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Maine's CHOICES CEO Project
Training in "Advanced Job Development Skills: Customized Employment" Held
Two one-day training sessions for employment specialists and job coaches were held:
May 19, 2010: 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Hilton Garden Inn, Freeport, ME (85 participants)
May 20, 2010: 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Spectacular Event Center, Bangor, ME (45 participants)
The training was intended to help Employment Specialists, job coaches, supervisors and others learn and practice skills to better serve both their clients and employers.
The morning session provided an overview of the customized employment approach, including the discovery process and planning and developing a portfolio. The afternoon session focused on identifying employer needs and innovative strategies to establish jobs.
Trainers were Phil Chase, MPA, CRC, and Adele Patrick, Ph.D., CRC, of the University of Georgia, Human Services Management Institute. Phil and Adele both have over thirty years of experience in the rehabilitation field and brought expertise in training, consultation and management of employment programs.
Participants worked in small groups throughout the day, share experience, visited exhibit tables, and networked.
**This workshop is accepted toward meeting the Vocational Aspects of Disability requirement for MHRT/Community (MHRT/C) certification. Individuals who completed the workshop received 8 hours of non-academic MHRT/C credit.
Go here to download a flyer in pdf format.
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A training for Employment Specialists entitled “Building Relationships with Business: What You Can Do Now to Prepare for the Economic Turnaround,” was held last November 2009 in Lewiston and Orono. Go here for a resource page containing photos and materials from that training.
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Offered in collaboration with Maine's DHHS Office of Adults with Cognitive and Physical Disabilities, Maine's DHHS Office of Adult Mental Health Services, Maine's Department of Labor, and the CHOICES CEO Project, and the USM Muskie School of Public Service.
