Employment Services with an Emphasis on Customized Employment On-Line Course

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The Employment Services Certificate is being offered by Heather Barsy and is based on a curriculum developed by TransCen, Inc.

The certificate curriculum is endorsed by Association for Community Rehabilitation Educators (ACRE). In order to promote best practices in the field of employment, ACRE encourages the use of competency-based training. The competencies on which this training is based are a melding of ACRE's original Employment Services competencies with the Essential Elements of Customized Employment. Click to view a list of these competencies. 

This Employment Services Certificate is comprised of an initial 12 hours of either an in-person or synchronous online training Workshop and a 28-hour online Certificate Course that includes coursework, support from instructors, and field-based assignments.

The ACRE Employment Services certificate helps to build a foundation of knowledge and skills, including those used in customized employment, to assist people with disabilities to achieve and maintain competitive employment.  VR is currently developing additional training requirements for providers specializing in customized employment. This curriculum may not align with VR expectations for credentialed staff providing Customized Employment to MRS or BSBP - Incompass Michigan will continue to work with our VR partners to establish a sustainable credentialing process for customized employment practitioners.

Modules include:

1. Application of Core Values and Principles of Practice
2. Individualized Assessment and Employment/Career Planning
3. Community Research and Job Development
4. Workplace and Related Supports

ONLINE WORKSHOP

All sessions are Virtual, 9:00-11:00am ET

• May 14 – Module 1 
• May 21 – Module 2 
• May 28 – Module 2 
• June 4 – Module 3 
• June 25 – Module 3 
• July 2 – Module 4 

IN-PERSON WORKSHOP

Held at Incompass Michigan, 335 Seymour Ave, Lansing, MI 48933

This is a 2 day in-person workshop, pricing includes meals. 

• July 8 - July 9 each day 9am-4pm

CERTIFICATE COURSE

All Virtually, 9am-11am (must complete the Workshop first, space is limited and available on first come basis)

• July 30 - Module 1
• August 8 - Module 2
• August 20 - Module 2
• September 3 - Module 3 
• September 17 - Module 3 
• October 1 - Module 4
• October 15 - Module 4 
• October 29 - Make up Session (this is if an additional day is needed in case a session is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances) 

Participant Time Commitment

Participants are required to attend all of the sessions in full.

• Any makeup sessions requested will incur additional fees.
• As part of the registration process, the supervisor of participants must click here to complete the Supervisor Form of Commitment by April 25, agreeing that the registered participant will be authorized to devote an average of four hours per week to attend trainings and complete quizzes, discussion boards, activities and field assignments. The supervisor of participants must sign and submit the form by April 25 or contact kkinde@incompassmi.org for more information.

Participant Accountability

To earn an Employment Services Certificate with an Emphasis on Customized Employment each participant will:

1. Attend all sessions of the Workshop in full
2. Attend all sessions of the Certificate Course with instructor-led trainings in full.
3. Complete readings, assignments, and quizzes to the satisfaction of the instructor.
4. Post discussion boards, activities, assignments and quizzes by date assigned.

Assignment due dates will be established by the instructor. It is the responsibility of the participant to communicate with instructor and facilitator if there are problems with meeting the requirements and due dates of the certificate program.

The quizzes can be taken multiple times until all the questions are answered correctly.

No activities/assignments will be accepted past the course end date.

Workshop Online only:
Incompass Michigan Members: $149.00
Non Members: $199.00

Workshop In-Person only, 335 Seymour Ave, Lansing, MI 48933:
Incompass Michigan Members: $199.00
Non Members: $249.00

Full Certificate Course if registering by July 1 (includes Workshop and Certificate Course) 40 hours:

*SEATS ARE LIMITED
Incompass Michigan Members $349.00
Nonmembers $399.00

If a participant completes the Workshop and then decides to add the additional 28-hour Certificate Course, session fees for the Certificate Course are $249 for members and $299 for non-members.

Please contact Katie Kinde with any questions at kkinde@incompassmi.org .