Online Course: Supported Employment Web-Based Certificate Series (Virginia Commonweath University)

This is a completed event.

Description:

Learning Objectives: As a result of taking the series, a participant will be able to:

  • Discuss the federal policy and historical overview of supported employment.
  • Describe Discovery and the importance of getting to know the job seeker.
  • Define the components of a customer profile to include situational assessments, vocational evaluations, and functional resumes.
  • Illustrate an understanding of job development for career paths by developing a job search plan for a potential supported employment customer.
  • Match a customer's strengths with the prospective employer's business needs.
  • Discuss the various job-site training strategies (e.g., natural cues, workplace supports, compensatory strategies, instructional strategies, assistive technology) and their applications.
  • Define the features of a high quality long-term support plan.
  • Describe the various alternative funding sources for supported employment.
  • Discuss the impact of working on benefits.
  • Tuition:

    Individual rate: $325 per person
    Group rate: $1300 for 5 registrants

  • Course Credit: A participant can earn 3.5 CEUs or 35 CRCs upon course completion. Also, a certificate of completion will be issued to a participant who completes all course assignments. If a participant wishes to earn the ACRE certificate, an additional 5 hours of training is required beyond the basic certificate. Those who complete the basic certificate will receive information on how to earn these extra 5 hours of training.

Date(s):


5/2/2016 - 7/25/2016

Contact(s):

Katherine Inge- Content Questions
kinge@vcu.edu
Andy Grizzard- Technology Questions
804-827-1434
grizzardaj@vcu.edu

Tag(s):

After High School Employment High School Professional Development Transition