PARTNERSHIP FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES MAY 2012 I Want To Work Workbook and Partner Guide

Credits Primary Contributors Jack Brandt Dawn Machonis Contributors Zak Ford Kit Hammar Shelley Lantz Matt Nigrelli Grace Oswell

Credits The Learning Community for Person Centered Practices Support Development Associates Transcen, Inc Partnership for People with Disabilities/VCU

Description Assist in assembling information they can use to obtain employment Designed for people with intellectual disabilities Designed to complete with a partner Employs person centered concepts & tools

Integrated employment means working in a job around typical peers for at least minimum wage paid by the employer

Person Centeredness PERSON CENTEREDNESS is a HUMAN concept— not a disability concept! Honors the voices of the person and those who know them best Focuses on a person’s gifts and capacities Uses ordinary language Recognizes the importance of relationships Considers what is important to and important for the person and strives for the balance between them

Important To Happy Content Fulfilled Comforted Satisfied

Important For Health and safety What helps us be valued members of our community

Our interest in employment Employment is a critical component of most adult’s lives. Work is a means to: Economic self sufficiency Contributing to the community Building a group of social relationships Creating opportunities for life long learning

Workbook Design Organized into 4 chapters Question and answer format Homework in 3 chapters Recommend doing, at most, one chapter at a time

Partner Guide Design Intro  Roles/responsibilities of partner  Conversations  ‘read’, ‘write’ Purpose Instructions Sample/resource section

What you get By completing the workbook, a person will: Identify 2 areas of interest in which they would like to work Develop a work support document (one page profile) Prepare a resume

Chapters 1. Great Things About Me 2. The Job I Want 3. How to Best Support Me 4. My Resume

Chapter 1 Recognize great things about self & what others see Who the important people are in the person’s life Why people work & why the person wants to work

Chapter 2 Explore areas of interest What liked/didn’t like in previous jobs Identify 2 interests in which the person wants to work

Chapter 3 Good Day Bad Day What’s important to a person at work Identify supports needed to be successful on the job

Chapter 4 Gathers information for a resume  Functional  Chronological  Combination

My Dream Job

Job Choice

Good Day/ Bad Day

Dawn’s GD BD at work Good DayBad Day being on timebeing late having a monthlyunprepared for a mtg parking spacecluttered desk warm in my officemy computer tries to get a lot done think for me

Dawn’s Support Doc Important to me at work: Being on time Accomplishing work– see the product Feeling comfortable temperature-wise Supporter’s Instructions: If I am late, espec for training, please ask how you can help and then forgive my bossiness If I ask about the computer-I am usually frustrated—I would rather you tell me you don’t know then trying to be helpful when you are not sure

Uses Support Document Job coaches Dept of Rehab Services counselors Teachers Anyone who is assisting in finding a job Employer once a relationship is established