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APSE is offering an Employment Teletraining Series. This is a great opportunity for training without the travel. You need to go to the APSE web page (www.apse.org) to register for the training sessions. Once registered, you will download the Powerpoint Presentation on your computer and follow along with the presenter who will be on the phone. You can set up a speaker phone and have several staff participate. The rates are as follows: $65 per session for APSE members $95 per session for non-members For a complete schedule and more information check the website at: http://www.apse.org/ February 3, 2004 2:00 - 4:00 (eastern time) Job Development: Raising Your Comfort Level Tyler Paris, Region VIII CRP RCEP, CTAT, Denver, Colorado This session continues the discussions of the job development process, with more on sales and customer service strategies, many from personal experiences in the business world. Tyler has a magical way of introducing his audience to the business community and walking them through strategies for successfully connecting with those with potential jobs. Recommended audience: Job Developers February 4, 2004 2:00 - 4:00 (eastern time) Job Coaching: Functional Analysis: What, Why, and How Wendy Quarles, Coordinator of Training and Technical Assistance, CRP-RRCEP, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY Wendy Quarles' skill for combining lectures with interactive opportunities in her training sessions makes this an invaluable opportunity for the front line job coach. In this session she will discuss the importance of Functional Assessments in the vocational assessment, exploration, and goal planning process, and then guide participants through the design of a Functional Assessment process that can be applied within their programs. Recommended audience: Job Coaches February 10, 2004 2:00 - 4:00 (eastern time) Employment Opportunities: Self-Employment - People Who Own Themselves Cary Griffin, Senior Partner, Griffin-Hammis Associates, LLP, Florence, Montana Why would anyone prefer the risks of self-employment to wage employment? Isn't self-employment risky? Isn't self-employment for young capitalists with unbounded energy, stamina, and intense business savvy? This session exposes the many myths of self-employment and uses numerous examples to demonstrate business feasibility, licensing structures, marketing approaches, financing opportunities, pricing, rehabilitation and natural supports, and how to go about getting started. A planning map is provided to assist participants in the critical thinking that any business start-up will need to be successful. Anyone in supported employment should participate in a Cary Griffin session - they will never view employment opportunities the same way. Recommended Audience: Job Coaches, Job Developers, Management, Consumers and Family Members February 11, 2004 1:00 - 3:00 (eastern time) Employment Opportunities: Medicaid and SE Becky Banks, MA, LSW, Community Coordinator, Center on Community Living and Careers, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN and Melissa Wittman, National Consortium of Health Systems Development, Chicago, IL Did you know that potentially up to 99% of day support dollars are available through Medicaid? How can you tap into these Medicaid resources to build capacity for employment services and set new precedents within your state to remove barriers to employment? This teleconference session will help participants understand the federal policies regarding Medicaid and employment initiatives. Participants will learn what Medicaid has to offer regarding employment supports, what is on the horizon, and learn how to explore what resources are available in your state. Becky Banks led the charge for change in her state, and Melissa Wittman provides technical assistance to a number of states with a Medicaid Infrastructure Grant. From the cutting edge of state level Medicaid change, they will share strategies to become informed and involved to collaborate with state partners to tap into the "new wave" and expand Medicaid and employment initiatives. February 19, 2004 2:00 - 4:00 (eastern time) New Horizons: Organizational Change Strategies That Work: Shifting to Community Services Pat Rogan, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Education, and Research Associate, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana In this session participants will learn from the "pro" on organizational change. Pat Rogan, who has published and lectured widely on agency change over from integrated to inclusive employment options will share common and unique strategies that organizational leaders have used to shift their services from facility-based to community-based. The discussion will focus on aligning the organizational structure, human resource practices, and service delivery approach to achieve quality outcomes. Other topics include funding issues, getting stakeholder buy-in, addressing safety net issues, and marketing. Recommended audience: Management, local and state officials * * * * * * * * * * Bryan Dague University of Vermont Center on Disability & Community Inclusion 101 Cherry Street, Suite 450 Burlington, VT 05401-4439 Email: [log in to unmask] Phone: 802-656-1345 Fax: 802-656-1357 Website: http://www.uvm.edu/~cdci/