LifeCourse in Action Series

Mapping Relationships with the CTLC Tools

Join us on Wednesday, February 12 at 12pm for an interactive session on relationship mapping using Charting the LifeCourse (CtLC) tools. Nancy Willey will show how families can use this tool to bring peace of mind as they go forward in future planning. This tool can help provide reassurance to loved ones and families and can expand across the lifespan as our loved ones have new experiences, jobs, and community involvement.

Presenter: Nancy Willey, Family Support Manager, Berkshire County Arc

Creating a Vision with Charting the LifeCourse (CtLC)

Join us on Wednesday, March 12 at 12pm for our next LifeCourse in Action webinar. In this webinar, Creating a Vision with CtLC, presenters Haran Phaneuf, Regional Coordinator of the Central Family Leadership Program in Multicultural Community Services, and Amanda Purchase Training Technician in Learning and Development from Central/West DDS will explore how to use Charting the LifeCourse to set clear, actionable goals for the future. You will learn how the LifeCourse Trajectory and Support Star can complement each other when developing a vision. Through practical examples, you will leave equipped to create a roadmap that reflects your unique needs and values.

Register to attend any training in this series

Strategies for Discovery and Career Planning (2 sessions)

It's more important than ever for job seekers to prepare and plan for entering or re-entering the workforce. In this training, participants will learn how to coordinate and implement person-centered planning strategies during these challenging times. This 2-session online training will cover strategies to assess job seekers' employment goals, abilities, interests, and capacities.
These sessions will cover the following topics:

• identifying personal and family networks
• developing vocational profiles and schedules
• evaluating situational assessments
• creating 30-Day Placement Plans
• using Discovery to identify vocational goals and maximize information gathering

You must attend both training sessions to receive a Letter of Completion.

Webinar: Creative Strategies for Showcasing Job Seekers Beyond Traditional Resumes

Have you noticed that a resume isn't always the best tool to highlight a job seeker's potential? In fact, traditional resumes can often leave employers with more questions and hesitations. What can employment professionals do instead?

Join our upcoming webinar to:

• learn how to creatively represent job seekers with disabilities to employers
• discover how to leverage visual and video resumes to showcase positive work attributes effectively
• explore customized employment strategies that not only meet business's needs but empower job seekers

Location: Zoom (email with training details and zoom link will be sent out the week of the event date)

Register Today!

For more information, contact Lara Enein at lara.enein@umb.edu

Job Development and Business Engagement Online Training Series (3 sessions)

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

Topics include 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; and job carving and creation. Staff should attend all 3 sessions to get the most out of this training series. Topical areas will carry-over to next session if needed. Letters of completion will be provided upon completion of all 3 training sessions.

Captioning has been requested but will be cancelled if no requests have been received by March 19, 2025

Contact for questions: Jill Eastman jill.eastman@umb.edu

Job Coaching and Teaching Strategies (2 sessions)

Supporting people 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 individuals with various disabilities to learn and master new tasks.

Join us for this interactive, virtual 2-session training to learn best practices and strategies needed to support individuals in meeting their employment goals. Topics include:

• the role of the job coach
• natural supports and social inclusion
• systematic instruction
• job maintenance and self-management techniques
• fading and behavioral support strategies

Participants should attend both sessions to get the most out of this training series. Letters of completion will be provided to those who attend both training sessions.

Contact for questions: Jill Eastman jill.eastman@umb.edu

Foundations of Community Employment

This course is a great starting point for new staff to gain a solid foundation for their work in the field and for current staff to build on the skills and knowledge they already have. Staff will get an overview of the past and present community employment, understand the social, political, and economic changes leading to the expansion of opportunities for individuals with disabilities and learn how to collaborate with team stakeholders

Please contact Lara Enein at lara.enein@umb.edu with any questions.