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Aging & Grief
Aging And Grief
"But They Won’t Understand:" Dispelling the Myths of Grief, Loss, and I/DD
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This workshop provides essential guidance for providers and professionals on effectively supporting individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) through the complex processes of loss and grief. Participants will examine the various types of loss that individuals with I/DD may encounter, sometimes all at once, including the loss of loved ones, supporters, peers, routines, and familiar people and environments. Participants will learn how to identify, validate, and support all forms of loss, acknowledging their significant impact on individuals with I/DD and their support networks. Participants will gain practical strategies for providing compassionate and meaningful support to individuals with disabilities during times of loss.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of New Jersey DDD, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, and individuals with disabilities and family members.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this course.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Open | October 8, 2025 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
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| Open | February 19, 2026 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
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| Open | May 11, 2026 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
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Growing Older Together: Aging Siblings and Intellectual Disability
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This workshop explores the unique dynamics experienced by aging siblings where one member has an intellectual disability. Participants will explore strategies aimed at enhancing the well-being of both siblings, recognizing each sibling’s contributions and needs. Additionally, attendees will focus on the varied roles and responsibilities typically taken on by non-disabled siblings, especially as parents become unable to provide primary care and support. Participants will gain insights into the challenges and rewards of this life stage for those they support, along with strategies for better supporting the entire family unit.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of New Jersey DDD, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, and individuals with disabilities and family members.
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.
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| Open | November 5, 2025 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
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| Open | March 6, 2026 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
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| Open | June 16, 2026 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
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Behavior & Mental Health
Introduction To Positive Behavior Supports & Applied Positive Behavior Supports
Introduction to Positive Behavior Supports
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This one-day training will introduce the fundamental principles of positive behavior support to help care providers gain an understanding of the origins of problem behavior. It will include an overview of essential elements of behavior support, the influence of mental health on behavior, development of practical support strategies, and a brief overview of functional assessment. After completing this training, the participant will understand the traditional perspectives that make up Positive Behavior Supports, where problem behavior comes from, how to develop and implement effective expectations for positive behaviors, and how prevention plays a key role in providing support to individuals that display persistent problem behaviors.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of New Jersey DDD, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, and individuals with disabilities and family members.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this course.
Should you have any additional questions related to this training, please refer to:Positive Behavior Support FAQ
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJ Social Work
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| Full | September 25, 2025 | 9:30 am - 3:30 pm |
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| Closed | September 29, 2025 | 9:30 am - 3:30 pm |
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| Full | October 3, 2025 | 9:30 am - 3:30 pm |
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| Full | October 6, 2025 | 9:30 am - 3:30 pm |
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| Full | October 9, 2025 | 9:30 am - 3:30 pm |
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| Open | October 13, 2025 | 9:30 am - 3:30 pm |
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| Open | October 22, 2025 | 9:30 am - 3:30 pm |
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| Open | October 27, 2025 | 9:30 am - 3:30 pm |
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Understanding and Addressing the Needs of People with Dual Diagnosis
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This one-day workshop will review the relationship between mental health and/or mental illness, and problem behavior. We will look at ways that mental illness may contribute to problem behavior, strategies to support individuals with developmental disabilities and mental illnesses, and coordinating behavior intervention with therapeutic supports.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of New Jersey DDD, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, and individuals with disabilities and family members.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this course.
Prerequisite: Completion of Introduction to Positive Behavior Supports is strongly recommended
Should you have any additional questions related to this training, please refer to: Positive Behavior Support FAQ
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJ Social Work
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| Open | October 28, 2025 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm |
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Behavior & Mental Health Supplemental
Facilitating Effective Transitions from Inpatient and Residential Placement to Home and Community Settings
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When individuals are placed outside their home or community residence to receive additional treatment, it is important that strategies and supports be put in place to support effective transitions back home. This webinar will begin by reviewing challenges that are important to address. We will then discuss the benefits of early planning for transition to a less restrictive setting. Strategies to identify and teach skills necessary to effectively adapt to the community setting will be reviewed, along with efforts to generalize improved behavior to a less structured environment.
Note: This training currently is open to professionals, families, and individuals with disabilities.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this course.
Should you have any additional questions related to this training, please refer to: Positive Behavior Support FAQ
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | November 10, 2025 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
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Repetitive Behavior in Autism and OCD: Differential Diagnosis, Dual Diagnosis, and Behavior/Treatment Interventions
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Repetitive behavior is a prominent symptom for both Obsessive Compulsive Disorders (OCD) and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Often people supporting individuals who have ASD refer to repetitive behavior as OCD. This is a concern because the description of repetitive behaviors is different for each of these diagnoses. Rationales for why repetitive behaviors occur within these disorders are different, which leads to significant differences in the recommended treatment and behavior support approaches. It is important for those working with the person to be aware of these differences so they can work in ways that the meet the needs of person based on his/her diagnosis.
This session will provide an overview of repetitive behavior; discuss the differences between normal and pathological repetitive behavior; and describe distinctions between the type of repetitive behaviors characteristic of ASD and the pattern of repetitive behavior seen in OCD. Explanations for why these behaviors occur and recommended treatment and behavioral support strategies will be shared.
Note:This training currently is ONLY open to employees of New Jersey DDD, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, and individuals with disabilities and family members.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this course.
Should you have any additional questions related to this training, please refer to: Positive Behavior Support FAQ
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJ Social Work
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | October 14, 2025 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm |
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Supporting Individuals with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities in Trauma Recovery
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People with disabilities are likely to experience some form of trauma during their lifetime. The effects and signs of these past experiences may be overlooked or untreated. This session will explore the types of traumatic events that are common and risk factors for people with IDD. Participants will learn strategies to support coping and recovery from trauma, including methods to enhance their own self-awareness and self-regulation skills.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of New Jersey DDD, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, and individuals with disabilities and family members.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this course.
Should you have any additional questions related to this training, please refer to: Positive Behavior Support FAQ
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJ Social Work
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | October 21, 2025 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm |
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Understanding Aggressive Behavior for those with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
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Aggressive behavior in individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities frequently results in the need for additional supports and services. This presentation will provide an overview of what is known about the development of aggressive behavior and will describe practices for assessment and intervention that have been validated by research and applied practice. A detailed case study will be provided to illustrate effective methods behavioral intervention, clinical practice, and coordination of supports. Issues related to community safety, critical care resources, and quality of life will be discussed.
Note: This training currently is open to professionals, families, and individuals with disabilities.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this course.
Should you have any additional questions related to this training, please refer to: Positive Behavior Support FAQ
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | December 9 , 2025 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
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Community Supports & Quality
Community Supports And Quality
Developing Person-Centered Support Strategies to Help People Achieve Outcomes
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Service providers are charged with developing and implementing support strategies that help those they serve to achieve the outcomes they want in life. This training offers providers an overview of important changes in the service delivery system and guidance in using person-centered practices to identify effective support strategies. Participants will learn how to use information from people using supports, their families, and others who know them best, along with planning documents, to create, evaluate, and refine strategies that match what people want, need, and hope to accomplish.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of New Jersey DDD, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, and individuals with disabilities and family members.
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.
Continuing Education Credit: NJ Social Work
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | December 3,2025 | 10:00 am - 2:30 pm |
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Personal Outcome Measures®: An Introduction
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Human service organizations are charged with developing and implementing supports that help people with disabilities achieve the lives they want as fully included members of their communities. The Council on Quality and Leadership’s (CQL) Personal Outcome Measures® are a powerful tool to ensure these supports and services are truly person-centered. They are used to understand the presence, importance and achievement of outcomes, involving choice, health, safety, social capital, relationships, rights, goals, dreams, employment and more. This workshop provides an opportunity for people receiving supports, family members, and professionals to build an understanding of Personal Outcome Measures® and their use in planning for and facilitating quality supports that lead to valued lives in the community.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of New Jersey DDD, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, and individuals with disabilities and family members.
