PREVOCATIONAL TRAINING INFORMATION

Staff Development & Training for Prevocational Services:
Building Skills and Competencies

NJ regulations for partial care settings providing prevocational services include a staff training requirement. The Integrated Employment Institute and The Career Connection have jointly developed a series of trainings that meet this training requirement. This training series is known as Staff Development and Training for Prevocational Services: Building Skills and Competencies. The complete training comprises a total of twelve Modules divided into six Sections, as noted on the facing page. A letter of attendance is provided at each training session. A letter of completion is provided following completion of each section and at the conclusion of all twelve modules.

The training series is based on a set of competencies developed collaboratively through the Department of Human Services Division of Mental Health Services, The Bureau of Licensing and Inspection, The Integrated Employment Institute at UMDNJ, and The Career Connection at the Mental Health Association of New Jersey. Core competencies for the curricula were identified through review of other well-established vocational competencies, i.e., the United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association's Role Delineation Study for the Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner exam and the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Certificate Program developed at the University of Chicago Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation.

Participants must attend the Foundations trainings (F1 and F2) before attending any other modules. This training series covers the basic competencies for PreVocational Specialists in New Jersey . All sessions in the series are free. Travel and lunch expenses are the responsibility of attendees or their organization. Technical assistance for development and enhancement of prevocational services is also available.

Section 1: Foundation
Module F1: Work and Recovery
Module F2: Entitlements and Work
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Section 2: Basic Skills for Prevocational Services
Module S1: Supporting Employment: Readiness Assessment & Development
Module S2: Setting Employment Goals and Recovery Planning
Module S3: Career Planning and Development
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Section 3: Employment Supports
Module S4: Supporting Employment: Community Supports, Families
Module S5: Supporting Employment: Support Groups for Employment
Module S6: Supporting Employment: Supporting Independent Job Searches
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Section 4: Using Prevocational Services to Promote Employment
Module S7: Promoting Wellness for Employment Success
Module S8: Integrating Clinical and Prevocational Services
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Section 5: Teaching Employment Skills
Module S9: Methods for Teaching Employment Skills
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Section 6: Co-Occurring Disorders & Employment
Module P1: Co-Occurring Disorders and Employment (MICA)
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For more information, please contact:
Debbie Rich at (908) 889-2430 or richd1@umdnj.edu