Starting Out Right! Planning for and Working on Pre-Employment - - PDF document

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5/22/2020 Starting Out Right! Planning for and Working on Pre-Employment Skills 1 My Vision Celia Schloemer Family Support Coordinator 2 1 5/22/2020 Why are we here? What does it even mean to talk about PRE EMPLOYMENT SKILLS 3 Pre

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Starting Out Right!

Planning for and Working on Pre-Employment Skills

My Vision

Celia Schloemer Family Support Coordinator

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What does it even mean to talk about

PRE EMPLOYMENT SKILLS

Why are we here? Pre employment Skills

skill

[skil] NOUN

  • 1. the ability to do something well; expertise. “That is

difficult work, taking great skill“

  • 2. a particular ability. "the basic skills of cooking"

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Pre employment Skills

Hard Skills Social Skills Soft Skills Hard Skills= Taught +Specific + For a certain job or task + Class in school or in a training

Hard Skills or Work skills

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Hard Skills or Work skills

  • Help you do your job better or more

easily

  • Are a skill that might help you get

another job

  • Are sometimes measured or evaluated
  • Are sometimes offered when hired

Hard Skills or Work Skills

School

  • Reading
  • Math
  • Following

directions

  • Calculator
  • Computer Skills
  • Vocational Classes

Job

  • Cash Register
  • Food Prep
  • Computer

programs

  • Kitchen Equipment
  • Computer

Programs

  • Time Clock

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Soft Skills = People skills + Social skills + Attitudes + Communication skills

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Soft Skills Soft Skills

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Social Skills

Social Skills=

Getting along with others +Being flexible +Creating appropriate relationships +Adjusting our behavior in each situation +Adjusting our needs or wants for others Soft and Social Skills

  • Help you to get along and work well

with others

  • Help you do and keep your job
  • Are used everyday at work, at school

and at home

  • Can be learned anywhere

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Social Skills

Paving the way to Employment

This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

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Paving the way to Employment

Help them know their value and anticipate their:

  • Needs
  • Expectations
  • Experiences
  • Opportunities

Sharing your stories with others

  • What do people like and

admire about me?

  • What is important to

me?

  • How can you best

support me?

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Life Experiences=Life Outcomes

Experiences Expectations Opportunities Vision More Possibilities

Anticipatory Guidance

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  • Have independent experiences (volunteer, social, dating)
  • Build specific skills of how to look for, get and keep a job?
  • Learn what they like to do or want to learn more about?
  • Grow to “be their own person”?
  • Be able to be safe at home or in the community alone or with

limited support

  • Know what to do in case of an emergency or disaster
  • Know what they CAN do, rather than limitations of their

disability?

The Bus will Stop Coming

Have you anticipated that your child will:

Integrating supports to build skills

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Building Skills through an Integrated Model

Hard Skills

Have Need Have Need Have Need Disability specific Skill building Group School Skill Group Transition Plan Skills Assessment IEP Have Need Need Have Has 1-2 broad areas

  • f interest

Has 2-3 specific interests Has 3-4 skills in these areas Loves to learn new things

?

Connected to

  • r knows someone

in area of interest Connected to or knows mentor People who support me

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Places in my community where everyone learns or practices Hard Skills

? ? ?

Building Skills through an Integrated Model

Soft Skills

Have Need Friends, Aunt Friends Parents Academic Advisor Peer mentors Career mentor Creative Caring Works well with

  • thers

Friendly Follows rules Stays on task Have Need Confidence to do hard things Completes tasks when asked On Time Attendence Have Need Social Skills Assessment IEP Transition Plan Disability specific Social Group School Social Group Have Need Volunteers Church Groups Activities with typical peers Community participation Need Have Facebook Smart Phone Computer Skill Building videos Virtual Social groups Modeling Videos

? ? ?

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Social Skills

Have Need Friends, Aunt Friends Parents Academic Advisor Peer mentors Career mentor Social Group Speaks clearly Can stay calm Asks for help Have Need Speaking confidently State needs, wants or feelings Not interrupting Good listener Hygiene Have Need Social Skills Assessment IEP Transition Plan Disability specific Social Group School Social Group Have Need YMCA Member Community Dance group Church Youth Group Yoga Class Counseling Private Speech Writers group Need Have Facebook Smart Phone Computer Skill Building videos Virtual Social groups Modeling Videos

Building Skills through an Integrated Model

Creating a vision

What is your vision of a good Life? What is your Child’s vision?

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Friends, family, enough money, job I like, home, faith, vacations, health, choice, freedom

Poverty, loneliness, restrictions, isolation, lack of choice, boredom

Creating a vision Creating an early employment vision

What skills do I want to learn or improve to be able to be employable

What will keep me from growing and improving to be more employable? 25 26

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Creating an early employment vision

What skills do I want to learn or improve to be able to get a job I want?

What will keep me from improving and getting the job I want?

Creating an early employment vision

What skills do I want to learn or improve to be able to keep a job?

What will keep me from growing and improving or cause me to loose my job? 27 28

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Creating a trajectory for Employment

We Learn from our Experiences

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Community Allies and Partners

 Identify key people and organizations

School Opportunities Volunteer Opportunities Business you frequent Business that support interests Community classes or experts Community Allies and Partners

 Identify key people and organizations

School Opportunities Volunteer Opportunities Business you frequent Business that support interests Community classes or experts  Determine what your vision for the Individual or with the organization is

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Community Allies and Partners

 Identify key people and organizations

School Opportunities Volunteer Opportunities Business you frequent Business that support interests Community classes or experts  Determine what your vision for the Individual or with organization is  Prepare, Risk, Assess, Repeat!!

Before

  • Try something new
  • Create a community

connection

  • Volunteer
  • Create a resume
  • Practice interviewing
  • Job shadow
  • Learn about supports
  • Learn and practice hard and

soft skills

  • Take assessments
  • Vocational Classes

After

  • Try something new
  • Create a community

connection

  • Volunteer at home
  • Create a resume
  • Practice interviewing
  • Learn about Jobs
  • Learn about supports
  • Learn and practice hard and

soft skills

  • Ask others about you
  • Try online learning or

tutorials

But with COVID19 its different

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Integrating supports to make connections and create opportunities Community Allies and Partners

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Tools towards a good life

www.lifecoursetools.com

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Charting the LifeCourse Trainings are provided by Funding for this statewide effort is provided by and

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