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.
Continuing Education Credit: NJ Social Work
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Closed | September 18, 2025 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
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| Open | December 4, 2025 | 10:00 am - 2:30 pm |
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Community-Based Instruction
Community-Based Instruction
CBI for Younger Students: Building a Foundation for the Future
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This is an interactive webinar session intended for school and district personnel who are interested in expanding CBI practices to students in grades K-8th. Topics include an overview of the evidence-based instructional practice, benefits to students participating in CBI, creating learning experiences that are developmentally and age appropriate for students, and utilizing the New Jersey Student Learning Standards and individual student goals within CBI lesson planning. Participants are encouraged to engage in open discussions with the CBI Project Team and one another throughout the session.
Note:This training provides a total of 3 hours of professional development.
This training currently is ONLY open to NJ school staff.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJDOE Professional Development Hours.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Full | October 16, 2025 | 10:00 am - 1:30 pm |
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| Open | December 3, 2025 | 11:00 am - 2:30 pm |
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Community-Based Instruction (CBI) Overview
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Community-Based Instruction (CBI) is an evidence-based instructional practice that supports students with disabilities during the transition from school to adult life by promoting positive post-school outcomes in the areas of community living, postsecondary education, and careers. When the community is utilized as a learning environment it provides practical, meaningful opportunities for students to develop skills in authentic experiences thus promoting greater independence, interdependence, and enhanced quality of life once reaching adulthood. Participants will gain a fundamental understanding of what Community-Based Instruction entails and the potential benefits it can offer to their students through its instructional approach.
Note:This training provides a total of 1.5 hours of professional development.
This is intended to be an overview and does not replace the full Foundations of CBI Series training for school personnel regularly implementing Community-Based Instruction.
This training currently is ONLY open to NJ school staff.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJDOE Professional Development Hours.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Closed | September 29, 2025 | 9:30 am - 11:00 am |
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| Open | October 27, 2025 | 9:30 am - 11:00 am |
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| Open | November 18, 2025 | 11:00 am - 12:30 pm |
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Job Coaching for Career Exploration in Community Settings
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This two-day training will focus on equipping paraprofessionals who perform job coaching duties to support students at worksites in the community with essential skills rooted in the Employment First framework. Participants will delve into understanding disability employment realities, clarifying their role within work-based learning experiences, and applying Employment First principles to enhance coaching effectiveness. Through interactive sessions, reflective exercises, and collaborative discussions, participants will gain practical insights and strategies to foster student success in competitive integrated employment settings. This training aims to empower job coaches to align their practices with inclusive employment principles, ultimately supporting students with disabilities in achieving positive postschool outcomes
Note: This two-day training provides a total of 8 hours of professional development. Completion of day one is required to attend day two.
This training is ONLY open to New Jersey school staff. When performing the role of job coaching, school-based job coaches must be supervised by a certified teacher who has completed the required courses to coordinate Work-Based Learning (formerly SLE). For more information about work-based learning coordination, please visit the New Jersey Safe Schools Program
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJDOE Professional Development Hours.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | October 7 & 14, 2025 | 9:30 am - 2:00 pm |
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Marketing Matters: Making the Most of CBI through Community Partnerships
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In New Jersey, achieving competitive, integrated employment (CIE) for individuals with disabilities is the primary goal, and it all starts with providing authentic community-based learning experiences. Developing strong relationships with community partners is crucial, as these partnerships are the key to successful learning experiences that pave the way for students' desired career pathways through person-centered approaches. During this interactive webinar, participants will gain valuable insights into establishing a career awareness and exploration program designed to promote CIE. This training will focus on utilizing strategies to effectively market, recruit, develop, and maintain partnerships with local businesses. These collaborations will ensure students' progress along their desired career paths, empowering them to achieve meaningful employment outcomes.
Note: This training provides a total of 5.5 hours of professional development.
This training is ONLY open to school staff. School-based job coaches must be supervised by a certified teacher who has completed the required courses to coordinate Work-Based Learning (formerly SLE). For more information, please visit the New Jersey Safe Schools Program
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJDOE Professional Development Hours.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | November 17, 2025 | 9:30 am - 2:00 pm |
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Quality Career Development: Making the Most of CBI for Career Exploration
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Research indicates that quality career development programs and engagement in Work-Based Learning (WBL) before exiting school are critical factors that lead to successful post-school employment outcomes. Participation in relevant career exploration and community-based learning experiences is vital for preparing students with disabilities to achieve competitive, integrated employment (CIE). During this interactive training participants will learn how to implement best practices to enhance career programming for students with disabilities, effectively employ tools for creating authentic and meaningful workplace experiences, leverage diverse supports to guide students along their desired career paths, and explore comprehensive information-gathering techniques that support person-centered planning and promote informed choice, and self-determination.
Prerequisite: While it is not a pre-requisite, this training is intended to follow our Marketing Matters: Making the Most of Community-Based Instruction training, which establishes foundational knowledge on relevant employment legislation and initiatives and how to establish and maintain community partnerships to support career exploration.
Note: This training provides a total of 3 hours of professional development.
This training is currently ONLY open to NJ school staff.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJDOE Professional Development Hours.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | October 14, 2025 | 9:30 am - 12:30 pm |
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Community-Based Instruction Community Of Practice Events
Community of Practice (VCoP) is a group of individuals who share a concern or passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly. The CBI VCoP sessions provide opportunities for practitioners to share resources, experiences, stories, tools, classroom lessons, and problem-solving strategies. The VCoP is intended for educators, administrators, job coaches, support staff and other school staff interested in collaborating, connecting, and sharing information on CBI practices.
Virtual Community of Practice (VCoP) Session 1: Exploring AI in Practice with CBI Educators
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Given the popularity of last year’s AI session, we are hosting another virtual community of practice event focused on how CBI and transition educators are using AI to enhance teaching, learning, and planning. This session will begin with a short overview of AI in education, including safe and ethical considerations. We’ll then move into a practitioner resource share where participants can exchange the tools, tips, and strategies they’ve found most helpful. Whether you’re new to AI or already experimenting with tools like MagicSchool, ChatGPT, or others, come ready to share, learn, and collaborate with peers.
Note: This session provides a total of 1.5 hours of professional development.
This training currently is ONLY open to NJ school staff.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJDOE Professional Development Hours.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | November 20, 2025 | 10:00 am - 11:30 am |
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Foundations Of Community-Based Instruction Series For New School Personnel
Schools frequently encounter challenges that may jeopardize the quality of CBI implementation over time including staff turnover, staff reassignments, or increased staffing needs. Schools and districts are more likely to sustain CBI practices if there are available trained personnel to continue utilizing the practice. To address this need, the Foundations of CBI Training Series for New Personnel, is offered annually to support new school personnel from previously established CBI teams to support maintenance and sustainability of existing CBI practices and programming.
An individual will not be considered to have been fully trained in the Foundations of CBI until after the successful completion of ALL four days.
Foundations of CBI Day 1: Understanding the Fundamentals of CBI
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Prior to planning and implementing CBI programming, it must be understood that CBI is an evidence-based instructional strategy that promotes positive post-school outcomes when implemented with fidelity. CBI utilizes the local community and surrounding areas for students to learn real world skills in natural environments that may be used currently or in the future as students transition to adulthood. As a result of this training, participants will gain a deeper knowledge of the principles of CBI and how these principles translate toward promoting equity, agency, and community inclusion for individuals with disabilities.
