PARTNERSHIP FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES MAY 2012 I Want To Work Workbook and Partner Guide.
I Want To Work Workbook and Partner Guide
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Transcript of I Want To Work Workbook and Partner Guide
P A R T N E R S H I P F O R P E O P L E W I T H D I S A B I L I T I E SM AY 2 0 1 2
I Want To Work Workbook and Partner Guide
CreditsPrimary Contributors
Jack BrandtDawn Machonis
ContributorsZak Ford
Kit HammarShelley LantzMatt NigrelliGrace Oswell
CreditsThe Learning Community for Person Centered Practices
www.learningcommunity.usSupport Development Associates
www.sdaus.comTranscen, Incwww.transcen
Partnership for People with Disabilities/VCUwww.vcu.edu/partnership
DescriptionAssist in assembling information they can use to
obtain employment Designed for people with intellectual disabilitiesDesigned to complete with a partner Employs person centered concepts & tools
Integrated employment means
working in a job
around typical peers
for at least minimum wage
paid by the employer
Person CenterednessPERSON CENTEREDNESS is a HUMAN concept—
not a disability concept!
Honors the voices of the person and those who know them best
Focuses on a person’s gifts and capacitiesUses ordinary language Recognizes the importance of relationshipsConsiders what is important to and important for the person and strives for the balance between them
Important To
Happy Content Fulfilled Comforted Satisfied
Important For
Health and safetyWhat helps us be
valued members of our community
Our interest in employment
Employment is a critical component of most adult’s lives. Work is a means to:
• Economic self sufficiency• Contributing to the community• Building a group of social relationships• Creating opportunities for life long
learning
Workbook Design
• Organized into 4 chapters• Question and answer format• Homework in 3 chapters• Recommend doing, at most, one chapter
at a time
Partner Guide DesignIntro
Roles/responsibilities of partner Conversations ‘read’, ‘write’
PurposeInstructionsSample/resource section
What you get
By completing the workbook, a person will:
Identify 2 areas of interest in which they would like to work
Develop a work support document (one page profile)
Prepare a resume
Chapters1. Great Things About Me
2. The Job I Want
3. How to Best Support Me
4. My Resume
Chapter 1Recognize great things
about self & what others see
Who the important people are in the person’s life
Why people work & why the person wants to work
Chapter 2
Explore areas of interest
What liked/didn’t like in previous jobs
Identify 2 interests in which the person wants to work
Chapter 3
Good Day Bad DayWhat’s important to
a person at workIdentify supports
needed to be successful on the job
Chapter 4Gathers information
for a resume
Functional Chronological Combination
My Dream Job
Job Choice
Good Day/ Bad Day
Dawn’s GD BD at work
Good Day Bad Daybeing on time being latehaving a monthly unprepared for a mtg parking space cluttered deskwarm in my office my computer tries
to get a lot done think for me
Dawn’s Support DocImportant to me at work:Being on timeAccomplishing work– see the productFeeling comfortable temperature-wise
Supporter’s Instructions:If I am late, espec for training, please ask how you can help
and then forgive my bossinessIf I ask about the computer-I am usually frustrated—I would
rather you tell me you don’t know then trying to be helpful when you are not sure
Uses Support Document
Job coachesDept of Rehab Services counselorsTeachersAnyone who is assisting in finding a jobEmployer once a relationship is established