APSE Supported Employment Institute 2008 Trainings Go no further than your workplace to take advantage of this exciting learning opportunity !
The APSE Network on Employment Supported Employment Institute premiered in July, 2001 at the APSE Conference with the first SE 101 – a 3-4 day training on the application of supported employment. SE 101 has returned by popular demand each year and has become an integral part of the annual APSE Conference. For individuals unable to attend the conference SE 101 series, the high quality training is available year round for front line workers, administrators, management staff, consumers and family members in this teletraining format. Each session includes a lecture and interactive time to ensure the opportunity to ask questions and dialogue with the presenter. Registrants receive visuals via e-mail prior to the session and have access to power point materials as they participate via teleconference.
Administrators and Managers ! The APSE Network on Employment Institute Teletraining Services provides a rare opportunity for your agencies to economically purchase training for your entire staff. Register your agency and make the power point materials and teleconference available to your as many staff members as you like at one site, for the cost of a single registration.
Fall, 2008 Training Schedule (Session descriptions attached)
Date: 2008 January 17 1-3 est January 24 1-3 est January 28 February 4 February 11 February 25 1:30 – 3 est March Fall
Trainers Bryan Dague Jenny Masterson Susan Rinne Jon Alexander Cori DiBiase John Butterworth Mike Callahan Norciva Shumbert Ellen Condon Cary Griffin Corey Smith
Topic
SE 101 Teletraining TBD SE 101 Teletraining TBD
TBD TBD
TASH/APSE COLLABORATIVE WEBINAR Session Descriptions & Registration Iormation at www.apse.org
REGISTRATION FORM APSE NETWORK ON EMPLOYMENT INSTITUTE APSE TELETRAINING - 2008 Copy this form and send it completed as instructed below. To register for one or more of the APSE Teletraining Sessions, please complete the following and send to The APSE Network on Employment, 1627 Monument Avenue, Richmond, VA 23220, or fax to Gracie Burwell, 804-278-9377, or email to Gracie Burwell at
[email protected].
Name: ________________________________ APSE membership # _____________ Check one: - agency - individual Address: _____________________________________________________________ Telephone: _________________________ Fax: ___________________________ E-Mail: (essential in order to receive session visuals): ___________________________ SESSIONS: TELETRAINING SESSIONS – JANUARY, 2008 Registration fees: ____ January 17, 2008 $75.00 ____ January 24, 2008 $30.00 Special Offer For All Discount (Not available for January 24) 10% Discount for APSE Members (except 1-14-08) 20% Discount for Contributing and Gold Organizational Members Payment due in full before each session Mark training session/s for this registration:
January 17, 2008 1-3 pm est
Vermont Conversion
January 24, 2008 1-3 pm est
Employment First
Bryan Dague Jenny Masterson Susan Rinne Jon Alexander Cori Di-Biase
You will receive confirmation of registration and instructions for participation. Audio visuals of each session will be sent to your e-mail address in advance of the scheduled date.
For registration materials for TASH/APSE Webinar go to www.apse.org FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Niemiec – 952-851-6186 Celane McWhorter – 703-683-1166
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Gracie Burwell – 804-278-9187
[email protected]
APSE NETWORK ON EMPLOYMENT INSTITUTE APSE TELETRAINING SERIES 2008 SESSION DESCRIPTIONS AND BIOS
January 17, 2008 1-3 pm est
Vermont’s Conversion Institute: A Time for Change… Jennie Masterson Bryan Dague On October 29-30, 2007 Vermont hosted a national conference on the conversion of sheltered workshops to community-based employment for individuals with developmental disabilities. 80 people representing 25 states were in attendance. The task of converting sheltered workshops to community-based employment can be a daunting and challenging task. But once people are included in the workforce there is no turning back. The community is the natural state for all of us, including people with disabilities. The level of exclusion in segregated settings we have maintained is no longer acceptable. This session will summarize the results of the Vermont Conversion Institute in the areas of State Leadership, Funding, Family Issues, Self-Advocates, Agency Perspective, Employer Outreach, and Federal Perspective.
Presenter Bios: Jennie Masterson is the Supported Employment Program Coordinator for Vermont's Division of Disability and Aging Services where she works with the Vermont provider network to expand the capacity for integrated employment for youth and adults. Jennie's experience includes being a sheltered workshop manager, working as a VABIR job developer for clients of Voc Rehab, and working as a Supported Employment job coach/ job developer and Program Manager. Jennie has also been a Quality Services Reviewer of provider agencies for the State of Vermont and an integral part of the conversion efforts in the state of Vermont. Bryan Dague has been employed at the Center on Disability & Community Inclusion at the University of Vermont for the past 15 years providing training and technical assistance in the areas of supported employment and transition. In 2006, Bryan earned his doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Vermont. His dissertation entitled “Sheltered Employment, Sheltered Lives: Navigating the New Realities of Community Employment” focused on the last sheltered workshop in Vermont and the impact the conversion had on the families and participants. Bryan has been involved in the conversion of sheltered workshops to community-based employment in Syracuse, NY as well as Vermont.
January 24, 2008 1:00 – 3:00 pm est
A Shift in the Force – Employment First Susan Rinne – Indiana APSE Jon Alexander – Minnesota APSE Cori DiBiase – Georgia Employment First
Session Description There is a strong sentiment among people who have been involved in the field of supported/customized employment that the time is right for actual public policies that make employment the first option for people with disabilities (Employment First). Hear how three states (Indiana, Georgia and Minnesota) took the initiative to begin the discussion of employment first and followed up with actual steps toward crafting a shift in public policy. You will learn how each state used a slightly different approach to employment first, what steps they took and how they are continuing their initiatives. You will also discover how state APSE chapters can play a leadership role in making employment first a reality. Presenter Bios Under development
