Employment Specialist Supplemental: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors - Collaborating With Families To Create Employment Opportunity

Collaboration between supported employment agencies, the job seeker, and their family is key to employment success. However, parents and families are often concerned about the efficacy of employment supports or are distrustful of the supported employment process. Likewise, job coaches may consider certain kinds of parent involvement as intrusive or detrimental to a successful job match. In this workshop, we will discuss how to set policies and practices that welcome the critical input of families, while also maintaining appropriate and well-defined boundaries that will affirm the professionalism and competence of the worker.

 

Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of New Jersey CBVI, DDD, and DVRS, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, DVRS approved vendors, and individuals with disabilities and family members.

 

For engagement and active participation in the training, you must use a device with working camera.  It is strongly recommended that you use a computer or a laptop with a strong WiFi connection.  Phones and mobile devices are discouraged due to connectivity issues

 

To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this training.

 

Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.