employment techniques

Minimum or prevailing wagesIntegration and interaction with

co-workers

But

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Categories 1960’s & 1970’s 1980’s 1990’s 2000’s

Model Medical Developmental Community-Based Integration Driven by Individual

Characteristics Custodial Treatment Deprivation

Continuous,Get Ready Slots

Networking, Civil Rights, Relationships,

Natural Supports

Choice, Self-Determination,

Economic Power

Society Role Patient Client Consumer, CustomerSocial Inclusion

Social ExpectationsCitizenship

EmploymentIsolationNo Work

Work Activity

SegregationWork Activity

Sheltered Workshops

Supported IntegrationSupported

EmploymentEnclaves/Crews

InclusionCompetitive Employment

Residential Institution Group Living Supported LivingIntegration

Home OwnershipCommunity Inclusion

Values and Benefits of Integrated Employment

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• Values--a person's principles; one's judgment of what is important; an unwavering and unchanging guide

• that dictates behavior and action

• Fundamentally, the right to work for a person with a disability is a civil rights issue.

Practically, work is what we do. Having a job fosters self-worth, opens opportunities for social growth, and leads to greater independence. Economically, it makes good business sense.

Core Values• Anyone who wants to work can

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Debrief & Discussion

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Employment First

“Employment First” asserts that employment is the first priority and preferred outcome of youth and adults with disabilities.

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APSE Employment First Manifesto

Thanks to our sponsors

Anyone you recruit

Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities

Bridges

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