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.

Topics covered include: 
Module 1: Foundations in Community Employment Services and Supports
Module 2: Work Incentives to Support Employment and Retention
Module 6: Employment Law, Americans with Disabilities and Disability Disclosure
Module 10: Job Retention and Coaching 1 - Foundations in Job Retention and Coaching
Module 11: Job Retention and Coaching 2 - Teaching and Job-Task Analysis and Systematic instruction
Module 12: Job Retention and Coaching 3 - Fading Support, Quality Services and Career Development. 

This mini-certificate series teaches the skills of job retention and coaching. To earn a certificate, learners are required to attend the modules and mentor/fieldwork sessions listed below and satisfactorily complete one fieldwork assignment. 

Learn about the SME Training Series

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Tuesday/Thursday cohort on Zoom

  • Jan. 27 (3:30 - 5:30 p.m.) - Orientation and Mentor/Fieldwork Session #1 (Zoom)
  • Feb. 3 and 5 (3:30 - 5:15 p.m.) - Module 1: Foundations in Community Employment Services and Supports
  • Feb 10 and 12 (3:30 - 5:15 p.m.) - Module 2: Work Incentives to Support Employment and Retention
  • Feb. 24 and 26 (3:30 - 5:15 p.m.) - Module 6: Employment Law, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Disability Disclosure
  • March 3 and 5 (3:30 - 5:15 p.m.) - Module 10: Job Retention and Coaching l - Foundations in Job Retention Success
  • March 10 and 12 (3:30 – 5:15 p.m.) - Module 11: Job Retention and Coaching II– Teaching the Job- Task Analysis and Systematic Instruction
  • March 17 and 19 (3:30 – 5:15 p.m.) - Module 12: Job Retention and Coaching III- Fading Support, Quality Services and Career Development
  • March 24 (3:30 - 5:30 p.m.) - Mentor/Fieldwork Session #4 - Job Retention and Coaching (Zoom)

Reasonable accommodation/language request:
If you need a reasonable accommodation (e.g., ASL interpreter), materials in an alternate format (e.g. large print) or information in a language other than English to fully participate in this event, please indicate your request on the registration form.