The Research and Training Center on Workplace Supports has two upcoming webcourses on employment services:

Customized Employment, Feb 1-Mar 1. $60 per individual

The course will cover these important topics on customized employment and more:

• Principles and Indicators of Customized Employment
• Relationship to Supported Employment
• Role of a Personal Representative or Employment Specialist
• Strategies for Exploration and the Discovery Process
• Personal Profiles
• Informational Interviewing
• Job Negotiations
• Employment Proposals
• Funding Strategies

Into Adulthood: Transition to Work for Individuals with Autism, Mar 1 to Apr 4. Tuition and textbook $298.07

The course will cover these important topics on autism and transition to work and more:

• Characteristics of autism
• Impact of transition from school to adulthood
• Supporting parents
• Positive behavior support
• Inclusion
• Critical life and social skills for work
• Strategies for effective transition from school to work, training, or post-secondary education
• Building effective business partnerships between academic and community service providers
• Evidence-based strategies for effective job development, on-the-job support, and retention strategies

Continuing education credits are available for both courses. For more information and to register visit http://www.worksupport.com/training/courses.cfm.