July 8, 2008, 2:00-3:00pm CDT

Job Development Series - Session II:  Effective Proposals to Employers  Rick McAllister, Presenter. 

Rick's e-mail:  mcallinc@aol.com

June 3, 2008, 2:00-3:00pm CDT

Job Development Series - Session I: Communicating with the Employer   Rick McAllister, Presenter.

Rick's suggestion for an introduction:

Hi my name is (name)_______ I work with the employment and training department in (organization's name)_______, here in (town region)_________ it is very important that I understand your employment and training needs, so that I can better prepare the people that I work with to be better candidates in the job market.

May 6, 2008,
2:00-3:00pm CDT

Employment Success for Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury, Joe Lewis, Presenter.

April 29, 2008
2:00-3:00pm CDT

Vocational Implications of Psychiatric Disabilities:  Introduction to Mental Illness, David Strauser, Presenter. 
 

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March 11, 2008, 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT

Ethics and the Community Rehabilitation Provider, Laura Ritterbush, Presenter. 

Februrary 26, 2008
2:00pm - 3:00pm CST

Bridging the Gap Through Leadership:  The Role of the Rehabilitation Professional in the Transition Process, Kat Oertle and John Trach, Presenters. Contact Kat at oertle@uiuc.edu and John at jtrach@uiuc.edu.

Oertle, K.M. & Trach, J.S. (2007).  Interagency collaboration:  The importance of rehabilitation professionals’ involvement in transition.  Journal of Rehabilitation, 73(3), 36-44.  

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January 22, 2008, 2:00-3:00pm CST

 Supporting Employees on the Job, Sue Ann Morrow, Presenter.  E-mail is samorrow@hughes.net

December 11, 2007, 2:00-3:00pm CST

Working with Ex-offenders:  The Importance of Background Checks, Maria Anderson, Presenter - repeat of February 27, 2007 teleconference. 

November 6, 2007, 2:00-3:00pm CST

Developing Community Partnerships, Laura Ritterbush, Presenter.    Contact Laura  at laura@ritterbush.com.

 
October 16, 2007
2:00-3:00pm CST

Career Planning for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders, James Emmett, Presenter. 

Contact James at jemmett@integratedbehavioralsystems.com or 574-808-9779.

September 18, 2007

Job Development FAQs, Bill Santos, Presenter. 

 

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August 21, 2007, 2:00-3:00pm CST

Job Development III:  Extended Networking Strategies and Service After the Match, Rick McAllister, Presenter.

Sample introduction to use with employers: 

Hi my name is (name)_______ I work with the employment and training department in (organization's name)_______, here in (town region)_________ it is very important that I understand your employment and training needs, so that I can better prepare the people that I work with to be better candidates in the job market.

 

July 24, 2007, 2:00-3:00pm CST

Job Development II: Effective Proposals to Employers, Rick McAllister, Presenter.
Sample introduction to use with employers: 

Hi my name is (name)_______ I work with the employment and training department in (organization's name)_______, here in (town region)_________ it is very important that I understand your employment and training needs, so that I can better prepare the people that I work with to be better candidates in the job market.

 

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June 26, 2007 2:00-3:00pm CST

Job Development I:  Communicating with the Employer, Rick McAllister, Presenter.

Sample introduction to use with employers: 

Hi my name is (name)_______ I work with the employment and training department in (organization's name)_______, here in (town region)_________ it is very important that I understand your employment and training needs, so that I can better prepare the people that I work with to be better candidates in the job market.
 

May 1, 2007,  2:00-3:00pm CST

Teleconference - Vocational Implications of Psychiatric Disabilities:  Introduction to Anxiety Disorders, David Strauser, University of Illinois, Presenter, 2:00-3:00pm CST, May 1, 2007.

April 3, 2007, 2:00-3:00pm CST

Developing Peer Coaching Expertise in Your Organization, Bill Santos, Executive Vice President,  Employment Outcomes Inc., Presenter. 

Transition:  Full Speed Ahead into Adulthood, Patrick Sandy, Vice President, Easter Seals Crossroads, IN, Presenter. 

 

Working with Ex-offenders:  What Community Rehabilitation Providers Need to Know, Maria Anderson, National Trainer and Consultant, Presenter. 