Note: This series is ONLY open to individual school staff who are new to CBI practices and are employed in a district that has been previously trained and has an established CBI implementation team.
The series consists of four parts, and you must register for and attend each session in order.
This training provides a total of 4 hours of professional development.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJDOE Professional Development Hours.
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| Open | October 17, 2025 | 9:30 am - 2:30 pm |
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Foundations of CBI Day 2: Transforming Post-School Outcomes Using Quality Planning
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Participation in community opportunities is vital for the development and growth of personal relationships, friendships, and connections to other areas of adult life, including employment, higher education, and independent living. When students with disabilities receive systematic, authentic, and engaging community-based instruction across all 4 domains (community living, recreation and leisure, career awareness, and career exploration) they are more likely to experience increased access to community-based, integrated activities which not only promote positive post-school outcomes but also quality of life. During this session, participants will learn more about the 4 domains of CBI and understand how to utilize strategic planning, ecological inventories, and stakeholder feedback to prioritize meaningful learning experiences that are relevant to students within their communities.
Note: This series is ONLY open to individual school staff who are new to CBI practices and are employed in a district that has been previously trained and has an established CBI implementation team.
The series consists of four parts, and you must register for and attend each session in order. This training provides a total of 4 hours of professional development.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJDOE Professional Development Hours.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | October 24, 2025 | 9:30 am - 2:30 pm |
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Foundations of CBI Day 3: Best Practices in CBI Implementation Across Domains
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Participants will learn to incorporate CBI into their instructional routine as a complement to the in-school instruction provided. In-school instruction alone is often insufficient for teaching students with disabilities who need additional opportunities to practice and apply skills in meaningful experiences. Functional skills reliant on the application of academic knowledge and social skills are best taught through systematic instruction in naturally occurring community environments (traditional or virtual) that provide students with authentic and rewarding learning opportunities. This training includes strategies and techniques for using systematic instruction in the classroom and community, as well as prompting systems, data collection strategies, incorporating technology, reinforcement considerations, and planning for maintenance and generalization.
Note: This series is ONLY open to individual school staff who are new to CBI practices and are employed in a district that has been previously trained and has an established CBI implementation team.
The series consists of four parts, and you must register for and attend each session in order.
This training provides a total of 4 hours of professional development.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJDOE Professional Development Hours.
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| Open | November 14, 2025 | 9:30 am - 2:30 pm |
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Foundations of CBI Day 4: Supporting and Sustaining Leadership and Logistics
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Due to the unique management and logistical challenges related to implementing CBI, schools may struggle when establishing or planning substantial growth of this practice. During this session, participants will learn about major programming areas including stakeholder involvement, budgets, policies and procedures, master planning including the training and coordination of personnel, selecting activities and locations, curriculum development, and the use of systematic instruction to ensure CBI is consistently implemented with quality. Participants will have the opportunities to assess their school/district’s current CBI practices and determine how they will contribute to existing CBI Action Plans.
Note: This series is ONLY open to individual school staff who are new to CBI practices and are employed in a district that has been previously trained and has an established CBI implementation team.
The series consists of four parts, and you must register for and attend each session in order.
This training provides a total of 4 hours of professional development.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJDOE Professional Development Hours.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | November 21, 2025 | 9:30 am - 2:30 pm |
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Employment
Employment
Supported Employment Leadership Institute
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Employees often become supervisors because the success and leadership potential they displayed in a previous role resulted in a promotion. However, being an effective supervisor does not come automatically with the new job title. Rather, one must intentionally develop a set of skills in areas such as leadership, vision, recruitment, and organization.
Note: Our Supported Employment Leadership Institute is a 2-day, in-person, interactive course designed specifically for supported employment managers and supervisors. During this course, participants will dive into solution-focused, evidence-based strategies to address challenges unique to supported employment managers.
Topics will include:
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Open | March 3 & 4, 2026 | 9:30 am - 4:00 pm |
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Employment Specialist Foundations: Basic Knowledge And Skills
Employment Specialist Foundations: Basic Knowledge and Skills is the recently redesigned certification series for New Jersey employment specialists/job coaches. It is a regularly updated four-day series of interactive, competency-based workshops designed for beginning Employment Specialists working for a DVRS Supported Employment Vendor and/or DDD Community Service Provider offering Supported Employment Services. The content would also be beneficial to school job coaches and transition coordinators. Participants will learn best-practice, evidence-based approaches to all phases of supported employment services (assessment and discovery, job development, job coaching, and follow along for job retention). The course is designed to prepare otherwise qualified staff for The Certified Employment Support Professional (CESP) exam by providing an overview of the five core areas identified as crucial for ability to work as a supported employment specialist.
While staff will benefit most by participating in the four training days sequentially, the series is designed so that each day’s content exists as a distinct, stand-alone learning experience. For each day, participants will receive a certificate of completion. An individual will not be considered to have met the DDD/DVRS vendor requirements for competency in supported employment services until after the successful completion of all four days. It will be the responsibility of the agency to ensure staff meets the four-day participation requirements.
Employment Specialist Foundations Day 1: Assessment/Discovery Phase
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An overview and history of community-based employment and how-to strategies for effective job seeker assessment/discovery phase to maximize future job matching.
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.
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.
Continuing Education Credit: NJ Social Work, CRCC, NJDOE
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | October 20, 2025 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
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| Open | November 4, 2025 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
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| Open | December 2, 2025 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
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Employment Specialist Foundations Day 2: Job Development Phase
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An introduction to job development including marketing strategies, negotiating with employers, analyzing worksites and customizing employment to facilitate good job matching.
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.
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.
Continuing Education Credit: NJ Social Work, CRCC, NJDOE
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | October 21, 2025 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
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| Open | November 6, 2025 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
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| Open | December 4, 2025 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
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Employment Specialist Foundations Day 3: Job Coaching Phase
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An examination of learning styles, direct and systematic instruction on the job site (task analysis, hierarchy of prompts, teaching to natural and artificial cues, error correction, etc.) and data collection.
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.
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.
Continuing Education Credit: NJ Social Work, CRCC, NJDOE
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | October 27, 2025 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
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| Open | November 13, 2025 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
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| Open | December 9, 2025 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
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Employment Specialist Foundations Day 4: Long Term Follow Along Phase
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A familiarization with the purposes, strategies and documentation of long term follow along supports to boost retention as well as an introduction to employment and the ADA, benefits and employment, and “typicalness” research and employment.
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.
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.
Continuing Education Credit: NJ Social Work, CRCC, NJDOE
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | October 28, 2025 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Zoom |
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| Open | November 18, 2025 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Zoom |
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| Open | December 11, 2025 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Zoom |
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Employment Specialist Supplemental
Employment Specialist Supplemental: Culture and Connection in Supported Employment
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Culture is always part of working with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. It shapes how disability is understood, how decisions are made, and what support looks like in daily life. In supported employment, these cultural influences also affect job matches, communication with families, and relationships with employers. This workshop offers job coaches the opportunity to reflect on how culture shapes employment partnerships and to practice skills that build trust, respect, and authentic collaboration. By paying attention to both their own perspectives and those of the people they support, coaches can strengthen relationships and create employment opportunities that truly align with what matters most to job seekers.
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.
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.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | May 14, 2026 | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm |
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Employment Specialist Supplemental: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors - Collaborating with Families to Create Employment Opportunity
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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.
