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Prevocational Training Series Information

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Debbie Rich at (908) 889-2430 or richd1@umdnj.edu
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PARTIAL CARE PREVOCATIONAL TRAINING SERIES

The Integrated Employment Institute (UMDNJ) and the Career Connection Employment Resource Institute (MHANJ) have jointly developed a training curriculum that meets the staff training requirement set forth in the NJ regulations for partial care settings regarding the delivery of prevocational services. Individuals working in the partial care setting should attend these sessions in the order in which they are scheduled. The complete series comprises a total of 12 modules. We will offer the first 6 of these modules during the current training calendar (fall 2008) and will schedule the remaining 6 modules in the winter/spring of 2009.

PARTIAL CARE DATES FOR FALL 2008

TRAINING ON THE WELLNESS RECOVERY ACTION PLAN (WRAP)

DATES FOR FALL 2008

TRAINING IN THE DELIVERY OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

Employment services for individuals living with psychiatric disabilities have long been recognized as a key recovery-oriented service. In this era of “system’s transformation” more and more service providers are exploring strategies to integrate employment services into their programs. Trainings in this series are best suited for staff currently working to deliver employment services (e.g., PACT programs) and/or other providers looking to increase employment outcomes for the individuals they serve (e.g., residential programs).

EMPLOYMENT SERVICES DATES FOR FALL 2008

SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PROVIDER TRAININGS

These trainings are designed specifically for individuals providing Supported Employment services and are a follow-up to the Supported Employment Provider trainings offered last year. The series will focus on the issues of addressing physical health care needs and the provision of supported employment services to individuals living with psychiatric disabilities.

SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PROVIDER DATES FOR FALL 2008

PARTIAL CARE PREVOCATIONAL

FALL 2008 TRAINING CALENDAR


Sep 9 10am - 4pm Directions to Atlantic City: Atlantic Cape Community College Top of Page	F1: Work & Recovery Examine the importance of recovery, the relationship of work and recovery, and empowerment strategies that promote work. Learn information to counter common myths about work and mental illness, and examine the benefits and barriers of returning to work.	Register by Email Registration Form PDF Registration Form Word

Sep 18 10am - 4pm Directions to West Windsor: Mercer County Library Top of Page	S1: Supporting Employment: Readiness Assessment & Development Address the assessment and development of employment readiness. Includes discussion on motivation & vocational maturity as well as activities that promote readiness.	Register by Email Registration Form PDF Registration Form Word

Sep 25 10am - 1pm Directions to West Windsor: Mercer County Library Top of Page	F2: Entitlements & Work Overview of the definition of disability according to SSA guidelines and distinguish between Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). In addition, learn how work may impact SSDI and SSI recipients’ benefits.	Register by Email Registration Form PDF Registration Form Word

Oct 7 10am - 1pm Directions to Atlantic City: Atlantic Cape Community College Top of Page	S2: Recovery Planning & Employment Goals Overview of how to identify the factors to consider before writing goals, including the concept that goals can and will change over time. Learn to include consumers as an integral part of identifying the information that should be included in the overall recovery planning.	Register by Email Registration Form PDF Registration Form Word

Oct 14 10am - 5pm Directions to Lawrenceville: Mercer County Library Top of Page	S3: Career Planning & Development - Part I This two-part (12 hour) session will explore employment development from a career-oriented perspective in order to assist people in achieving productive job matches. It will include approaches to facilitate the process for people who are determining their values, interests, preferences, and in increasing their knowledge of the work world. Sign up for both dates—2-part training	Register by Email Registration Form PDF Registration Form Word

Oct 22 10am - 12pm Directions to Absecon: Family Service of Atlantic County Top of Page	Partial Care Round Table Discussion This is a series of round table discussions designed for Partial Care staff that provide pre-vocational services. The discussions will focus on the needs and challenges facing direct service partial care staff providing pre-vocational services. The sessions will be facilitated by UMDNJ faculty and will provide an opportunity for participants to offer support, suggestions, and share resources.	Register by Email Registration Form PDF Registration Form Word

