We are pleased to announce that the Customized Employment Personnel Certificate Training Series has been approved by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification to provide continuing education credits (CRCs) to Certified Rehabilitation Counselors. The full series offers up to 51 hours general credit and up to 4 hours ethics credit depending on the length of the sessions conducted. Please pass this information along to rehabilitation counselors in your areas and in PA.
Sponsored by the
Employment Reform Resource Project
a project of the Pennsylvania Council on Developmental Disabilities
presented by
Tammara Geary
Lead Associate/Consultant, Griffin-Hammis Associates
with Corey Smith
Project Manager, VIA of the Lehigh Valley
in Bedford, PA and Lebanon/Lancaster, PA
This training series is approved by the Association of Community Rehabilitation Educators (ACRE) and qualifies participants who successfully complete the entire series to be awarded a nationally recognized CE Specialist certificate.
Purpose: The CE Personnel Certificate Training Series is designed to create and sustain capacity for quality Customized Employment by providing competency-based training to a cadre of community rehabilitation personnel and other stakeholders/interested parties.
Process: This is a five tier classroom curricula introducing the critical elements of both wage and self-employment. Between sessions there will be recommended readings and practical application of concepts via field-based assignments performed during the normal course of business. The course includes pre and post testing. Classes include presentation, video, real life examples, in-class and field-based activities, inter-learner sharing of experiences, and discussion of implementation practicalities, issues, and concerns. Pre and post testing, classroom participation, and quality of implementation work and discussion will be used to determine earning the certificate as a qualified CE Specialist.
Reading: The Job Developer’s Handbook: Practical Tactics for Customized Employment available from http://brookespublishing.com or http://amazon.com
Fees: There are no registration fees for this certificate training series.
Notes: 1) All sessions run 9 am–4 pm the 1st day; 9 am–2:30 pm the 2nd day of each course.
2) Registration information and instructions are on page 3.
3) Click Here for Detalied Session Descriptions
Bedford, PA Certificate Training Series:
Location: Bedford MH/MR Admin Offices, 1243 Shed Road, Bedford, PA 15522
for directions only: 814-623-5126 or 814-327-4530 or ljfrederick@embarqmail.com
Dates and Topics:
January 7-8 Introduction to Customized Employment and Discovery
March 18-19 Customized Job Development and Negotiation
April 22-23 On-Site Support and Training Strategies, Natural Supports, and Systematic Instruction
April 29-30 Social Security Benefits, Work Incentives, and PASS Plans
May 20-21 Introduction to Self-Employment and Business Planning: Developing the Idea, Feasibility Testing, and Marketing and Sales Strategies
Lebanon/Lancaster, PA Certificate Training Series:
Note: This series will alternate sessions between locations in Lebanon and Lancaster, PA
Lebanon location: Quest, Inc., 704 Metro Drive, Lebanon, PA 17042
for directions only: 717-273-8118 or pwolfe@paquest.com
Lancaster location: Goodwill Keystone Area, 1048 N Plum Street, Lancaster, PA 17601
for directions only: 717-394-0647 or jhess@yourgoodwill.org
Dates and Topics:
February 9-10 Lebanon, PA
and Discovery
March 16-17 Lebanon, PA Customized Job Development and Negotiation
April 20-21 Lancaster, PA On-Site Support, Training Strategies, Natural Supports, & Systematic Instruction
April 27-28 Lebanon, PA
May 18-19 Lancaster, PA
To Register:
Please email the following information to:
Catherine Benincasa at c.benincasa@vianet.org
Participant’s Name
Job Title/Stakeholder Information (examples: project participant, parent, family member, jobseeker, friend, community member, etc.)
Employer or Organization Affiliation
Mailing Address, City, State, Zip Code
Email address
Phone number
Fax Number
Indicate the location and which sessions you will attend.
Indicate if you want:
1) the ACRE Approved CE Specialist Certificate; or
2) CRC credits (if available)
Note any accommodations needed (the sooner the better!)
Deadlines: January 5 for the Bedford series
February 1 for the Lebanon/Lancaster series
Notes:
1) Certificate can be awarded only to those who participate in the entire series and complete course requirements.
2) People may choose to attend single sessions, but there is no certificate awarded for single classes.
3) Please check http://griffinhammis.typepad.com/employmentreformproject/ to see if the series is approved for CRC credits for rehabilitation counselors.
4) Priority registration will be given to those participating in the entire series.
For questions re: registration and logistics please contact:
Catherine Benincasa at c.benincasa@vianet.org
or
Corey Smith at c.smith@vianet.org
For questions re: course content please email: tgeary@griffinhammis.com
Please check http://griffinhammis.typepad.com/employmentreformproject/ for session descriptions, updates, and further information.