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.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | October 22, 2025 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Zoom |
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Employment Specialist Supplemental: Lines Not to Cross - Preventing and Responding to Workplace Sexual Harassment for Employees with I/DD
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Supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities as they navigate social expectations in the workplace is always a challenge, but when issues of sexual harassment arise, the stakes are even higher. Too often, we see qualified supported workers lose their jobs not because of a lack of job skills, but because of social or sexual missteps that cross the line into harassment. At the same time, individuals with I/DD may be at a higher risk of being targeted for sexual harassment due to power imbalances, socialized compliance, difficulty recognizing or responding to manipulative behaviors, or fear of job loss if they report concerns. Workplace relationships can be complex, and supported workers often look to job coaches to help them navigate these challenges effectively. Participants will leave with tools to appropriately respond to such situations while simultaneously supporting healthy sexuality for the people we serve.
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.
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.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | October 7, 2025 | 10:00 am - 11:30 am |
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| Open | April 14, 2026 | 10:00 am - 11:30 am |
Zoom |
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Employment Specialist Supplemental: Navigating Challenging Conversations on the Path to Employment
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While no two families experience life in the same way, parents and families of individuals with disabilities often share extraordinary challenges and stressors in their lives. When discussions around employment and independence emerge, many parents become overwhelmed with the perceived risks that come with a decision to further integrate their adult child into the community. This course will explore where parents are coming from in order to fully support their journey, as well as concrete tools and strategies that providers can use to help support and advocate for individuals with disabilities as they work towards employment and independence.
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.
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.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | December 3, 2025 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Zoom |
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| Open | April 7, 2026 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Zoom |
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Employment Specialist Supplemental: Supplemental Security Income (SSI). A Refresher for Job Coaches
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The idea that people with disabilities cannot work because of their SSI benefits is a harmful myth! Come join us for an explanation of how the SSI system works to ensure that all working people with disabilities are set up for employment success. This class will cover the SSI information taught in Employment Specialist Foundations Class, Day 4. This supplemental is appropriate for job coaches who have taken ESF and want a refresher, as well as any professional who would like to better understand how SSI works.
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.
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.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | October 17, 2025 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
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| Open | January 9, 2026 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
Zoom |
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| Open | April 9, 2026 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
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Meaningful Days
Meaningful Days Leading To Fulfilling Lives: Reimagining Our Approach To Supports And Services
This dynamic two-day training is designed to help provider agencies deliver services that reflect the true preferences of the people they support while meeting the HCBS Settings Rule requirements. Participants will learn how to empower individuals through services that embrace choice, dignity, and inclusion while fostering meaningful connections and quality of life. The training invites participants to think creatively and critically about their role in redefining what’s possible for the people they serve. Through a mix of discussions, hands-on activities, and practical tools, participants will leave inspired and ready to take action.
Note: This is a training series and taking both Day 1 and Day 2 will be the mandatory pre-requisite to taking any further trainings under the Meaningful Days category offered subsequently.
Day One: Laying the Foundation for Community-Based Supports
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Day one focuses on the key principles and federal mandates that shape service delivery, including the HCBS Settings Rule. It connects these requirements to the broader disability rights movement, showing how they can advance equity, inclusion, and self-determination.
Participants will explore concepts like meaningful participation, community integration, and self-direction. Activities will prompt reflection on current agency practices and their impact on individuals’ opportunities to live valued, connected lives in their communities.
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.
This is a training series and taking both Day 1 and Day 2 will be the mandatory pre-requisite to taking any further trainings under the Meaningful Days category offered subsequently.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | November 3, 2025 | 10:00 am - 2:00 pm |
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Day Two: Tools and Strategies for Person-Centered Supports
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Day two provides actionable tools and strategies for elevating service quality. Participants will learn about person-centered planning approaches, including Charting the LifeCourse, and discover how to design supports that reflect each person’s unique goals and values.
Practical methods like community mapping that helps identify local resources and create opportunities for meaningful participation will be shared. Activities will focus on designing intentional, engaging activities that align with person-centered principles.
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.
This is a training series and taking both Day 1 and Day 2 will be the mandatory pre-requisite to taking any further trainings under the Meaningful Days category offered subsequently.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | November 5, 2025 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm |
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Meaningful Days Leading To Fulfilling Lives: Reimagining Our Approach To Specific Services
Participants will build on the foundational knowledge gained in Meaningful Days Leading to Fulfilling Lives: Day One and Day Two by applying it to service-specific trainings offered here. Each session provides opportunities to develop targeted, service-defined strategies that enhance the implementation of person-centered practices.
Day Habilitation and Community Inclusion Services
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This training focuses on the service descriptions of Day Habilitation and Community Inclusion, exploring both their similarities and differences. Participants will gain a clear understanding of each service and engage in hands-on practice to create strategies and activities tailored to their unique requirements.
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.
Prerequisite: Meaningful Days Leading to Fulfilling Lives: Reimagining Our Approach to Supports and Services Day One: Laying the Foundation for Community-Based Supports and Day Two: Tools and Strategies for Person-Centered Supports
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Closed | September 26, 2025 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Zoom |
Registration is closed
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| Open | November 7, 2025 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Zoom |
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Prevocational Training Services
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This training delves into the service description of Prevocational Training, providing participants with a comprehensive understanding of the service and its essential components for successful implementation. Through interactive activities, participants will practice designing strategies and activities that align with the goals of Prevocational Training.
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.
Prerequisite: Meaningful Days Leading to Fulfilling Lives: Reimagining Our Approach to Supports and Services Day One: Laying the Foundation for Community-Based Supports and Day Two: Tools and Strategies for Person-Centered Supports
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Full | September 26, 2025 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
Zoom |
Registration is closed
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| Open | November 7, 2025 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
Zoom |
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PCAST - Person-Centered Approaches In Schools And Transition
PCAST – Statewide Training Events
PCAST: An Introduction to Person-Centered Planning and Implementation for Families and Professionals
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Participants will be trained on the use and facilitation of a person-centered planning process. Participants will learn fundamental skills, how to use planning tools and processes to implement person-centered approaches with students. Also covered will be methods for gathering, organizing, and presenting person-centered information, as well as implementing strategies designed to improve post-school outcomes for students.
Note: This two-day workshop provides a total of 9 hours of professional development.
“Person-Centered Planning and Implementation” is a two-day workshop. Completion of day one is required to attend day two.
This training currently is ONLY open to NJ school staff, students with disabilities, and their family members.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJDOE Professional Development Hours.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | October 15 & 16, 2025 | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Atlantic County
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| Open | October 16 & 17, 2025 | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm |
LRC - Learning Resource Center Central
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| Open | October 28 & 29, 2025 | 9:30 am - 3:00 pm |
William Paterson University
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| Open | January 8 & 9, 2026 | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Atlantic County
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| Open | January 8 & 9, 2026 | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm |
LRC - Learning Resource Center Central
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| Open | January 13 & 14, 2026 | 9:30 am - 3:00 pm |
William Paterson University
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PCAST: Developing Group Person-Centered Planning In Classroom Settings
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Participants will learn how to unbundle the skills and tools used in formal facilitated person-centered planning events for use with groups of students in both virtual and physical classrooms, while strengthening their person-centered planning skills. Each participant will draft a group instruction implementation plan with associated outcomes and actions that are designed to meet the needs of the students they will be supporting. Example implementation frameworks will be used to assist participants in customizing their individualized strategies.
Note: This one-day workshop provides a total of 4.5 hours of professional development.
