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National Web-Based Employment Specialist and Job Coach Training Opportunity Characteristics & Outcomes
Course Description
Ten units will be covered during a 40 week period. The format for each unit will involve readings, application of course material in your work, other assignments, bulletin board and listserv discussions with classmates and instructors, and a variety of student presentations. Students will take a final examination at the completion of the 40 week course.
Each course will be made up of 15 job coaches/employment specialists and each student will be assigned to an instructor. The major instructors are University of Georgia faculty in the College of Education. Advisers are available to help students throughout the course. Students will be able to maintain their connections with classmates and other job coaches/employment through the job coach network.
Syllabus
Week 1: Ready, Set, Go
- Overview of Course, Computer Navigation, Course Tools, Resources
Weeks 2-5: Unit 1 - Values
- Values
- Normalcy
- "People First" Language
- Behavior & Language Guidelines
- Respect for Individuals
- Ethical Guidelines
Weeks 6-10: Unit 2 - Federal & State Agencies, Laws, & Benefits Analysis
- Social Security
- U.S. Department of Education & U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
- Vocational Rehabilitation
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Weeks 11-14: Unit 3 - Disabilities
- Mobility Related Disabilities
- Hearing Impairments
- Visual Impairments
- Developmental Disabilities
- Psychological/Psychiatric Disabilities
- Learning Disabilities
Weeks 15-18: Unit 4 - Assessment
- Initial Assessments
- Skill Identification
- Functional Assessment
- Community-Based Assessment
- Developing a Customer Profile
Weeks 19-21: Unit 5 - Assistive Technology
- Definitions & Categories
- Determination of Need
- Reasonable Accommodations
- Resources
- Assistive Technology Links
- ADA Technical Assistance Programs
Weeks 22-25: Unit 6 - Job Development
- Know the Job Seeker
- Career Planning
- Team Meetings
- Employment Objectives
- Job Development
- Job Analysis
- Job Accommodations
Weeks 26-31: Unit 7 - Marketing Skills
- Job Readiness
- Marketing
- Contacting Employers
- Relationship Building
- Marketing Your Services
- Information Networking
- Marketing Plan
- Networking & Business Partnerships
- Informational Interviewing
- Customized Employment
Weeks 32-35: Unit 8 - Work Skill Development
- Ready the Employee
- Teaching Important Skills
- Task Analysis
- Data Collection Guidelines
- Systematic Instruction
- Guidelines for Least Prompt Hierarchy
- Graphing Data
- Reinforcement Procedures
- Compensatory Strategies
- Customer Achievement
- Training Lessons from History
Weeks 36-38: Unit 9 - Support Needs
- Supporting Individuals Who Are Working
- Developing Natural Supports
- Empowerment & Natural Supports
- Evaluation & On-Going Support
- Examples of Supports Provided by Employers
- Fading from the Job Site
- Available Funding Sources
- Ten Conclusions about Natural Supports
Weeks 39-40: Final Examination