2016 Spring Courses Announced!
Customized Employment - April 18, 2016 - Customized employment is a process for individualizing the employment relationship between a job seeker and an employer in ways that meet the needs of both. Details
Transition to Work for Individuals with Autism - April 25, 2016 - This course provides participants an understanding of the issues, challenges, and strategies that are involved with helping youth with autism transition to work and participate to the fullest degree in society. Details
Supported Employment Web-Based Certificate Series
ACRE Certified - May 2, 2016 - This course provides an extensive overview of supported employment and how to facilitate competitive jobs for individuals with significant disabilities. Topics include: federal policy; customer profile; job development; working with employers; job-site strategies; support plans; and alternative funding. Details
Job Development - May 23, 2016 - Job development is the "process of locating and creating work opportunities for individuals with disabilities". This is achieved by earning an opportunity to engage an employer and from there hopefully moving on to earning a commitment to meet, interview, and hire a specific job seeker. Details
Supported Employment for Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) - May 30, 2016 - This course offers participants an overview of TBI and the supported employment specific strategies to use to get to know the job seeker, look at possible workplace supports with an emphasis on compensatory memory strategies and some insight into ways to provide pro-active job retention services. Details |