Employment First Massachusetts

It’s more important than ever that job seekers are appropriately using their time to prepare and plan for entering or re-entering the workforce. Participants will learn how to coordinate and implement person-centered planning strategies during these challenging times. This 2-session online training series will cover strategies to assess job seeker’s employment goals, abilities, interests, and capacities.

In this training, you will learn to:

• identify personal and family networks

• develop vocational profiles and schedules

• evaluate situational assessments

• create 30-day placement plans

• use Discovery to identify vocational goals and maximize information gathering

You must attend both sessions to receive a letter of completion.

Join us on Wednesday, October 8, at 12pm for the next webinar in our LifeCourse in Action series, Planning and Setting Goals for Employment.

In recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), this webinar will highlight how Charting the LifeCourse (CtLC) can be a valuable resource and tool for supporting employment. Join Tina Macy, employment supervisor of Regional Employment Services (Central/West) and Eliza Mallette, a person with Autism Spectrum Disorder who currently works as an administrative clerk for the Springfield/Westfield Area Office, as they walk participants through how to use a portfolio of key CtLC tools adapted specifically for planning employment.

LifeCourse in Action webinars are presented in English on Zoom with live, simultaneous Spanish interpretation.

Developing job opportunities and finding the right job match in an ever-changing economic environment places increasing demands on employment professionals. This 3-session online training series focuses on understanding employer needs and developing quality job matches.

In this training, you will learn about:

• employer networking

• marketing to employers and responding to objections

• using social media and other tools to market the job seeker

• identifying unmet business needs

• dealing with disclosure

• job carving and creation

You must attend all three sessions to receive a letter of completion.

Supporting individuals to be successful at their jobs is not as easy as it sounds. It requires many skills, including excellent communication, maintaining relationships with multiple team members (including employers), knowledge about accommodations and assistive technology, and effectively assisting people with various disabilities to learn and master new tasks.

In this training, you will learn about:

• best practices and strategies needed to support individuals in meeting their

employment goals

• the role of the job coach

• natural supports and social inclusion

• systematic instruction

• job maintenance and self-management techniques

• fading and behavioral support strategies

You must attend both sessions to receive a letter of completion.