Completion of “An Introduction to Person-Centered Planning and Implementation for Families and Professionals” is highly recommended but not required.
Prerequisite: Attendees will be required to preview a short video prior to the workshop. A video link will be provided in advance to ensure participants are prepared for the learning and discussion.
This training currently is ONLY open to NJ school staff, students with disabilities, and their family members.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJDOE Professional Development Hours
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | October 30, 2025 | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Atlantic County
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| Open | October 30, 2025 | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm |
LRC - Learning Resource Center Central
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| Open | December 3, 2025 | 9:30 am - 3:00 pm |
William Paterson University
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| Open | January 30, 2026 | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm |
LRC - Learning Resource Center Central
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| Open | February 5, 2026 | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Atlantic County
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| Open | February 19, 2026 | 9:30 am - 3:00 pm |
William Paterson University
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PCAST: The Collaboration Advantage: Practical Tools for Transforming IEPs and Every School Meeting
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This interactive, one-day workshop empowers educators and school teams through providing them tools that transform not just IEP meetings, but all types of meetings, into productive, person-centered conversations. Grounded in real-world practices in New Jersey schools, participants will explore strategies to improve collaboration, resolve challenges, and increase engagement with families and students.
Note: This one-day workshop provides a total of 4.5 hours of professional development.
Completion of “An Introduction to Person-Centered Planning and Implementation for Families and Professionals” is highly recommended but not required.
Prerequisite: Attendees will be required to preview a short video prior to the workshop. A video link will be provided in advance to ensure participants are prepared for the learning and discussion.
This training currently is ONLY open to NJ school staff, students with disabilities, and their family members.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJDOE Professional Development Hours
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | November 12, 2025 | 9:30 am - 3:00 pm |
William Paterson University
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| Open | November 13,, 2025 | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Atlantic County
| Directions |
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| Open | November 14, 2025 | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm |
LRC - Learning Resource Center Central
| Directions |
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| Open | Janurary 29, 2026 | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Atlantic County
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| Open | February 4, 2026 | 9:30 am - 3:00 pm |
William Paterson University
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| Open | February 6, 2026 | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm |
LRC - Learning Resource Center Central
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PCAST – Person-Centered Practice Supplemental Training
PCAST: Culturally Responsive Facilitation in Person-Centered Practices
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Participants will use person-centered thinking skills and tools to learn about implicit bias, microaggressions and culturally relevant practices. These tools and related activities will help participants to develop and enhance their facilitation skills that are culturally relevant to students, families, and communities.
Note: This one-day workshop includes 2 hour live virtual modules providing a total of 4 hours of professional development.
Completion of “An Introduction to Person-Centered Planning and Implementation for Families and Professionals” is highly recommended but not required.
This training currently is ONLY open to NJ school staff, students with disabilities, and their family members.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJDOE Professional Development Hours
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | January 15, 2026 | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm |
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PCAST: Supported Decision-Making (SDM) in Person-Centered Practices
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Participants will engage in an interactive live-virtual session that will supplement existing person-centered planning skills. Specifically, the session will focus on sharing a critical knowledge and understanding of Supported Decision-Making (SDM) as an alternative to (and component of) State-appointed guardianship. It will also include small group discussions and information sharing on effective tools, strategies and concepts needed to build decision-making capacity in students. The workshop provides 2 hours of professional development.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to NJ school staff, students with disabilities, and their family members.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | November 19, 2025 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
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| Open | February 12, 2026 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Zoom |
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PCAST: Supporting the Participation of Students Who Use Limited Words to Communicate in Person-Centered Planning
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This workshop will share person-centered strategies developed in New Jersey schools to assist team members in supporting students who use limited words to communicate. Participants will leave the session with ready-to-implement tools and approaches they can used to increase student participation in their planning. .
Note:This one-day workshop provides a total of 3 hours of professional development.
Previous completion of An Introduction to Person-Centered Planning and Implementation for Families and Professionals is highly recommended but not required.
This training currently is ONLY open to NJ school staff, students with disabilities, and their family members.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJDOE Professional Development Hours
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | February 26, 2026 | 10:00 am - 2:00 pm |
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PCAST – Community Of Practice Events
PCAST: Family Pre-IEP Prep Workbooks Pre-K through 21 - Conversations for Dissemination and Use
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This Community of Practice Event will be for participants to have conversations around the dissemination and use of the new Family Pre-IEP Prep Workbooks. .
Note: This one-day workshop provides a total of 1.5 hours of professional development.
Completion of “An Introduction to Person-Centered Planning and Implementation for Families and Professionals” is highly recommended but not required.
This training currently is ONLY open to NJ school staff, students with disabilities, and their family members.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJDOE Professional Development Hours.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | November 25, 2025 | 10:00 am - 11:30 am |
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People With DD And Families
People With DD And Families
College For All: A Webinar for Students and Families on Alternate Pathways to Post-Secondary Education
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Due to the efforts of advocates and their families, there is a national trend to provide more pathways for college participation for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The result is an increase in the number of college programs available here in New Jersey and nationwide. This workshop will provide families and self-advocates with tools to evaluate non-traditional pathways to college, including vocational, certificate, and other non-matriculated programs that will assist students in achieving their post-secondary goals.
Note: 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.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | October 23, 2025 | 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm |
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| Open | April 6, 2026 | 9:00 am - 10:00 am |
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Employment For All: A Webinar for Parents and Families of Individuals with Disabilities on Supported Employment
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Supported Employment is a valuable service that assists individuals with disabilities to secure integrated, competitive employment. Many parents, guardians, and family members have questions about how the process works, if it’s appropriate for their loved one, and what their role in the process should be. Please join us as we discuss how essential employment can be in the life of those with disabilities and examine how parents/guardians can contribute to their success.
Note: 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.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | October 30, 2025 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
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| Open | February 3, 2026 | 9:00 am - 10:45 am |
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Holding The Compass: A Family Guide To The Transition Years
When your child with a disability approaches adulthood, your role as a parent or guardian shifts in new and sometimes unexpected ways. This six-part series is built to support families through the transition years with encouragement, actionable steps, and fresh ways to imagine what’s next. Sessions will help parents and guardians understand the adult service system in New Jersey, explore inclusive college options, balance advocacy with fostering independence, navigate SSI/Medicaid while supporting employment, and make informed choices about guardianship and alternatives. Just as importantly, you’ll learn how to prepare yourself emotionally and practically for the changes these years bring. Whether you’re just beginning to think about transition or already in the thick of it, this series will give you strategies and reassurance to move forward with confidence.
Please see below for detailed information on each of the topics. Please join us for one or all of this series!
Holding the Compass 2: Adult Services 101 - What Happens After Graduation?
