Self-Guided Discovery Application Process

Self-Guided Discovery

Application Process

TODAY’S SPEAKERS

Rebecca S. Salon

Project Director LEAD Center

National Disability Institute

Bob Niemiec Senior Consultant Griffin-Hammis Associates, LLC Corey Smith Senior Consultant Griffin-Hammis Associates, LLC

The National Center on Leadership for the

Employment and Economic Advancement of People with Disabilities (LEAD) is a collaborative of disability,

workforce and economic empowerment organizations led by National Disability Institute with funding from the

U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability

Employment Policy, Grant No. #OD-23863-12-75-4-11.

This document does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy, nor does the

mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

LEAD CENTER MISSION

To advance sustainable individual and

systems level change that results in

improved, competitive integrated

employment and economic self-sufficiency

outcomes for individuals across the

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AGENDA

Overview of the Self-Guided Discovery

Initiative

Description of Self-Guided Discovery

Review of the Application Process and

Deadlines

WHAT IS SELF-GUIDED DISCOVERY?

Self-Guided Discovery enables a job seeker with a disability and their support network (e.g., staff, family members, etc.) to identify their own ideal conditions for employment and develop a career plan of their own, with the help of a facilitator or coach at key points in the

process.

This Discovery process includes Discovering Personal Genius, an employment planning tool and model for individual employment evaluation that results in a

comprehensive vocational profile, which can be used to develop a customized employment plan.

WHAT IS CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT?

“Customized employment means individualizing the employment relationship between employees and employers in ways that meet the needs of both.”

- Federal Register, June 26, 2002, Vol. 67, No. 123 pp 43154-43149

Customized Employment is based on an individualized determination of the strengths, needs, and interests of the job seeker, but is also designed to meet the specific

needs of the employer.

Customized Employment may include employment developed through negotiation of job tasks,

self-employment, or other strategies that result in job responsibilities being customized and individually negotiated to fit the needs of the individual.

WHO BENEFITS FROM SELF-GUIDED DISCOVERY

AND CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT?

Self-Guided Discovery may benefit:

Job seekers in the Workforce System,

including job seekers with disabilities

People with previous careers who recently

acquired a disability

People with a college degree, technical

certificate, or advanced training

Veterans with service-related disabilities

Transition age youth with strong family and

community ties

WHAT WILL FACILITATORS LEARN?

The webinars on Self-Guided Discovery will

teach facilitators:

How to take job seekers through a process for

discovering what they have to offer an employer

and their ideal conditions of employment.

How to assist job seekers in using their Discovery

profile to develop a job search plan and reach out

to employers.

SCHEDULE AND TIME COMMITMENT

Four, two-hour webinar sessions are scheduled for:

July 20, 2015: The Critical Elements of

Self-Guided Discovery: Discovering Personal Genius &

Customized Employment

August 3, 2015: Essential Self-Guided Discovery

Activities that Elicit Skills, Tasks, Ecological Fit &

Personal Attributes

August 17, 2015: Determining Vocational Themes

August 31, 2015: Linking Self-Guided Discovery &

WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE TRAINING?

A team of eight (8) including AJC staff,

vocational rehabilitation staff and community

partners.

Any partner can be the lead.

Each site team must include at least two

workforce staff, at least two vocational

rehabilitation staff, at least two community

employment providers and other partners,

including representatives from mental health,

intellectual/developmental disabilities, schools,

or other partner community agencies.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Following the training, LEAD Center staff and

consultants will support implementation and use of

the Tools by providing:

On-site technical assistance

Distance/virtual technical assistance

Technical assistance will support the use of tools

and strategies used in customized job

development, such as informational interviews,

interest-based negotiation, leveraging of resources,

and resource ownership.

LEAD Center staff will develop a technical

assistance plan with each site, in collaboration with

the trainers.

SELECTION OF SITES

Application Requirements

Teams must include at least two staff from workforce/a local AJC, at least two staff from vocational rehabilitation, at least two community employment providers, and additional partners who currently collaborate with the AJC or who are motivated to collaborate in the future.

A completed application form from each participant, with a signed commitment by participants to implement Self-Guided Discovery and Employment Development for at least four job seekers per team.

A signed commitment from administrators/supervisors for the team members who apply agreeing to enable their staff to fully participate in this training and the subsequent technical

DOCUMENT YOUR SUCCESS STORIES

LEAD Center is actively soliciting Employment and Career Success

Stories that detail creative approaches and strategies to achieving

positive employment outcomes for people with disabilities through the use of Customized Employment strategies and practices.

Success stories can be submitted by individuals, teams or organizations.

For each success story selected for dissemination that highlights how a person with a disability used the services of an American Job

Center to successfully get a job that matches their interests, skills, and conditions of employment, LEAD Center will fund professional development materials and activities chosen by the individuals, team and/or organization(s) involved in the submission (e.g., professional memberships, conference registration funds, journal subscriptions, videos and books, items to support the continuing employment of the person who is the focus of the story, etc.). LEAD Center will fund up to $2,000 per story.

Success stories must highlight the use of one or more aspects of Customized Employment, and include information about any work done with the employer, as appropriate. Guidelines for Success Stories are available at www.leadcenter.org/employment.

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September 24, 2015, 3:00-4:30 p.m. ET

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Contact us:

Rebecca Salon, Project Director, [email protected]

Elizabeth Jennings, Asst. Project Director, [email protected]