 

Vocational Implications of Psychiatric Disabilities:
Introduction to Personality Disorders. David Strauser, Presenter, January 30, 2007
 

December 5, 2006 2:00-3:00PM CST

Getting the Job Done Right: Job Development Basics, Bill Santos, EMP, Inc. Presenter.
 

November 7, 2006
2:00-3:00pm CST

College and Beyond:  Options for Students with Intellectual Disabilities, Amy Dwyre, TransCen, Inc.,  Presenter.

Resources:

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Forms:
a.) SEP Evaluation Plan Guiding Document

b.) Evaluation Activity Implementation

c.) Criteria for Making Judgments of Program Quality

Successful Vocational Approaches to Working with Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities, Ava Gray and Mike Kleinschmidt, Vocational Services of North Central Health Care, Wausau, WI, Presenters.

June 27, 2006
2:00-3:00pm CST

Employment Supports for Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities:  Critical Ingredients, Lisa Razzano, UIC, Presenter.

May 9, 2006  2:00-3:00pm CST

Resources:  Job Skills Inventory and Gap Analysis



 

Finding Jobs:  What Successful Organizations Are Doing, Bill Santos, Presenter.

Organizational Marketing and Networking, Tammara Geary, Presenter.

Community Rehabilitation Providers and Families:  Essential Partnerships in Successful Outcomes for Young Adults with Disabilities,

 Sue Walter, Presenter, 2-3:00pm CST.
Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator
Transition Outreach Training for Adult Living (TOTAL) Project
Illinois State Board of Education
Highland, IL
smwalter@CHARTER.NET

 Camille Mayhall,MS, CRC, Presenter, 2-3:00pm CST. 
Rehabilitation Services Supervisor, DRS
5701 Oakton Street
Skokie, IL 60077
847.626.2876 (Direct Line)
846.626.3712 (TTY)
cammay@niles-hs.k12.il.us

Implementing Organizational Change in Community Rehabilitation Provider Agencies and Organizations, Session II,  Dale Verstegen, Presenter, 2-3:00pm CST. - verstege@utk.edu and www.cde.tennessee.edu

Preparing for Organizational Change in Community Rehabilitation Provider Agencies and Organizations, Session I,  Dale Verstegen, Presenter,  2-3:00pm CST.

 

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Great Lakes ADA and Accessible IT Center: A Valuable Resource for Community Rehabilitation Provders and Employers  -  Robin Jones, Director, Presenter, Tuesday, April 26, 2005, 2:00-3:00pm CST -  (http://www.adagreatlakes.org, or 1-800-949-4232)

Resources:  ADA Document Portal at http://ADAportal.org;  ADA Basic Building Blocks Online Course (free); At Your Service: Welcoming Customers with Disabilities Online Course (free)

March 29, 2005

Making the Connection Between Self-Determination and Employment Outcomes:  What  Community Rehabilitation Providers Need to Know,  Michael Wehmeyer,Presenter, and  Director/Associate Professor Department: Bureau of Child Research , University of Kansas, and co-author of Making it Happen: Student Involvement in Education Planning, Decision Making, and Instruction.   2:00-3:00pm CST.

  February 22, 2005

Rehabilitation Legislation:  What CRPs Should Know,  Joe Cordova, RSA Regional Commissioner, Regions V and VII, 2:00-3:00 CST.

Resources:  Implementation of Informed Choice and Principles of the Rehabilitation Services Administration

RSA Web site:  http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/rsa/index.html

January 25, 2005

Quality Community Rehabilitation Providers - How to Recruit, Hire, and Retain Employees for Everyone's Benefit,  Sue Ann Morrow and Tom Sechrist, Presenters,  2:00-3:00PM CST.

Job Profile Example:  Requirements for a Job Coach   and  Job Profile Example:  Competencies for a Job Coach

December 14, 2004

Work Opportunities Tax Credit (WOTC):  What it is, what it isn't and how to make it work for your employer partners. Craig Respess, presenter, 2:00-3:00PM CST. 

E-mail:  craig.respess@ncmail.net

Resources:  Directory of State WOTC Coordinators; IRS Form 8850 ; IRS Form 8850 - Instructions ; ETA-9062 (for VR-Employer use); ETA-9061; Take A Break Flyer

Advancing Customized Employment (ACE):  Building Careers for People with Disabilities via One-Stop Centers - Lisa Razzano and Jane Burke-Miller, presenters  2::00-3:00pm CST

October 26, 2004

Contact info for Bill:  bill@employmentoutcomes.com or (905) 257-9123

September 28, 2004

August 24, 2004

Selling to the Employer, Bill Santos, presenter, 2:00-3:00pm CDT.

