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Prevocational Training Series Information

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Debbie Rich at (908) 889-2430 or richd1@umdnj.edu
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PARTIAL CARE PREVOCATIONAL TRAINING SERIES

The Integrated Employment Institute (UMDNJ) and the Career Connection Employment Resource Institute (MHANJ) have jointly developed a training curriculum that meets the staff training requirement set forth in the NJ regulations for partial care settings regarding the delivery of prevocational services. Individuals working in the partial care setting should attend these sessions in the order in which they are scheduled. The complete series comprises a total of 12 modules. This semester we will offer the two prerequisite sessions (F1 and F2) as well as the second half of the series.

PARTIAL CARE DATES FOR SPRING 2009

TRAINING ON THE WELLNESS RECOVERY ACTION PLAN (WRAP)

DATES FOR SPRING 2009

TRAINING IN THE DELIVERY OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

Employment services for individuals living with psychiatric disabilities have long been recognized as a key recovery-oriented service. In this era of “system’s transformation” service providers are exploring strategies to integrate employment services into their programs. Trainings in this series are best suited for staff currently working to deliver employment services (e.g., PACT and Supported Employment programs) and/or other providers looking to increase employment outcomes for the individuals they serve in the community (e.g., residential programs).

DELIVERY OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES DATES FOR SPRING 2009

PARTIAL CARE PREVOCATIONAL

SPRING 2009 TRAINING CALENDAR


Jan 29 10am - 4:30pm Directions to Mays Landing: Atlantic County Library Top of Page	F1: Work & Recovery Examine the importance of recovery, the relationship of work and recovery, and empowerment strategies that promote work. Learn information to counter common myths about work and mental illness, and examine the benefits and barriers of returning to work.	Register by Email Registration Form PDF Registration Form Word

Feb 3 10am - 1pm Directions to Lawrenceville: Mercer County Library Top of Page	F2: Entitlements & Work Overview of the definition of disability according to SSA guidelines and distinguish between Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). In addition, learn how work may impact SSDI and SSI recipients’ benefits.	Register by Email Registration Form PDF Registration Form Word

Feb 26 10am - 5pm Directions to Atlantic City: Atlantic Cape Community College Top of Page	S5: Supporting Employment Support Groups for Employment Examine the benefits and challenges of offering employment support groups, provide information on how to start a group, and offer tips on making the groups effective and interesting for participants.	Register by Email Registration Form PDF Registration Form Word

Mar 26 10am - 1pm Directions to Sewell: Gloucester County Office of Education Top of Page	S6: Supporting Employment Supporting Independent Job Searches Providers can play a key role in helping consumers understand what to expect in the process of seeking, obtaining, and keeping employment. Examine how providers can support an individual who has decided to pursue competitive employment on their own. Community resources to help consumers navigate the employment world will also be identified.	Register by Email Registration Form PDF Registration Form Word

Apr 30 10am - 1pm Directions to Lawrenceville: Mercer County Library Top of Page	S7: Promoting Wellness for Employment Success We will give an overview of the six dimensions of wellness, and discuss strategies to maintain health in each dimension. We will introduce the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) as a self-directed recovery tool that is created by an individual to pursue their path to recovery as well as discuss other relapse prevention strategies that can be utilized to increase employment success.	Register by Email Registration Form PDF Registration Form Word

May 19 10am - 1pm Directions to Mays Landing: Atlantic County Library Top of Page	S8: Integrating Clinical and Prevocational Services Identify common goals that clinical and vocational providers share, explore the role of clinical staff in the return-to-work process, and discuss approaches to increase collaboration between employment programs and clinical staff.	Register by Email Registration Form PDF Registration Form Word

Jun 2 10am - 1pm Directions to Sewell: Gloucester County Office of Education Top of Page	S9: Methods for Teaching Employment-Related Skills Examine how skills groups differ from support and other types of groups (e.g., psycho-education, mutual self-help). Learn group leadership skills for successful employment skills groups as well as the steps for teaching skills in effective and interesting groups.	Register by Email Registration Form PDF Registration Form Word

Mar 31 10am - 12pm Directions to Lawrenceville: Mercer County Library Apr 16 10am - 12pm Directions to Absecon: Family Service Association Top of Page	Partial Care Round Table Discussion This is a series of round table discussions designed for Partial Care staff that provide pre-vocational services. The discussions will focus on the needs and challenges facing direct service partial care staff providing pre-vocational services. The sessions will be facilitated by UMDNJ faculty and will provide an opportunity for participants to offer support, suggestions, and share resources.	Register by Email Registration Form PDF Registration Form Word

TRAINING ON THE WELLNESS RECOVERY ACTION PLAN (WRAP)

Apr 7
10am - 4pm Directions to Lawrenceville: Mercer County Library

Jun 11
10am - 4pm

Directions to Mays Landing: Atlantic County Library

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Introduction to the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)

WRAP is an individualized, self-directed monitoring tool developed by persons in recovery to promote empowerment and recovery. A structured plan for monitoring distressing and troubling symptoms and experiences, WRAP helps individuals develop strategies (actions plans) to deal more effectively with these experiences and design a plan for maintaining wellness. This session will introduce the key concepts of mental health recovery as described by Mary Ellen Copeland, and the use of WRAP in achieving employment and/or education goals.

