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Project

IOTI - Supported Job-based Employment

Center:

UT-Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2006

Contact Information:

Tim Riesen
[email protected]
801-915-3355

Project Description:

Paraprofessionals are taught to serve as job coaches in supported employment using a competency-based approach that teaches both knowledge and application of knowledge in the field. Community service organizations refer employees for the training on topics pertinent to experienced job coaches and the consumers they serve. Technical assistance is available to address individual needs. In the 2005-06 fiscal year, 66 individuals participated in core supported employment training; 24 received SEST certification, to date. Three specialy trainings were also conducted during this fiscal year with 24 individuals participating in Social Security Trainings, and 80 individuals in a co-sponsored workshop "Prevention of Violence Against Women with Disabilities."

Keyword(s):

Training, Paraprofessional, Supported Employment, Job Coach, IOTI

Core Function(s):

Training Trainees

Area of Emphasis

Education & Early Intervention, Employment-Related Activities, Quality of Life

Target Audience:

Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Professionals and Para-Professionals

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Disadvantaged Circumstances, Geographic Areas, Empowerment Zone, Urban

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State