This presentation will be audio streamed synchronously.  You will need to have Real Player on your computer.

(For more information on the Work Opportunity Tax Credit, contact the Great Lakes ADA and Accessible IT Center, or  the U.S. Department of Labor at 1-866-4-USA-DOL, TTY: 1-877-889-5627)

July 20, 2004

June 29, 2004

Building Business-Friendly Community Rehabilitation Programs - Rich Luecking, presenter, 2:00-3:00pm CDT.

How Business Friendly Are You?  (checklist)

May 11, 2004

The School to Community Connection:  Roles of the Employment Specialist in Transition Education and Services  - Paula Kohler, presenter, 2:00-3:00pm CDT.

Kohler, P. (2003). Taxonomy for transition programming: Worksheet for interagency collaboration practices.  Kalamazoo, MI: Department of Educational Studies. Western Michigan University.  Please visit her Web site and go to the Research page for the Taxonomy of Transition Programming. 

Clark, G. & Patton, J.(1997).Transition planning inventory. Austin, TX:  PRO-ED, Inc.

New Mexico Public Education Department (2003).  Pathways to the diploma:  Graduation options for students with disabilities technical assistance manual.  Santa Fe, NM:  Author.

April 27,  2004

Person-Centered Planning: Re-envisioning the Dream - Jim Mayer, presenter, 2:00-3:00pm CST.

March 16, 2004

For resources on autism, please see "Autism" in the drop down menu at:  http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/illinoisrcep/resources/biblio.htm

February 17, 2004

Self-Directed Employment Begins with ChoiceMaking ... Jim Martin, presenter,  2:00-3:00pm CST.

Martin, J.E., Mithaug, D.E., Oliphint, J.H., Husch, J.V., and Frazier, E.S. (2002).  Self-directed employment:  A handbook for transition teachers and employment specialists. Baltimore, MD:  Brookes Publishing Company.

Choose and Take Action:  Finding the Right Job for You is available from Sopris West

Families and Employment Specialists: Critical Partners in Successful Transition Outcomes - Sue Walter, presenter, January 20, 2004, 2:00-3:00pm CST.

Tuesday, December 2, 2003, 2:30-3:30pm CST
(note the time)

Facilitating Employment Success for Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury

Laura Owens, Presenter

The presenter will discuss neuropsychological reports, assessment, working with individuals with TBI, and providing supports for them when they obtain employment.

Resources for TBI are on the Brain Injury Association Web site at http://www.biausa.org/Pages/home.html

Tuesday, November 18, 2003, 2:00-3:00pm CST

Fundamentals of Job Development: The Employer Meeting

Bill Santos, Presenter
Executive Vice President;Employment Management Professionals, Inc.
470 Dovercourt Road
Toronto, ON Canada M6H 2W4
williamsantos@cogeco.ca

Building Community Natural Supports
Al Condeluci, presenter
The Process of Cultural Shifting
Books and Monographs Available from Dr. Condeluci

Contact Betty Taylor  (217-333-2325) to register and receive the teleconference number to dial.

Diversified Funding Sources
Gary Baker, University of Missouri at Kansas City, presenter
bakerga@umkc.edu

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Transition and SSA Benefits: Using Work Incentives to Promote Transition Outcomes-Guidance for the Professional
Deb Russell, M.S. (debrussell@mindspring.com) and Debbie Shelden, CRC, Ph.D. (dsheld@ilstu.edu), presenters

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April 15, 2003

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A Practical Introduction to Customized Employment

Fitting in Socially by Understanding the Work Culture
Janis Chadsey, presenter 

Transition and Youth with Disabilities:  Overview of Importance, Definition, and Current Areas of National Attention
Frank Rusch, presenter
Resources: "The Role of Families in Secondary
Transition: A Practitioner's Guide," a DCDT publication.
You can download it from www.dcdt.org

Transition and Youth with Disabilities:  Overview of Importance, Definition, and Current Areas of National Attention
Frank Rusch, presenter
Resources: "The Role of Families in Secondary
Transition: A Practitioner's Guide," a DCDT publication.
You can download it from www.dcdt.org

One-Stop Career Centers
Laura Ritterbush, Maggie Leedy, & Howard Glad, presenters