This webinar will be translated into Spanish

Description:

Having a real job in the community brings many benefits, including being connected to the community and the empowering feeling of being valued by an employer. This session highlights the importance of people with disabilities getting the opportunity to explore employment and gives families and professionals strategies and tools to support people towards employment success. Topics include an overview of the employment process, the power of focusing on a good job match, and tips on how families can help build work skills.

Presenter:

Sean Roy is the Chief Innovation and Training Officer for TransCen Inc. In this position he works to provide training and technical assistance to states, employment professionals and schools, leading to improved success for individuals with disabilities who are transitioning from school into the workforce and life in the community. Sean is a long-time family advocate and draws from life experience as a sibling of an adult with developmental disabilities.

Learning Objectives:

Families will learn about the role employment plays in a person’s “good life”.

Attendees will better understand the various aspects of an effective job search.

Attendees will gain tools and strategies to initiate a strengths-based approach to employment.