All day: Virtual ACRE Certificate Course: Supported Employment 101
12:00 am – 12:00 am April 1, 2022
The work of an Employment Support Professional is so much more than “one job.” Many skills are necessary in order to do well and be successful. Job coaches need to be competent in all phases of the employment process, from the assessment or discovery phase all the way through to the fading and follow along phase.
Come learn about strategies that will ensure that choice in terms of employment is truly “informed”, particularly for individuals with significant disabilities with limited experience in both employment and choice making, and who may be in the habit of deferring to the wishes of others.
2:00 pm: Employment and the Intersection of Disability, Trauma, and Crime
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm April 28, 2022
Explore a restorative approach to empowered advocacy and healing, with focus on access and equality in the workforce. Becoming disabled due to violence compounds into a collection of barriers which lead to chronic unemployment and underemployment.