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DELIVERY OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

SPRING 2009 TRAINING CALENDAR


Feb 10 10am - 3:30pm Directions to Vineland: Cumberland County One Stop Center Apr 20 10am - 3:30pm Directions to West Windsor: Mercer County Library Top of Page	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Employment Services Research continues to demonstrate the effectiveness of CBT interventions in addressing a variety clinical issues for individuals with psychiatric disabilities. This session will present an overview of the CBT model and explore strategies for using CBT to enhance employment services. It will focus on common strategies for using CBT to combat the job seeker’s negative thinking patterns to enhance employment success	Register by Email Registration Form PDF Registration Form Word

Feb 12 10am - 3:30pm Directions to Sewell: Gloucester County Office of Education Mar 24 10am - 3:30pm Directions to Vineland: Cumberland County One Stop Center Apr 23 10am - 3:30pm Directions to Atlantic City: Atlantic Cape Community College Top of Page	Assessing & Developing Employment Readiness Readiness is defined as interest in and willingness to engage in a process toward the accomplishment of a goal. This session will review the purpose of readiness assessment, identify and discuss the factors associated with readiness, present the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Readiness Determination Profile (PRRDP), a semi-structured interview tool to assess readiness, provide participants the opportunity to practice using the assessment tool, and explore strategies for developing and increasing readiness related to employment goals based on PRRDP assessment results. NOTE: See information below on special follow-up session in June. In addition to these three sessions, faculty in the Integrated Employment Institute will also host a follow-up session on assessing and developing readiness. This session is open to staff who have attended one of the above readiness sessions. This session is designed to provide an opportunity to discuss challenges experienced in integrating readiness assessment into programs, brainstorm readiness development strategies and interventions, and to receive additional practice and feedback on conducting readiness assessments.	Register by Email Registration Form PDF Registration Form Word

Jun 4 10am - 3pm Directions to Eatontown: CSP Central Region Office Top of Page	Follow- up Session on Assessing & Developing Employment Readiness Faculty in the Integrated Employment Institute will also host a follow-up session on assessing and developing readiness. This session is open to staff who have attended one of the above readiness sessions. This session is designed to provide an opportunity to discuss challenges experienced in integrating readiness assessment into programs, brainstorm readiness development strategies and interventions, and to receive additional practice and feedback on conducting readiness assessments.	Register by Email Registration Form PDF Registration Form Word

Feb 19 10am - 5pm Directions to Mays Landing: Atlantic County Library Top of Page	Job Development in Employment Services A key strategy to successful employment for individuals with psychiatric disabilities is job development. This workshop will explore new approaches to job development as participants learn strategies and techniques that can overcome perceived barriers to job development. Additionally, the session will identify employer perspectives on hiring individuals with psychiatric disabilities as well as provide guidance and an opportunity for participants to develop a marketing plan.	Register by Email Registration Form PDF Registration Form Word

Mar 9 10am - 3:30pm Directions to West Windsor: Mercer County Library May 28 10am - 3:30pm Directions to Sewell: Gloucester County Office of Education Top of Page	Wellness & Health Education Strategies to Support Employment Wellness and health education is being given increased attention as an intervention strategy in the field of psychiatric rehabilitation and research documents that physical health issues can have a negative impact on employment success. This workshop will explore models of wellness and health education strategies that are utilized in the community, identify community-based health education resources, and encourage participants to develop partnerships with other community service providers delivering wellness and health education interventions.	Register by Email Registration Form PDF Registration Form Word

Apr 8 10am - 3:30pm Directions to Vineland: Cumberland County One Stop Center May 11 10am - 3:30pm Directions to West Windsor: Mercer County Library Top of Page	Physical Health Care Issues:Reasonable Accommodations & Job Matching This session will present an overview of “reasonable accommodations” as outlined in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Additionally, it will explore the importance of job matching as a support strategy that can be utilized in working with individuals dealing with physical health issues. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss and develop job matching strategies using real life examples and case scenarios.	Register by Email Registration Form PDF Registration Form Word

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