Employment First Resources

This resource book contains documents, links, and other materials to help develop a southwest Ohio regional community of practice around transformation and building innovative supports around employment, community engagement, and Career Discovery. This is not a course.

Resources are listed in the Table of Contents located to the left of this page. You can navigate by selecting the Next link at the bottom of this page as well.

Career Discovery Overview

Career Discovery is an individualized, comprehensive process that supports job seekers pursuing competitive integrated employment or self-employment. Career Discovery is part of a package of nine new employment services available to job seekers through the Ohio Home and Community-based Services Waiver. The process helps to reveal how interests and activities of daily life may be translated into possibilities for integrated employment.

Career Discovery Knowhow

Phone-in 7/26/18

Career Discovery Knowhow: Best Practices, Best Results

For DSPs, SSAs, families, OOD, individuals, schools (others?):

Discover Discovery Links

Discovery on LOOP

https://loopohio.org/events/overview-of-career-discovery-as-a-career-planning-service-including-logistics-and-rule-requirements-part-1-of-a-4-part-series

VCU Customized Employment

Griffin Hammis

http://www.griffinhammis.com/

Lead Center

http://www.leadcenter.org/customized-employment/discovery

NCDA

https://www.ncda.org/aws/NCDA/pt/sd/news_article/127835/_PARENT/CC_layout_details/false

Career Planning DODD

http://dodd.ohio.gov/Training/Pages/Career-Planning.aspx

Orientation to Supported Employment Course

https://trn-store.com/OHIntroductionRegisterlogin

Provider Transformation

Ohio's continued efforts to ensure people with intellectual and developmental disabilities have access to services that prioritize their specific goals and prioritize community membership and community employment is largely supported by provider agencies across the state. These agencies are collectively working through a systems change process that will enable the strengthening and support of community-based service options for people with disabilities.

Seven Essential Elements of PCP

http://dodd.ohio.gov/7elements/Pages/default.aspx

Community Life Data DODD

http://dodd.ohio.gov/IntheNews/Pages/Data.aspx

TASH

https://tash.org/

SELN

http://www.selnhub.org/home

LEAD Center

http://www.leadcenter.org/

PENN State Community Engagement

https://aese.psu.edu/research/centers/cecd/engagement-toolbox/engagement/what-is-community-engagement

APSE

http://apse.org/

EF Ohio

www.ohioemploymentfirst.org

DODD Easy Reads

http://dodd.ohio.gov/IndividualFamilies/MyDODD/Pages/default.aspx