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What does adult life look like after high school, and what supports are out there to help make it work? This session will provide a clear, simplified, practical overview of the services, supports, and funding streams that exist in New Jersey’s disability adult support system. You’ll leave with a better understanding of how to ask the right questions, advocate effectively, and partner with your young adult to shape a future that reflects their strengths, preferences, and goals.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Open | October 20, 2025 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
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Holding the Compass 3: College is Possible - Exploring Inclusive Options After High School
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In recent years, inclusive college programs have become more available to students with intellectual and developmental disabilities, offering a range of opportunities to continue learning and growing after high school. This session will highlight the expanding landscape of post-secondary programs both New Jersey and nationwide, and what students and families should consider when exploring these options.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Open | November 17, 2025 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
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Holding the Compass 4: Step In or Step Back? - The Evolving Dynamics of School Partnerships
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Parent advocacy can open doors, remove obstacles, and ensure that your child’s needs are truly seen. But for many families, advocacy feels like a battle, and during the transition years, it’s completely normal to question whether it’s time to step in or step back. Further, there is often not consensus between you, your child, and their school team about what your role should be in any given transition decision or task. In this session, we’ll explore the challenges of parent advocacy during the transition years and how to stay involved in ways that support your child’s growth, honor their emerging independence, and keep your relationship with the school team collaborative and grounded in trust.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Open | January 12, 2026 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
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Holding the Compass 5: SSI, Medicaid, and Work: Setting Your Child up for Employment Success
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Yes, your child can work and still receive SSI benefits and Medicaid! Unfortunately, many families think otherwise, thanks to some common myths that can create unnecessary obstacles to your child’s employment goals. This session will explain how these benefits work, where to go for help and support with benefits and career planning, and how employment and long-term career success can, and should, be a part of any graduate’s transition plan who wishes to pursue employment.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Open | February 9, 2025 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
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Holding the Compass 6: Beyond Guardianship - Exploring Decision-Making Options at 18
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When young people with disabilities turn 18, families are often told they need to pursue guardianship, sometimes without understanding what that really means or knowing that options exist. In this session, we’ll explore a range of alternatives to full guardianship, including supported decision-making, powers of attorney, healthcare proxies, and partial kinds of legal guardianship. You'll learn about each option, how to match decision-making supports to your child’s needs, and how to plan in a way that protects your child’s rights while validating the concerns that keep you up at night.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | March 9, 2026 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
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Supports Brokerage
Supports Brokerage
Orientation to Supports Brokerage
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Supports brokers are the linchpin of the self-directed service model, fostering independence, social engagement, and choice. This orientation provides an overview of self-determination, self-direction, and the basic principles of person-centered thinking and planning. Participants will learn how Supports Brokers collaborate with the person receiving supports, Support Coordinators, the Fiscal Intermediary, and Self-Directed Employees to bring the service plan to life. As part of this two-day training, future Supports Brokers will build skills in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, and supervising Self-Directed Employees in partnership with those receiving supports. Building community connections and identifying supports outside of the formal service system will also be discussed.
Note: A test will be given at the end of the course. In addition to full participation in the class, the test must be passed with an 80% or higher. If the test is not passed the class must be completed again until successful.
This training currently is ONLY open to Employees of New Jersey DDD, DDD/Medicaid Approved Support Brokerage agencies and those interested in pursuing approval, NJ support coordination agencies, and individuals with disabilities and family members.
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.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | November 12 & 13, 2025 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm |
The Boggs Center on Disability and Human Development
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| Open | January 14 & 15, 2026 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm |
The Boggs Center on Disability and Human Development
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| Open | March 10 & 11, 2026 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm |
The Boggs Center on Disability and Human Development
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Support Coordination
Support Coordination Orientation
Support Coordination Orientation: Person-Centered Planning & Connection to Community Supports
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Support Coordinators play an important role in the lives of people with developmental disabilities and their families. They are professionals that help to identify the supports the person needs, plan for the life the person wants, and connect the person to services that will help him/her achieve a quality life in the community. In order to do this support coordinators need to have a working knowledge of the disability system and current models of support, be skilled in person-centered planning, be able to identify a wide array of available community services options, and effectively monitor the quality and effectiveness of supports on an ongoing basis.
As a part of the required support coordination orientation, this two-day training will introduce participants to current disability philosophy, best practices, and the roles of a support coordinator. Through a series of engaging activities participants will learn how to develop the person centered planning tool and NJ Individual Service Plan. Strategies to develop personally defined outcomes and goals will be practiced, and concepts related to connecting the person to community-based supports and services will be presented.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to New Jersey Support Coordinators and Support Coordinator Supervisors.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this training.
Prerequisite: All participants MUST complete all 4 Lessons found in DDD Support Coordination - Prerequisites on the College of Direct Support a week prior to training date.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJ Social Work
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| Open | October 28 & 29, 2025 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm |
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| Open | November 17 &18, 2025 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm |
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| Open | December 15 & 16, 2025 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm |
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Support Coordination Workshops
Navigating Conflict for Support Coordinators
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Support Coordinators assist people with disabilities as they explore their hopes and dreams and forge a path to achieve goals by connecting to needed supports. This can be a deeply personal and challenging process. Often support coordinators need to navigate conflicting perspectives between people with disabilities, their families, service providers, and others on the team. Through this training, Support Coordinators will learn how and why conflict happens, along with strategies to prevent conflict and successfully facilitate resolutions when it does occur.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to Employees of New Jersey DDD, DDD/Medicaid Approved Support Coordination agencies, and Support Coordination agencies authorized by DDD to move forward with the training required in qualifications.
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.
Continuing Education Credit: NJ Social Work
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | October 21, 2025 | 10:00 am - 12:30 pm |
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Upholding the HCBS Settings Final Rule for Support Coordinators
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Support Coordinators have an integral role in upholding the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Settings Final Rule through planning, connecting, and monitoring. This training provides information about the HCBS Settings Final Rule and its impact for people with I/DD and the services they receive. Support Coordinators will learn to incorporate elements of the Rule into the person-centered planning process, utilize tools to help people build relationships and community connections, and conduct authentic monitoring to assess compliance.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to Employees of New Jersey DDD, Support Coordinators, and Support Coordinator Supervisors.
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.
Continuing Education Credit: NJ Social Work
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| Open | December 9, 2025 | 10:00 am - 12:30 pm |
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Developing Person-Centered Outcomes: Technical Assistance Workshop for Support Coordinators
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The development of personally-defined outcomes is the cornerstone of a quality individual service plan (ISP). Information support coordinators gather throughout the planning process helps to describe what the person would like to achieve and the supports and services needed to make this a reality. The role support coordinators play in facilitating conversations with people with disabilities and their families is crucial to helping people describe their vision for life, define outcomes, and select the services and supports that will help them to achieve this. Through the use of a presentation and guided practice, this workshop will teach participants techniques useful in the identification of person-centered outcomes.
In order to participate, Support Coordinators need to bring a print out of a completed PCPT and NJISP of a person she/he is currently working with (names and identifiers blacked out). These documents will be used throughout the workshops.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to New Jersey Support Coordinators and Support Coordinator Supervisors.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this training.
Prerequisite: Completion of SC Orientation and actively working with a caseload for at least 30 days. Support Coordinators that have taken the SC Orientation fewer than 30 days prior will not be registered and should attend a workshop at a later date.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJ Social Work
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | October 22, 2025 | 10:30 am - 1:00 pm |
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Supported Employment Overview for the Support Coordinator
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Employment is an important aspect of being a valued, contributing member of our community. Support Coordinators play a crucial role in helping people with disabilities and their families explore possibilities and connect the person to the supports and services necessary to attain employment. This course will describe the role the support coordinator plays in helping people with disabilities identify and realize personally relevant employment goals. Topics to be discussed include the impact Employment First has on the services they provide and concrete methods Support Coordinators can use to bridge the hopes, dreams, preferences, and personal attributes captured in the Person Centered Planning Tool and the desired employment future the person wants to achieve.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to Employees of New Jersey DDD, DDD/Medicaid Approved Support Coordination agencies, and Support Coordination agencies authorized by DDD to move forward with the training required in qualifications.
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.
Continuing Education Credit: NJ Social Work
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | November 4, 2025 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm |
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Support Coordination Coaching Sessions
Coaching Session: Connecting to Supported Employment Services and Supports
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This coaching session will focus on practical tools and strategies to help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) access the resources they need to find and sustain meaningful employment. Participants will explore approaches for supporting individuals in connecting with supported employment agencies that align with their goals, while also examining ways to assess the quality and effectiveness of available services. The session will feature actionable suggestions, shared experiences, and evidence-based practices designed to promote successful and lasting employment outcomes.
