The Art of Job Coaching

  • Starts: 04/04/13 - 8:30AM
  • Ends: 04/05/13 - 4:30PM
  • Location: Corvallis, OR
  • Category: Upcoming Events


  • Practical Training for Job Coaches & Employment Specialists who Support People with Disabilities


    While we can easily agree that individuals with significant disabilities ought to be employed, it is often skilled and knowledgeable job coaches and employment specialists who make their success a reality. And the work sounds simple enough; just provide needed supports in the right fashion & amount at just the right time, then the magic happens and the worker becomes (and stays) securely employed, right?

    It would be so simple if everyone needed the same kind of assistance!  But variable factors like skill and experience levels, disability challenges, demands of the job, available resources on-site and off, disclosure choices, and reasonable accommodations necessitate an individualized approach to providing support to both the new employee and her coworkers and supervisor.  Successful job coaches and employment specialists have a wide range of approaches and strategies from which to draw.  This training will help you build your job coaching toolbox.  

    Location and Dates:
    April 4-5, 2013
    Corvallis, OR

    Holiday Inn Express
    781 NE 2nd Street
    Corvallis, OR 97330
    541 752-0800


    Registration Fee: $30 per person
    Register Now!

    Content:
    • Building a person-centered job coaching plan
    • Your role as a business consultant
    • The legal & practical sides of reasonable accommodation
    • Job and task analysis
    • Teaching on the job: systematic instruction and prompt hierarchies
    • Working successfully with behavioral challenges
    • Identification and development of natural supports
    • Developing a fading and on-going communication plan

    Your Guide: Shannon McLain

    Shannon McLain has spent her career advocating for a world where all persons, regardless of labels, are treated on an equitable basis and have the opportunity to live a healthy, self-sufficient life.  This has involved nearly a decade of coordinating and directing employment services for people with significant disabilities - with lots of hands-on opportunities to learn what works and what doesn't when it comes to job coaching!   She is also a skilled and experienced instructor who has taught at levels from continuing education workshops to college courses. 

    For Content Information:
    Laurie Ford lhf4@u.washington.edu

    For Registration Information:
    Tammi Olson tammio@u.washington.edu