P A R T N E R S H I P F O R P E O P L E W I T H D I S A B I L I T I E SM AY 2 0 1 2

I Want To Work Workbook and Partner Guide

CreditsPrimary Contributors

Jack BrandtDawn Machonis

ContributorsZak Ford

Kit HammarShelley LantzMatt NigrelliGrace Oswell

CreditsThe Learning Community for Person Centered Practices

www.learningcommunity.usSupport Development Associates

www.sdaus.comTranscen, Incwww.transcen

Partnership for People with Disabilities/VCUwww.vcu.edu/partnership

DescriptionAssist in assembling information they can use to

obtain employment Designed for people with intellectual disabilitiesDesigned to complete with a partner Employs person centered concepts & tools

Integrated employment means

working in a job

around typical peers

for at least minimum wage

paid by the employer

Person CenterednessPERSON CENTEREDNESS is a HUMAN concept—

not a disability concept!

Honors the voices of the person and those who know them best

Focuses on a person’s gifts and capacitiesUses ordinary language Recognizes the importance of relationshipsConsiders what is important to and important for the person and strives for the balance between them

Important To

Happy Content Fulfilled Comforted Satisfied

Important For

Health and safetyWhat helps us be

valued members of our community

Our interest in employment

Employment is a critical component of most adult’s lives. Work is a means to:

• Economic self sufficiency• Contributing to the community• Building a group of social relationships• Creating opportunities for life long

learning

Workbook Design

• Organized into 4 chapters• Question and answer format• Homework in 3 chapters• Recommend doing, at most, one chapter

at a time

Partner Guide DesignIntro

Roles/responsibilities of partner Conversations ‘read’, ‘write’

PurposeInstructionsSample/resource section

What you get

By completing the workbook, a person will:

Identify 2 areas of interest in which they would like to work

Develop a work support document (one page profile)

Prepare a resume

Chapters1. Great Things About Me

2. The Job I Want

3. How to Best Support Me

4. My Resume

Chapter 1Recognize great things

about self & what others see

Who the important people are in the person’s life

Why people work & why the person wants to work

Chapter 2

Explore areas of interest

What liked/didn’t like in previous jobs

Identify 2 interests in which the person wants to work

Chapter 3

Good Day Bad DayWhat’s important to

a person at workIdentify supports

needed to be successful on the job

Chapter 4Gathers information

for a resume

Functional Chronological Combination

My Dream Job

Job Choice

Good Day/ Bad Day

Dawn’s GD BD at work

Good Day Bad Daybeing on time being latehaving a monthly unprepared for a mtg parking space cluttered deskwarm in my office my computer tries

to get a lot done think for me

Dawn’s Support DocImportant to me at work:Being on timeAccomplishing work– see the productFeeling comfortable temperature-wise

Supporter’s Instructions:If I am late, espec for training, please ask how you can help

and then forgive my bossinessIf I ask about the computer-I am usually frustrated—I would

rather you tell me you don’t know then trying to be helpful when you are not sure

Uses Support Document

Job coachesDept of Rehab Services counselorsTeachersAnyone who is assisting in finding a jobEmployer once a relationship is established