Coming this spring, TransCen will be delivering four (4) webinars providing tools and strategies ready for implementation to facilitate work-based experiences for youth with disabilities.
Employment is one of the biggest contributors to quality of life for people with disabilities and that means well-planned work experiences should be an integral part of transition preparation for every secondary and postsecondary school aged youth. From the convenience of your computer, learn proven strategies and useful skills for helping every youth, regardless of disability, prepare for and succeed in the workplace.
Not Just Any Workplace: Planning for Work Experiences and Jobs
March 10, 2010 [ 3 pm ET]
What are some of the most effective ways to help youth plan and prepare for successful work experiences and jobs? What are useful ways to gather information and learn about youth skills, interests, and need for support and accommodation?
Participants will learn...
- essential strategies to guide youth to relevant work experiences,
- how to use a positive profile of the youth to identify potential work experiences,
- how to develop an effective job search plan.
- Takeaways include templates for developing a positive personal profile and job search plan.
Where Are They? Finding and Recruiting Employers
March 17, 2010 [3 pm ET]
What makes employers agree to bring youth with disabilities into their workplaces? What do they expect from the youth and professionals who represent them? What are effective strategies for negotiating work experiences and jobs?
Participants will learn...
- proven strategies to identify willing employers,
- how to effectively address employers expectations,
- how to get your foot in the door and what to say when you get in,
- how to make employers willing partners in creating opportunities for youth.
- Takeaways include a tool for conducting an inventory of employer's needs and tasks, and a template for making work experience proposals to employers.
On the Job, Now What? Supporting Youth to Succeed
March 24, 2010 [3 pm ET]
What can you do to help youth perform well after they are in the workplace? What are good ways to evaluate youth on the job? What are common accommodations that youth could potentially need in the workplace? How can you work with employers so that everyone benefits from the work experience?
Participants will learn...
- six steps to providing effective supports that lead to effective work performance, workplace integration, and interpersonal relationships on the job,
- how to combine workplace supports with suitable accommodations.
- Takeaways include tools for ensuring support on the job and for evaluating and improving the work experience.
Creating Workplace Partners: Keeping Employers Happy
March 31, 2010 [3 pm ET]
How can you make sure that employers are able to provide the most effective work experience for youth? How do you help employers become comfortable with youth with disabilities and their workplace accommodations? How do you make sure that they are pleased and willing to continue to host youth in the workplace?
Participants will learn...
- proven strategies for meeting employer expectations and keeping them happy to have the youth in the workplace,
- strategies that will also contribute to long lasting partnerships that will yield more and more work experiences and jobs for youth.
- Takeaways include tools to seek and use constructive employer feedback.
Webinar Cost
Each single webinar is $50 per participant, or register for all four at a price of $150 for the whole series (that's a 25% savings) REGISTER FOR ALL 4 NOW!!
Don't wait to register! Space is limited.
Registration information and payment must be received at least 2 days prior to the start of each webinar.
