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Eastern Montana Graduate to Work Project
Customized Career Planning & Employment
On-site Training Events for 2005-2006
* Each session is scheduled for 8:30-12:00*

Session #1: An Overview of Customized Employment and the Process of Discovery
September 26, 2005 (Miles Community College Rm 106, 2715 Dickinson, Miles City, MT)

This ½-day session will introduce participants to the concept of customized employment and discuss how customized differs from competitive and supported employment. The strategy of Discovery will be introduced as an avenue to get to know an individual job seeker for the purpose of custom tailoring employment based on the individual’s unique strengths, interests, contributions and support needs. While this session will be geared toward employment for people with disabilities, the strategies are effective for all job seekers. Employment vendors, Vocational Rehabilitation staff, Workforce personnel, parents, related services staff, teachers, paraprofessionals, students, and anyone interested in employment is invited to attend.

Session #2: The Vocational Profile: A Strategy for Capturing Discovered Information
October 17, 2005 (Miles Community College L & C Rm, 2715 Dickinson, Miles City, MT)

The Vocational Profile will be introduced as an alternative to traditional vocational evaluations. This is a tool that can be used in schools to consolidate student information and guide vocational curriculum, as well as by employment vendors, Workforce and rehabilitation staff for purposes of job development for adults. Both the written and visual Profile formats will be introduced.

Session #3: The Representational Portfolio: A Tool for Representing Individuals in Need of Customization and Negotiating on Their Behalf for Employment
December 5, 2005 (Miles Community College Rm 106, 2715 Dickinson, Miles City, MT)

This session will build on the previous two sessions by demonstrating how to utilize the information gathered in Discovery, captured in the Profile, and discussed during the Employment Planning Meeting to develop representational materials for each job seeker. Examples and templates will be shared with attendees.

Presenters:
Ellen Condon, Director, Transition Projects, Rural Institute on Disabilities
Kim Brown, Project Coordinator, Rural Institute on Disabilities

Eastern Montana Graduate to Work Project
Customized Career Planning & Employment
Teleconference Training Events for 2005-2006

Sites: The teleconferences will be broadcast to 15 sites across the state. Each site must have the capacity to run a power point presentation from CD, and have a speaker phone.

Contact Kim Brown at brown@ruralinstitute.umt.edu to serve as a site or to register for the teleconference. Fill out the registration information below.

Name: ________________________________________________________

Agency/School:__________________________________________________

Address:_______________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

E-mail Address: _________________________________________________

____ Session #1 (11/15/05): An Overview of Customized Employment and Discovery (Ellen Condon and Kim Brown)

____ Session #2 (2/14/06): Self-Employment for persons with Disabilities (Cary Griffin)

____ Session #3 (4/11/06): An introduction to SSI and SSDI (Ellen Condon)

____ Session #4 (5/9/06): An Overview of the Services within the Developmental Disabilities System in Montana (presenter to be determined)

E-Mail to: Kim Brown at brown@ruralinstitute.umt.edu
Or fax to: (406) 243-4730

Or mail to: Rural Institute on Disabilities, Attn: Kim Brown, 634 Eddy Ave., 009 Curry Health Center, University of MT, Missoula, MT 59812

This Training is an activity of the Eastern Montana Graduate to Work Project, (EMGTW), which is sponsored by the Montana Council on Developmental Disabilities and the University of Montana’s Rural Institute.

There is no cost to attendees.

Eastern Montana Graduate to Work Project
Customized Career Planning & Employment
On-Site Training

Name: _________________________________________________________

Agency/School: __________________________________________________

Address: _______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

E-mail Address: __________________________________________________

____ Session #1 (9/26/05): An Overview of Customized Employment and Discovery

____ Session #2 (10/17/05): Vocational Profile

____ Session #3 (12/5/05): Representational Portfolio

E-Mail to: Kim Brown at brown@ruralinstitute.umt.edu
Or fax to: (406) 243-4730

Or mail to: Rural Institute on Disabilities, Attn: Kim Brown, 634 Eddy Ave., 009 Curry Health Center, University of MT, Missoula, MT 59812

For more information contact:
Ellen Condon at condon@ruralinstitute.umt.edu or
Kim Brown at brown@ruralinstitute.umt.edu

This Training is an activity of the Eastern Montana Graduate to Work Project, (EMGTW), which is sponsored by the Montana Council on Developmental Disabilities and the University of Montana’s Rural Institute.

