All Events
Supporting Meaningful Employment: Job Retention and Coaching Mini-Certificate (virtual cohort)
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Job Retention and Coaching is one of three SME mini-certificate series offered to earn an ACRE certificate. This is an online training series using Zoom instructed by professionals with experience managing and supporting employment services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Supporting Meaningful Employment - ACRE Series
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- room Sherlock Center / Rhode Island College
This person‐centered approach to career planning, job development and retention will be held in person at the Sherlock Center. The orientation and mentor/fieldwork sessions will take place on Zoom.
Supporting Meaningful Employment: Job Development Mini-Certificate
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- schedule Various times
- room Sherlock Center / Rhode Island College
Job Development is one of three SME mini-certificate series offered to earn an ACRE certificate. This is an in-person training series instructed by professionals with experience managing and supporting employment services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Supporting Meaningful Employment: Job Retention and Coaching Mini-Certificate (Thursday cohort)
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- schedule Various times
- room Sherlock Center / Rhode Island College
Job Retention and Coaching is one of three SME mini-certificate series offered to earn an ACRE certificate. This is an in-person training series instructed by professionals with experience managing and supporting employment services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Supporting Meaningful Employment: Vocational Assessment Mini-Certificate
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- schedule Various times
- room Sherlock Center / Rhode Island College
Vocational Assessment is one of three SME mini-certificate series offered to earn an ACRE certificate. This is an in-person training series instructed by professionals with experience managing and supporting employment services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Empowerment Through Technology
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The event will consist of two sessions: a morning presentation that will spotlight a variety of smart technologies to support independence and an afternoon interactive workshop where participants will build custom assistive technology buttons and switches. Registrants can join us for one or both sessions, but the afternoon workshop will be limited to 50 attendees.
Self-Directed Supports Network March Meeting
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Learn about the Self-Directed Supports new online community platform for Rhode Islanders who use self-directed supports through BHDDH. This welcoming space is designed to help people connect with peers, share ideas and learn more about self-direction together. The event will also include a networking opportunity where you can ask questions, share experiences and meet others who are navigating self-direction.
Building a Foundation for the Tactile Journey
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Join us for a full-day professional learning opportunity focused on braille literacy, tactile literacy and tactile graphicacy for students with visual impairments.
Family Employment Awareness Training for Youth (FEAT-Y)
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The Sherlock Center invites families and their young adults with developmental disabilities (ages 14 to 22) and the professionals who support them to attend this FREE series about school-to-employment and everything in between.
Community of Practice for Special Educators Working with Students with SID - March meeting
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Please join us for our Community of Practice for special educators working primarily with students who have significant intellectual disabilities in various settings.