Each session involves a brief introduction to the topic through use of key best practices, scenarios, case studies, and/or common experiences. Participants will actively participate through guided conversation and sharing of strategies and promising practices.
Participants are expected to actively contribute to the conversation by coming prepared to brainstorm and share resources related to the topic.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to DDD/Medicaid Approved Support Coordination agencies and Employees of DDD.
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.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | January 8, 2026 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
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| Open | January 8, 2026 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
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Coaching Session: Supported Decision Making
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Join us for a Support Coordination Coaching Session on Supported Decision Making (SDM), an approach that empowers people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to make choices about their own lives with support from trusted family, friends, and professionals. We will explore how SDM is different from what historically has been the traditional route of guardianship for people with IDD. We will discuss and share ways Support Coordinators can facilitate conversations and develop strategies for identifying and building upon natural supports.
This collaborative coaching session provides a forum for Support Coordinators to share resources, collaborate to problem-solve common issues, and enhance skills through facilitated discussion. Each session involves a brief introduction to the topic through use of key best practices, scenarios, case studies, and/or common experiences. Participants will actively participate through guided conversation and sharing of strategies and promising practices.
Participants are expected to actively contribute to the conversation by coming prepared to brainstorm and share resources related to the topic.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to DDD/Medicaid Approved Support Coordination agencies and Employees of DDD.
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.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | November 5, 2025 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
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| Open | November 5, 2025 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
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| Open | November 25, 2025 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
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Coaching Session: The Support Coordinator’s Role in Connecting People with IDD to Trauma Informed Care
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As Support Coordinators our role consists of ensuring that the people we support are connected to all the resources that they need to live happy, healthy, and meaningful lives. Although people with IDD are likely to experience some type of trauma in their lifetime, signs of this trauma may be overlooked and untreated. This session will explore ways to recognize how behavior change may be a sign of trauma or other unmet mental health needs. We will review available resources to address these needs to ensure people feel safe and connected.
This collaborative coaching session provides a forum for Support Coordinators to share resources, collaborate to problem-solve common issues, and enhance skills through facilitated discussion. Each session involves a brief introduction to the topic through use of key best practices, scenarios, case studies, and/or common experiences. Participants will actively participate through guided conversation and sharing of strategies and promising practices.
Participants are expected to actively contribute to the conversation by coming prepared to brainstorm and share resources related to the topic.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to DDD/Medicaid Approved Support Coordination agencies and Employees of DDD.
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.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Closed | October 1, 2025 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
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| Open | October 23, 2025 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
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Transition
Webinar Series For Educators And Transition Specialists
The Boggs Center is excited to announce a Webinar Series for Educators, Transition Specialists, Transition Coordinators, and other school-based professionals on Transition to Adulthood. Throughout this series, we will de-mystify the process and break down some of the more common challenges experienced by the school team. Participants will learn specific, concrete tools to empower families and students to graduate into full, rich lives in community. Remember, it’s not just a cliff. It’s also a view of the horizon.
Please see below for detailed information on each of the topics. Please join us for one or all of this series!
Webinar One: Launch Pad for Success
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This webinar will lay the foundation for the concepts that will be discussed throughout this series. Many transition professionals have misconceptions about what adult services can and can’t do for students upon graduation. We will discuss both the capacities and the limitations of the existing services in New Jersey. We will highlight the importance of setting high expectations for all graduates, regardless of the severity of their disability. Lastly, we will broaden our approach from “person centered planning” to “family centered planning” to ensure that the entire family unit is supported, prepared, and empowered for a full, inclusive life after graduation.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Closed | September 25, 2025 | 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm |
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Webinar Two: Adult Life 101 – A Beginner’s Guide to Adult Services
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In this webinar, we will break down the specific services, program options, and supports that are available in the adult service system. We will examine eligibility criteria as well as the funding processes for each. Participants will learn to evaluate each option within the context of larger transition planning and the goal of a full, meaningful life.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | October 23, 2025 | 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm |
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Webinar Three: The Changing Landscape of Post-Secondary Options
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There was a time when college was viewed as simply not an option for students with intellectual disabilities. However, due to the advocacy of students and their families, this is no longer the case. Both in New Jersey and nationally, there is a growing number of programs that provide alternate paths to a college experience for students with disabilities. This webinar will discuss this changing landscape, how to evaluate these emerging programs, and how to work with students and families to ensure a productive and appropriate post-secondary experience.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | November 20, 2025 | 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm |
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Webinar Four: Roadblocks in Family Partnerships: Repairing Communication in Challenging Situations
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Working with families is a critical part of transition planning, but there are always some families with whom building rapport and forging collaborative relationships is simply not easy. This webinar will discuss what the transition process is often like from the parent perspective, and why they may be resistant to support, feedback, and help from the school team. We will explore how it is often the parents who are most challenging to engage that need our support the most. Participants will learn specific tools and approaches that will help repair troubled relationships and build stronger partnerships with families during this critical time of transition.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | January 15, 2026 | 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm |
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Webinar Five: Understanding Social Security Benefits: Setting Your Graduates Up for Employment Success
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Informed family, financial, and estate planning is critical for families of individuals with disabilities. Often times, families look to the school team for guidance on these issues, and it is critical that schools can respond with informed answers. In this webinar, we will provide a road map for these critical decisions, clarify some of the common misconceptions around how disability benefits limit employment options, as well as explore the concepts of guardianship and supported decision making.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | February 26, 2026 | 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm |
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Webinar Six: Long-Term Planning
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Informed long-term family, financial, and estate planning is critical for individuals with disabilities and their families. In this webinar, participants will be given a road map to help guide families through these critical decisions. Additionally, participants will explore Guardianship and Supported Decision Making, as well understanding the role of a health care proxy and/or a power of attorney in supporting individuals with disabilities to make decisions in their lives as adults.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | March 19, 2026 | 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm |
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Workforce Development & Frontline Supervisors
Workforce Development
College of Direct Support Administrator Training
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These trainings are designed for staff provider agencies designate as their College of Direct Support Administrators. Participants may include: administrative assistants, human resources staff, and agency trainers. Participation in these trainings will help agencies meet the minimum requirement of tracking Pre-Service training and use the optional state of the art continuing education opportunities available through the College of Direct Support. In these trainings, administrators will learn how to enroll new staff into the CDS system using the DDD required fields, release CDS course/lessons to staff, track Pre-Service and other agency training, and generate reports on an individual and agency basis.
Given the hands-on instruction provided in this training, all participants must use a laptop or desktop computer in order to toggle between the Zoom and a web browser. Alternate devices such smart phones, Tablets, iPads and Kindle Fire are NOT acceptable.
In advance of the training, participants must download the CDS Adminstrator Manual and print or have available on an alternate screen (e.g. second screen, phone, tablet) to refer to as needed throughout the training and use after successful completion.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of New Jersey DDD and DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers.
