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Wyoming Employment Specialist Training
Hosted By:Cathy Kunkel
Reasons for training
• Rich is going to send us the• Medicare change requirements
• Online classes expensive• Tailored to Wyoming
“holding individuals with disabilities to the same employment standards, responsibilities, and expectations as any working-age adult”
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Employment First
History of the Disability Movement
• Understanding the evolution of disability services, including employment, serves as the foundation of how we got where we are and the importance of why we are here
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its elementsinclude
Typical or customized employment techniques
Minimum or prevailing wagesIntegration and interaction with
co-workers
But
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Categories 1960’s & 1970’s 1980’s 1990’s 2000’s
Model Medical Developmental Community-Based Integration Driven by Individual
Characteristics Custodial Treatment Deprivation
Continuous,Get Ready Slots
Networking, Civil Rights, Relationships,
Natural Supports
Choice, Self-Determination,
Economic Power
Society Role Patient Client Consumer, CustomerSocial Inclusion
Social ExpectationsCitizenship
EmploymentIsolationNo Work
Work Activity
SegregationWork Activity
Sheltered Workshops
Supported IntegrationSupported
EmploymentEnclaves/Crews
InclusionCompetitive Employment
Residential Institution Group Living Supported LivingIntegration
Home OwnershipCommunity Inclusion
Values and Benefits of Integrated Employment
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• Values--a person's principles; one's judgment of what is important; an unwavering and unchanging guide
• that dictates behavior and action
• Fundamentally, the right to work for a person with a disability is a civil rights issue.
Practically, work is what we do. Having a job fosters self-worth, opens opportunities for social growth, and leads to greater independence. Economically, it makes good business sense.
Core Values• Anyone who wants to work can
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Debrief & Discussion
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GROUPEngage the group
Employment First
“Employment First” asserts that employment is the first priority and preferred outcome of youth and adults with disabilities.
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APSE Employment First Manifesto
Thanks to our sponsors
Anyone you recruit
Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
Bridges
