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Level Up Indiana: Employment Specialist Initiative

December 19, 2023

Weekly UPdates
 

Foundations ACRE Training

Foundations Training ACRE Course
Sign Up on the Level UP Indiana Website!
January 8, 2024 - March 29, 2024
 

January Foundations Training

Our next Foundations cohort is January 8, 2024 - March 29, 2024. This 12-week course is geared to employment specialists in their first or second year of working in the field. The content will provide foundational knowledge on Indiana specific resources, opportunities, and information about the employment services model. The fundamental employment services content reviewed includes Supported Employment, Customized Employment, Discovery, Job Development, Workplace Supports, Job-site Training, Assistive Technology, and Long-term Support.

After completing the Foundations course, employment specialists will receive a National Certificate in Employment Services from the Association of Community Rehabilitation Educators (ACRE). The deadline to register for our next cohort is December 22, 2023.

Course Logistics:

  • Forty-hour course separated into 6 lessons across 12 weeks.

  • Each lesson will be available for two weeks, allowing flexibility for the time and pace at which material is reviewed.

  • Cost: $56.25

  • Upon graduation, a National Certificate in Employment Services is received.

Registration Deadline is December 22, 2023

 Register for Foundations Training Here! 
 

Supervisor Circle

Monthly Supervisor Circle
2023

As we begin the new fiscal year, we are adjusting the day and time of the monthly Supervisors’ Circle meetings and moving to Zoom! 

We are now meeting on the 4th Thursday of each month from 10 -11 a.m. ET 
 

Register below to attend this year’s meetings to learn new information, share resources, and problem-solve issues you are having with your peers. 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. 

Next Meeting: December 28th at 10:00 AM Eastern

 Join the Supervisor Circle Here! 
 

Lunch & Learn

Level Up Indiana 
Lunch & Learn 
Our speaker Tatiana Perilla, MSW 
Consultant at Public Consulting Group
Register in Advance and Join via Zoom
 

Lunch & Learn Schedule

 Cognitive Distortions:

Unhelpful Thinking Patterns and Their Effects on Employment Part 1 

January 19th, 2024

Cognitive Distortions:

Unhelpful Thinking Patterns and Their Effects on Employment Part 2 

February 16th, 2024

Dissociation: How It Can Look and Be Managed 

March 15th, 2024

Addiction's Impact on Employment and Coping Skills 

April 19th, 2024

 

Mental Health, Employment, and Executive Dysfunction Part 1:

Memory, Flexibility, and Control 

May 17th, 2024

Mental Health, Employment, and Executive Dysfunction Part 2:

Planning, Reasoning, and Problem Solving 

June 21st, 2024 

 Visit our Website’s Sign-Up Page Here 
 

Resource of the Week

Check out the Resource of the Week
 

Delivering Virtual Employment Services

You may need to make some changes to your services when they move online. Learn best practices for virtual discovery, business development and engagement, and supported employment.

 View Presentations Here 
 
Thank You!

We appreciate your commitment to improving the competitive integrated employment outcomes for Hoosiers with disabilities. Building your skills through training and exchanging information through networking strengthens the capacity for our field to find careers not just jobs for those we serve.

 

Let us know how we can support your professional development by emailing us at the link below. We look forward to hearing from you!

-The Level Up Team

 Level Up Indiana Website 
Level Up Indiana: Employment Specialist Initiative

Public Consulting Group
148 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
United States

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