Oct 23 10am - 5pm Directions to Lawrenceville: Mercer County Library Top of Page	S3: Career Planning & Development - Part II This two-part (12 hour) session will explore employment development from a career-oriented perspective in order to assist people in achieving productive job matches. It will include approaches to facilitate the process for people who are determining their values, interests, preferences, and in increasing their knowledge of the work world. Sign up for both dates—2-part training	Register by Email Registration Form PDF Registration Form Word

Nov 6 10am - 12pm Directions to West Windsor: Mercer County Library Top of Page	Partial Care Round Table Discussion This is a series of round table discussions designed for Partial Care staff that provide pre-vocational services. The discussions will focus on the needs and challenges facing direct service partial care staff providing pre-vocational services. The sessions will be facilitated by UMDNJ faculty and will provide an opportunity for participants to offer support, suggestions, and share resources.	Register by Email Registration Form PDF Registration Form Word

Nov 18 10am - 1pm Directions to Atlantic City: Atlantic Cape Community College Top of Page	S4: Supporting Employment - Community Supports, Families This workshop will look at supports from two perspectives. First, participants will learn why family members are invaluable resources and how they can engage family members through the vocational process. Second, they will learn about community resources that are available to assist people with mental illness overcome barriers to work.	Register by Email Registration Form PDF Registration Form Word

TRAINING ON THE WELLNESS RECOVERY ACTION PLAN (WRAP)

Sep 16
10am - 4pm

Directions to Atlantic City: Atlantic Cape Community College

Dec 9
10am - 4pm

Directions to Vineland: Cumberland County One-Stop Center

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Introduction to the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)

With the growing emphasis on the concept of recovery and recovery-oriented systems of care, there is an increasing demand for clinicians to promote empowerment and wellness self-management skills. The Wellness Recovery Action Plan, or WRAP as it is commonly known, is an individualized, self-directed monitoring tool developed by consumers of mental health services to promote empowerment and design plans for maintaining wellness. A structured system for monitoring distressing and troubling symptoms or experiences, WRAP helps individuals develop strategies or action plans to deal more effectively with these experiences. This session will introduce the underlying principles of mental health recovery, the major components of WRAP as developed by Mary Ellen Copeland, and the use of WRAP in achieving employment and/or education goals.

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DELIVERY OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

FALL 2008 TRAINING CALENDAR


Sep 23 10am - 5pm Directions to Mays Landing: Atlantic County Library Top of Page	Wellness, Recovery & Employment Services This session will review the principles of wellness and recovery and examine the role that employment plays in enhancing and maintaining recovery from psychiatric disability. Additionally, the session will review and provide an opportunity to practice the skill of reflective listening, a key strategy in the provision of all psychiatric rehabilitation services.	Register by Email Registration Form PDF Registration Form Word

Oct 2 10am - 5pm Directions to West Windsor: Mercer County Library Top of Page	Employment for Individuals Involved with the Justice System This session will increase participant’s awareness of the criminal justice process in order to understand its impact on employment. Participants will gain an awareness of ex-offender attitudes, values, and behaviors that impact their adaptation to community working environments. Strategies and resources for working with individuals with justice involvement will also be presented.	Register by Email Registration Form PDF Registration Form Word

Oct 9 10am - 5pm Directions to Sewell: Gloucester County Office of Education Top of Page	Using Motivational Interviewing & Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Enhance Employment Services Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a useful strategy to help individuals who are ambivalent about change to make decisions about behavioral change. MI is consistent with the principles of psychiatric rehabilitation, wellness and recovery. This session will briefly overview MI while providing an opportunity to practice some key strategies. Additionally, research has demonstrated the effectiveness of CBT interventions in addressing a variety clinical issues for individuals with psychiatric disabilities. This session will present an overview of the CBT model and explore strategies for using CBT to enhance employment services and success.	Register by Email Registration Form PDF Registration Form Word

