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Recruit, Cultivate, & Retain: Winter Cohort

Recruit, Cultivate and Retain (RCR) is a leadership series designed for mid-level managers working in employment and community inclusion service provider agencies. By joining RCR, you will have the opportunity to develop immediately usable skills for developing your own career and promoting increased job satisfaction for staff you manage. In community with other program managers, we […]

Wise Online Academy (WOA) ACRE 100 Series: Winter Cohort

Part 3. Systematic Instruction: Teaching, Learning, and Retaining Jobs  The Wise Online Academy (WOA) ACRE 100 Series is an online training series based on customized employment core competencies. It is designed to provide employment professionals the training, knowledge, and skills they need to deliver quality customized competitive integrated employment services to people with developmental and intellectual disabilities. […]

Unlocking Support: The Mentor’s Role in Co-Creating Natural Support at the Workplace

Zoom

In this webinar, you will learn about how the use of an in-house mentor can enhance natural support and workplace inclusion. You will be introduced to recent research about what a mentor is and what mentors themselves report as positive, but also challenging, aspects of the role. The concept of Workplace Inclusion Competence will be […]

Free

Wise Online Academy (WOA) ACRE 100 Series: Winter Cohort

Part 3. Systematic Instruction: Teaching, Learning, and Retaining Jobs  The Wise Online Academy (WOA) ACRE 100 Series is an online training series based on customized employment core competencies. It is designed to provide employment professionals the training, knowledge, and skills they need to deliver quality customized competitive integrated employment services to people with developmental and intellectual disabilities. […]

Recruit, Cultivate, & Retain: Winter Cohort

Recruit, Cultivate and Retain (RCR) is a leadership series designed for mid-level managers working in employment and community inclusion service provider agencies. By joining RCR, you will have the opportunity to develop immediately usable skills for developing your own career and promoting increased job satisfaction for staff you manage. In community with other program managers, we […]

Employment Rally Region 3 : Vancouver

Clark College - Gaiser Hall 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, WA, United States

An Exciting Opportunity for the Washington State Developmental Disability Employment Community! The 2023-2024 Dan Thompson Employment Rallies are coming to Washington State! Please join us to celebrate, share the history of our movement, and work together to define a vision and create a plan to move Employment forward through 2030. Come Rally with us! There […]

Embracing Neurodiversity: Implementing Supportive Strategies for an Inclusive Workspace

Zoom

In this webinar, participants will gain a comprehensive overview of neurodiversity and explore practical strategies for fostering an inclusive work environment. The session will begin with an exploration of the concept of neurodiversity, highlighting the diverse range of neurocognitive differences present in the workplace. Attendees will also gain insights into effective methods for establishing an […]

free

Employment Rally Region 3: Tacoma

UW / YMCA Room 303/304 1710 Market St, Tacoma, WA, United States

An Exciting Opportunity for the Washington State Developmental Disability Employment Community! The 2023-2024 Dan Thompson Employment Rallies are coming to Washington State! Please join us to celebrate, share the history of our movement, and work together to define a vision and create a plan to move Employment forward through 2030. Come Rally with us! There […]

Neurodivergence and Self-Advocacy

Zoom

There is a growing awareness of a natural range of neurodiversity among human beings. However, what gets lost among the feel good talking points about neurodiversity acceptance is the continuing need for people who are neurodivergent to fit themselves into schools and workplaces that weren’t designed for them. Self-advocacy, the act of neurodivergent people speaking […]

Free

Recruit, Cultivate, & Retain: Winter Cohort

Recruit, Cultivate and Retain (RCR) is a leadership series designed for mid-level managers working in employment and community inclusion service provider agencies. By joining RCR, you will have the opportunity to develop immediately usable skills for developing your own career and promoting increased job satisfaction for staff you manage. In community with other program managers, we […]