Designed to help you understand your options and create a plan to reach your employment goal
Purpose of the Training
To help you learn:
• ways to become employed
• employment options
• factors to consider
• resources available
Everyone can Work
Work is a part of life
Having a disability does not mean that you cannot work
Directing Your Own Life
• You should be involved in the decisions about your life
• Decisions should be made based on choices that you have learned about
• You should get help from people you trust when you need it
• Making good decisions takes time and effort
Self-Directing Your Work Life
Means that you take the time to think about:• what you want to do• what you like to do• what you are good at doing• what resources and opportunities are available
• You may need to try different things to figure out what is right for you
You May Need To:
• Figure out what the employment options are
• Get additional education or training
• Find help to look for a job
• Consider starting your own business
• Get help with some or all of these things
Training Design
• On Line• 10 modules • Self-Paced• Each takes 30-60 minutes to complete• Self-Directed Employment Planning Workbook • Resource Guide• Planning framework by completing the
modules
Module 1: Everyone Can Work
• Short History about Integrated Employment
• Common Myths and Facts
Module 2: A Working Life
• Ways people Work
• Work: Citizenship and Contribution
• Good Reasons to Work
Module 3: Thinking about Your Future
Knowing Yourself: Identifying Your Interests and Skills
Pinpointing Preferences, Challenges and Supports
Developing Your Employment Goals
Module 4: Overcoming Barriers
Inexperience and Uncertain Goals
Education and Training
Getting to work
Maximizing independence with technology
Module 5: Dealing with Public Benefits Issues
Work Incentives Programs
Getting Help
Deciding How Much You Want to Earn
Module 6: People Involved in Planning and Providing Employment Supports
Who Can help
Understanding How People Can Help
Working Together as a Team
Module 7: Understanding Employment Supports
Common Employment Planning Services
Individualizing Employment Supports
Module 8: Understanding Resources for Employment and Advocating for What You Need
Resources schools can provide
Resources DVR can provide
Resources Long-Term Care can provide
Plan to Achieve Self-Support
Advocating for what you need
Module 9: Getting the Help You Need: Working with Agencies
Finding Agencies
Selecting a Service Provider
Creating a Service Agreement
What to do if it isn’t working out
Module 10: Getting the Help You Need: Hiring Independent Employment Supports Creating a Job Description
Recruiting and Hiring Strategies
Creating a Service Agreement
What to do if it isn’t working out
Employment Planning Workbook
A workbook was created to go with these modules
Questions for you to answer at the end of each module
Questions from training modules go with sections in the workbook
Activity
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