Oct 28 10am - 4pm Directions to Atlantic City: Atlantic Cape Community College Top of Page	Assessing & Developing Employment Readiness Readiness is defined as interest in and willingness to engage in a process toward the accomplishment of a goal. This session will review the purpose of readiness assessment, identify and discuss the factors associated with readiness, present the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Readiness Determination Profile (PRRDP), a semi-structured interview tool to assess readiness, provide participants the opportunity to practice using the assessment tool, and explore strategies for developing and increasing readiness related to employment goals based on PRRDP assessment results.	Register by Email Registration Form PDF Registration Form Word

Dec 2 10am - 5pm Directions to Sewell: Gloucester County Office of Education Top of Page	Job Development in Employment Services A key strategy to successful employment for individuals with psychiatric disabilities is job development. This workshop will explore new approaches to job development as participants learn strategies and techniques that can overcome perceived barriers to job development. Additionally, the session will identify employer perspectives on hiring individuals with psychiatric disabilities as well as provide guidance and an opportunity for participants to develop a marketing plan.	Register by Email Registration Form PDF Registration Form Word

Dec 11 10am - 5pm Directions to Atlantic City: Atlantic Cape Community College Top of Page	Co-occurring Disorders & Assessing & Developing Employment Supports This session will explore employment for persons who experience both mental illness and substance use disorders. It will present assessment tools that can be utilized to incorporate substance use into the vocational profile and review strategies for working with individuals with co-occurring disorders. Additionally, we’ll focus on the importance of developing strong support systems exploring questions such as: What unique support needs does this person have? What relationships exist that could provide support? What supports will be used, when and how? What supports are needed to keep the job or advance? Structured tools for assessing support will be provided.	Register by Email Registration Form PDF Registration Form Word

SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PROVIDER

FALL 2008 TRAINING CALENDAR


Oct 16 10am - 5pm Directions to Atlantic City: Atlantic Cape Community College Top of Page	Introduction to Physical Health Issues in SE & Coordinating Clinical Care This session will introduce participants to the issues associated with the physical health care needs of individuals living with psychiatric disabilities including access to care and increased mortality rates. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss the barriers to successful employment that physical health issues create for individuals living with psychiatric disabilities. Additionally, strategies to coordinate clinical health care needs will be developed and explored.	Register by Email Registration Form PDF Registration Form Word

Nov 4 10am - 3:30pm Directions to Atlantic City: Atlantic Cape Community College Top of Page	Integrating Physical Health Care Issues in the Assessment & Development of Employment Readiness This session will briefly review readiness assessment and associated factors, and re-introduce participants to the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Readiness Determination Profile (PRRDP). The focus of the session will be to provide participants greater opportunity to practice using the PRRDP as it relates to physical health issues, and identify strategies for developing readiness to address physical health care issues that impact negatively on employment success. Prerequisite: Participants should have prior knowledge of and training using the PRRDP to attend this workshop (e.g., attended last year’s SE session on assessing and developing readiness, or register to attend above session on 10/28/08).	Register by Email Registration Form PDF Registration Form Word

Nov 20 10am - 3:30pm Directions to Mays Landing: Atlantic County Library Top of Page	Physical Health Care Issues:Reasonable Accommodations & Job Development/Matching This session will present an overview of “reasonable accommodations” as outlined in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Additionally, it will explore the importance of job matching as a support strategy that can be utilized in working with individuals dealing with physical health issues. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss and develop job matching strategies using real life examples and case scenarios.	Register by Email Registration Form PDF Registration Form Word

Dec 4 10am - 5pm Directions to Atlantic City: Atlantic Cape Community College Top of Page	Wellness & Health Education Strategies in Supported Employment Wellness and health education is being given increasing attention as an intervention strategy in the field of psychiatric rehabilitation and research documents that physical health issues can have a negative impact on employment success. This workshop will explore models of wellness and health education strategies that are utilized in the community, identify community-based health education resources, and encourage participants to develop partnerships with other community service providers delivering wellness and health education interventions.	Register by Email Registration Form PDF Registration Form Word

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