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.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Full | October 2, 2025 | 10:00 am - 1:30 pm |
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| Full | October 9, 2025 | 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
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The Event is Full
Registration is Closed |
| Full | October 16, 2025 | 10:00 am - 1:30 pm |
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The Event is Full
Registration is Closed |
| Open | October 23, 2025 | 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
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| Open | November 6, 2025 | 10:00 am - 1:30 pm |
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| Open | November 11, 2025 | 10:00 am - 1:30 pm |
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| Open | November 20, 2025 | 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
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| Open | November 25, 2025 | 10:00 am - 1:30 pm |
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| Open | December 4, 2025 | 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
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| Open | December 11, 2025 | 10:00 am - 1:30 pm |
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| Open | December 18, 2025 | 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
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| Open | December 23, 2025 | 10:00 am - 1:30 pm |
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DSP Workforce Recruitment And Retention Strategies (For Provider Agency Leadership)
Target Audience: Service Providers Leadership including Directors, Program Directors, HR Staff, Training Department Staff, and similar leadership positions.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
The Boggs Center is collaborating with the University of Minnesota, Institute on Community Integration’s Direct Support Workforce Solutions to bring a 10-part learning series for provider agency leaders to New Jersey. Through this series, experts in the field will provide presentations and guided learning focused on 10 strategies essential to effective Direct Support Professional Recruitment and Retention. Each topic will be presented across two sessions, the first being an engaging presentation. The second, taking place a week later, will be a facilitated Learning Forum to allow for more questions and answers, collective idea sharing, and networking.
Certificates of Attendance will be provided to those who complete both days of the sessions.
Space is limited. Interested professionals within the target audience must register by topic. We ask that those registering, mark their calendars and plan to attend due to demand and space limits.
Recruitment Marketing
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Where is everyone? As the competition for talent continues to tighten, employers are finding it increasingly difficult to attract qualified applicants. Having a recruitment marketing strategy can elevate your recruiting efforts from “throw spaghetti at the wall and sees what sticks” to “proactively engaging the right talent.” Together, we will learn about:
September 18, 1-3pm – Webinar
September 25, 1-2pm – Learning Forum
Target Audience: Service Providers Leadership including Directors, Program Directors, HR Staff, Training Department Staff, and similar leadership positions.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Closed | September 18 & 25, 2025 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
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Realistic Job Preview
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The work of Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) can be rewarding, but it can also be challenging and sometimes mundane. Many organizations experience DSPs leaving their position within the first 6 months of employment, saying that they didn’t understand what the job was really going to be like. The RJP is a great tool to use during the selection process because it gives the potential employee an overview of what the job is really like. Together, we will learn about:
October 16, 1-3pm – Webinar
October 23, 1-2pm – Learning Forum
Target Audience: Service Providers Leadership including Directors, Program Directors, HR Staff, Training Department Staff, and similar leadership positions.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Full | October 16 & 23, 2025 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
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Competency-based Job Analysis & Job Descriptions
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When was the last time you conducted a job analysis or updated the job descriptions of the direct support professional (DSP) or frontline supervisor (FLS) at your organization? While the expectations of the role and service delivery have evolved, job descriptions have not. Together, we will learn about:
November 13, 1-3pm – Webinar
November 20, 1-2pm – Learning Forum
Target Audience: Service Providers Leadership including Directors, Program Directors, HR Staff, Training Department Staff, and similar leadership positions.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | November 13 & 20, 2025 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
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Structured Behavioral Interviewing and Score Guide
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Structured Behavioral Interviewing and Developing the Score Guide The roles and responsibilities of DSPs and Frontline Supervisors (FLSs) are critical and complex. Turnover and vacancies within these roles pose challenges, especially when turnover occurs within the first 6 or 12 months of hire. During the hiring process, there may be pressure to fill vacancies by hiring candidates without adequate qualifications, experience, and attitudes toward people with disabilities. Structured behavioral interviewing, an evidence-based strategy that asks questions designed to seek behavioral responses, supports your efforts to hire qualified candidates. Together, we will learn more about:
January 22, 1-3pm – Webinar
January 29, 1-2pm – Learning Forum
Target Audience: Service Providers Leadership including Directors, Program Directors, HR Staff, Training Department Staff, and similar leadership positions.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | January 22, & 29 2026 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
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Orientation and Onboarding
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First impressions count! The first days on the job influence how people feel about the job and organization long-term. Engaging and effective orientation and onboarding practices prepare new employees for success and can reduce early turnover. Orientation is an event that is a part of the onboarding process, a comprehensive process to engage, acclimate and help new employees network with others in the organization from day one. Together, we will learn more about:
February 12, 1-3pm – Webinar
February 19, 1-2pm – Learning Forum
Target Audience: Service Providers Leadership including Directors, Program Directors, HR Staff, Training Department Staff, and similar leadership positions.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Full | February 12 & 19, 2026 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
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Competency Based Training
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Have you ever wondered if your training is resulting in positive outcomes for direct support professionals (DSP), frontline supervisors (FLS), and the people they support? Competency-based training focuses on three things: 1) Knowledge - what a person knows, 2) Skills - what they can do and 3) Attitude - how they approach decision making and the way they think about people with disabilities. Together, we will learn how:
March 12, 1-3pm – Webinar
March 19, 1-2pm – Learning Forum
Target Audience: Service Providers Leadership including Directors, Program Directors, HR Staff, Training Department Staff, and similar leadership positions.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | March 12 & 19, 2026 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
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Career Pathways & Credentialing
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The direct support professional (DSP)position is complex and takes training and experience to provide quality support. Often, the complex knowledge, skills, and attitudes that DSPs develop are not properly acknowledged. Supporting DSPs in their professional development by creating a career pathways program is an important strategy for keeping great DSPs. Together, we will learn:
Note: Attending the Competency-Based Training webinar prior to this webinar will provide context and additional information that will be helpful.
April 16, 1-3pm – Webinar
April 23, 1-2pm – Learning Forum
Target Audience: Service Providers Leadership including Directors, Program Directors, HR Staff, Training Department Staff, and similar leadership positions.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | April 16 & 23, 2026 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
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Competency-based Evaluations & Performance Reviews
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Competency-based skills evaluation and performance review are separate tools that when combined provide a comprehensive and effective approach to performance management, coaching, and growth. Together, we will learn:
May 14, 1-3pm – Webinar
May 21, 1-2pm – Learning Forum
Target Audience: Service Providers Leadership including Directors, Program Directors, HR Staff, Training Department Staff, and similar leadership positions.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | May 14 & 21, 2026 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
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Employee Feedback & Engagement
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Engaging your workforce has never been more important. As the available workforce continues to shrink, investing in your current employees is critical to your retention efforts and the quality of the support you provide. There are many different methods of employee engagement that can support retention in an organization and result in more satisfied employees. Employees who are more engaged in the organization are more likely to stay longer because they feel they are a part of something greater than themselves. Employers who frequently ask for employee feedback and ideas often see better staff retention. How do you engage and retain the DSPs and Frontline Supervisors of today, and create a culture that attracts your next employees? Together, we will learn more about:
June 18, 1-3pm - Webinar
June 25, 1-2pm – Learning Forum
Target Audience: Service Providers Leadership including Directors, Program Directors, HR Staff, Training Department Staff, and similar leadership positions.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | June 18 & 25, 2026 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
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Frontline Supervisors
Frontline Supervision Series: Hiring and Onboarding
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Frontline Supervisors play an integral role in promoting successful practices for hiring and retaining quality Direct Support Professionals. This course focuses on building skills to improve organizational personnel practices, including staff recruitment, selection, hiring, and onboarding. Participants will learn effective strategies for: recruiting and interviewing DSPs, implementing hiring practices that involve the individual who will be receiving supports, and enhancing retention through orientation and onboarding.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of New Jersey DDD, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, and individuals with disabilities and family members.
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.
Continuing Education Credit: NJ Social Work
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | November 20,2025 | 10:00 am - 2:30 pm |
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