There is no cost to attendees.

	Eastern Montana Graduate to Work Project Customized Career Planning & Employment On-site Training Events for 2005-2006 * Each session is scheduled for 8:30-12:00* Session #1: An Overview of Customized Employment and the Process of Discovery September 26, 2005 (Miles Community College Rm 106, 2715 Dickinson, Miles City, MT) This ½-day session will introduce participants to the concept of customized employment and discuss how customized differs from competitive and supported employment. The strategy of Discovery will be introduced as an avenue to get to know an individual job seeker for the purpose of custom tailoring employment based on the individual’s unique strengths, interests, contributions and support needs. While this session will be geared toward employment for people with disabilities, the strategies are effective for all job seekers. Employment vendors, Vocational Rehabilitation staff, Workforce personnel, parents, related services staff, teachers, paraprofessionals, students, and anyone interested in employment is invited to attend. Session #2: The Vocational Profile: A Strategy for Capturing Discovered Information October 17, 2005 (Miles Community College L & C Rm, 2715 Dickinson, Miles City, MT) The Vocational Profile will be introduced as an alternative to traditional vocational evaluations. This is a tool that can be used in schools to consolidate student information and guide vocational curriculum, as well as by employment vendors, Workforce and rehabilitation staff for purposes of job development for adults. Both the written and visual Profile formats will be introduced. Session #3: The Representational Portfolio: A Tool for Representing Individuals in Need of Customization and Negotiating on Their Behalf for Employment December 5, 2005 (Miles Community College Rm 106, 2715 Dickinson, Miles City, MT) This session will build on the previous two sessions by demonstrating how to utilize the information gathered in Discovery, captured in the Profile, and discussed during the Employment Planning Meeting to develop representational materials for each job seeker. Examples and templates will be shared with attendees. Presenters: Ellen Condon, Director, Transition Projects, Rural Institute on Disabilities Kim Brown, Project Coordinator, Rural Institute on Disabilities Registration Form for: Eastern Montana Graduate to Work Project Customized Career Planning & Employment Teleconference Training Events for 2005-2006 Sites: The teleconferences will be broadcast to 15 sites across the state. Each site must have the capacity to run a power point presentation from CD, and have a speaker phone. Contact Kim Brown at brown@ruralinstitute.umt.edu to serve as a site or to register for the teleconference. Fill out the registration information below. Name: ________________________________________________________ Agency/School:__________________________________________________ Address:_______________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ E-mail Address: _________________________________________________ ____ Session #1 (11/15/05): An Overview of Customized Employment and Discovery (Ellen Condon and Kim Brown) ____ Session #2 (2/14/06): Self-Employment for persons with Disabilities (Cary Griffin) ____ Session #3 (4/11/06): An introduction to SSI and SSDI (Ellen Condon) ____ Session #4 (5/9/06): An Overview of the Services within the Developmental Disabilities System in Montana (presenter to be determined) E-Mail to: Kim Brown at brown@ruralinstitute.umt.edu Or fax to: (406) 243-4730 Or mail to: Rural Institute on Disabilities, Attn: Kim Brown, 634 Eddy Ave., 009 Curry Health Center, University of MT, Missoula, MT 59812 This Training is an activity of the Eastern Montana Graduate to Work Project, (EMGTW), which is sponsored by the Montana Council on Developmental Disabilities and the University of Montana’s Rural Institute. There is no cost to attendees. Registration form for: Eastern Montana Graduate to Work Project Customized Career Planning & Employment On-Site Training Name: _________________________________________________________ Agency/School: __________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ E-mail Address: __________________________________________________ ____ Session #1 (9/26/05): An Overview of Customized Employment and Discovery ____ Session #2 (10/17/05): Vocational Profile ____ Session #3 (12/5/05): Representational Portfolio E-Mail to: Kim Brown at brown@ruralinstitute.umt.edu Or fax to: (406) 243-4730 Or mail to: Rural Institute on Disabilities, Attn: Kim Brown, 634 Eddy Ave., 009 Curry Health Center, University of MT, Missoula, MT 59812 For more information contact: Ellen Condon at condon@ruralinstitute.umt.edu or Kim Brown at brown@ruralinstitute.umt.edu This Training is an activity of the Eastern Montana Graduate to Work Project, (EMGTW), which is sponsored by the Montana Council on Developmental Disabilities and the University of Montana’s Rural Institute. There is no cost to attendees.

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