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FAMILIES PROMOTING EMPLOYMENT FIRST

FAMILIES PROMOTING EMPLOYMENT FIRST. Prepare - Plan - Pursue Workshop 1. WELCOME & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. PHILOSOPHY OF EMPLOYMENT FIRST. To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe - Anatole France.

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FAMILIES PROMOTING EMPLOYMENT FIRST

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  1. FAMILIES PROMOTING EMPLOYMENT FIRST Prepare - Plan - Pursue Workshop 1

  2. WELCOME & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

  3. PHILOSOPHY OF EMPLOYMENT FIRST To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe - Anatole France

  4. SHIFTING PERSPECTIVE Philosophy • People can work - People should work One Vision – Many Pathways Successful employment and the support to attain and maintain it can come in many shapes and forms. there is no one RIGHT model. - A Learning Tour On Employment – Fall 2009

  5. EMPLOYMENT FIRST THINKING What place does employment hold in your life? -Money - Purpose - Status / Identity - Social contact - Achievement

  6. WHY DO PEOPLE WORK? • To make money • To meet new people • To have self esteem • To be part of a community • To live with purpose • To show the community and employers our abilities • To keep busy and active • To learn and keep learning • To get and stay healthy • To have choices about what we do during the day Excerpted from BCACL Working Matters to Self Advocates Conference June 15/07

  7. WHY IS WORK IMPORTANT - I am known by people - It builds my pride - I feel safe - It opens closed doors - I am respected - I am part of a team - I do good things for people - I am a fixture there - I am doing things of value - I EXIST! - People can see that I can do it Self Advocates’ responses to question posed A Learning Tour on Employment 2009

  8. GROWING THE VISION Parents know their children best. Families who believe can make it happen. Families can be important partners. How can we begin thinking about employment for our sons and daughters?

  9. GROWING THE VISION - Activity In a small group with others at your table: • Choose a recorder (someone to write things down) • Answer the following questions: a) What was your first job? b) Was it full time or part time? c) What were your duties? d) How did you get that job?

  10. WHAT IS EMPLOYMENT? • For some it may be a full time, 40 hours per week job. • For some it may be 3 hours per day, 2 days per week • For some it may be a life long career, some may take frequent breaks from working • Some may stay with the same employer for years; some may change employers frequently.

  11. EMPLOYMENT MODELS • Competitive • Supported • Customized • Entrepreneurship

  12. COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT • Work alongside non-disabled coworkers at a competitive wage, at a job that provides fulfillment and room for advancement.

  13. SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT The employment of a person with a disability, in an integrated setting, with suitable remuneration, for the performance of meaningful activity, with any on or off site supports provided as needed by natural supports and/or technical assistance agencies.

  14. CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT New Services called Customized Employment began with these key elements: • Starts with the individual • Interests, strengths, supports, skills • Designed to meet specific needs of the employer

  15. JONATHON’S STORY

  16. IN OUR COMMUNITY Kit

  17. IN OUR COMMUNITY Brent

  18. IN OUR COMMUNITY David

  19. IN OUR COMMUNITY Cyvil

  20. CYVIL AT WORK

  21. SKILLS A skill is something a person can do; something he/she is good at. Skills are developed through practice.

  22. STARTING YOUNG- GROWING SKILLS Home Tasks

  23. STARTING YOUNG- GROWING SKILLS Personal Skills - hygiene - grooming - attire - nutrition

  24. STARTING YOUNG- GROWING SKILLS Social Skills - time management - character/manners - work ethic / habits - citizenship

  25. STRENGTHS Strengths are things that we like about ourselves and that other people like about us.

  26. GROWING BROADER EXPERIENCE Interests Passions Gifts & Strengths

  27. SETTING THE STAGE BEYOND HOME • Social Skills Making friends; keeping friends Safety in community

  28. SCHOOL Partners in building skills IEP Goals - Citizenship - Leadership - Functional Academics

  29. IN YOUR COMMUNITY Community skills Recreation - Physical fitness - Arts / Drama - Dance Join groups - Teamwork

  30. MAKING CONNECTIONS Become a regular at your local businesses such as: - coffee shop - grocery store - video outlet - recreation centres - faith based centres

  31. VOLUNTEERING As your son or daughter becomes a regular and becomes better known in their community opportunities to get involved or volunteer may arise.

  32. QUALIFIED WORK EXPERIENCE In a competitive work place proper work experience coverage, such as Worksafe BC should be in place. • Secondary School work experience • College work experience • Some community agencies This is different than a paid training period

  33. IN OUR COMMUNITY Joining us today: Local employer

  34. IT’S A TWO WAY STREET Employers have a right to make a profit and have a benefit from their employees. There must be mutual benefit to both the employee and the employer.

  35. WHAT MAKES A GOOD EMPLOYEE? Self Advocates say: • Work hard - Be proud • Be on time - Be responsible • Communicate - Be willing to help others • Help coworkers - Be busy • Be respectful - Have a positive outlook • Phone when you are sick • Don’t be afraid to ask for help • Be open to improving Self Advocates’ responses to question posed A Learning Tour on Employment 2009

  36. EMPLOYER’S TIPS WHAT EMPLOYERS WANT • Punctuality – being on time for work • Working hard and working safely • Enthusiastic – positive attitude • Eager to learn • Works well with others – being a good team player • Good grooming and hygiene • Committed to the company • Flexibility – willing to do different tasks • Reliability • Finishing what you start • Doing what you say you will do • Honest effort • Able to work without much supervision Adapted from POLARIS Motivate8

  37. PARENTS AS BRIDGES What roles do families play? What could a family’s role be?

  38. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER Self Advocacy: Teach your son or daughter about their rights and responsibilities • Having a voice • Standing up for themselves • Protecting themselves • Respect of self and others • Knowing that with rights comes responsibilities

  39. THERE IS NO ‘ONE WAY’ How Employed People with Disabilities Found Their Job A friend 24% A non-profit organization 20% Ad in the newspaper 11% Competition or job posting 9% Government Centre 8% The Internet 7% Rehabilitation Service Provider 6% Cold call to an employer 5% From the Canadian Abilities Foundation’s research report: Neglected or Hidden: Connecting Employers and People with Disabilities in Canada

  40. EVALUATIONS We must be the change we want to see. - Mahatma Gandhi

  41. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This workshop is supported by CLBC under their Advancing Employment First Initiatives. Community Living BC Barb Penner, Employment Initiatives Coordinator Barb.Penner@gov.bc.ca Developed by: Simon Fraser Society for Community Living & POLARIS Employment Services Society 204 Blue Mountain Street 205-5066 Kingsway Coquitlam, BC Burnaby, BC V3K 4H1 V5H 2E7 604-525-9494 604-430-1557 Cathy Anthony, FISP Coordinator Linda Delparte, Executive Director Helen Stovell, Transition Planner MARCH 2010

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