1. Volume 2 How to Get a 16 Year Old a Job Roger Shelley

2. Aspects & Partnerships Customized Employment

3. Let’s Look at the Aspects How to Get a 16 Year Old a Job SSA Work Incentives Social Networking Job Related Routines Public Employment Resources Customized Employment Strategies

4. Let’s Look at the Aspects How to Get a 16 Year Old a Job SSA Work Incentives Social Networking Job Related Routines Public Employment Resources Customized Employment Strategies

5. Customized Employment Values “Employment First” “Employment First” Community-based Community-based Zero Exclusion Zero Exclusion Person regarded as ready to contribute to her community as is Person regarded as ready to contribute to her community as is

6. 5 Principles ① Personal Discovery: Get to know the person in his or her environment ② Public Discovery: Get to understand his or her relationship to people and community ③ General Employment Discovery: Uncover employment preferences and current tasks. Not specific jobs, but general employment categories. ④ Explore and synthesize ⑤ Connect and take action

7. Create a Dynamic Environment Plan actions for maximum exposure to the community and targeted employers Plan actions for maximum exposure to the community and targeted employers Build Social Capital Build Social Capital Create expectations Create expectations Recruit supports Recruit supports

8. Natural Progression My Place My Opportunities Environmental Opportunities All Possibilities

9. Elemental Principles ① Provides a comprehensive, functional and clear identification of the individual's employment related strengths, interests and abilities that may be difficult to see by fully answering the question "who is this person.” ② Clearly identifies each person's challenges and offers strategies to minimize their effects ③ Identifies and utilizes natural a variety of resources including natural supports to help ensure successful employment

10. Elemental Principles ④ Utilizes a powerful team- based wrap around approach to identify and maximize a variety of resources ⑤ Helps identify specific employers and positions based on the individual while also identifying unmet businesses needs the individual can fill Sean O’Brien DVR Alaska

11. The Discovery Staging Record Review of the sections or stages of the form Review of the sections or stages of the form Team building and important family information Team building and important family information Themes & Lists of 20 Themes & Lists of 20

12. Exercise #1 Choose an employment candidate between the ages of 16 and 26 Choose an employment candidate between the ages of 16 and 26 Meet the person and his or her support group at a place of the person’s choosing (if possible not an office) Meet the person and his or her support group at a place of the person’s choosing (if possible not an office) Discuss options in the customized development process Discuss options in the customized development process