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FYI Newsletter November 24, 2008
Quick Scan:
- 2009 Employment Specialist Training (EST) Calendar
- TEEACH Five Day Classroom Training Program
- On-Line Auction
- Library Holiday Hours
- Library Corner
2009 Employment Specialist Training (EST) Calendar
The Indiana Supported Employment Training Team (ISETT) is pleased to announce its 2009 Employment Specialist Training Workshop schedule. EST is designed to provide basic skills training to service providers who have worked as employment specialists for less than one year. To date, EST has certified over 2,500 employment specialists in Indiana.
What do folks have to say about EST... "Speakers were very informative and easy to understand! They gave creative solutions to underlying issues we confront daily in this business." "The materials provide excellent resources for me to use in doing my job. I am so excited to go home and implement everything I've learned." And finally, "Hands down the best training and most practical program I've ever attended!"
Attendees learn best practice in job and career development, employment support planning, ecological analysis, follow-along, and emerging industry trends. EST is a six-day training split into two sessions which are held one month apart. An exit test is required for participants seeking certification. Individuals who attend all days of both sessions and successfully complete the exit test, receive a competency-based certificate from Indiana University. CEUs and CRUs are available.
Training dates and locations include:
February 17-19 and March 24-26, 2009
Easterseals Crossroads
Indianapolis, IN
May 5-7 and June 2-4, 2009
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
Bloomington, IN
August 4-6 and September 8-10, 2009
Easterseals Crossroads
Indianapolis, IN
November 3-6 and December 1-3, 2009
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
Bloomington, IN
Act now and receive a $200.00 per participant discount toward the $300.00 registration fee. For more information or to register, contact Kay Moore at (812) 855-6508 or e-mail moorel@indiana.edu.
TEACH Five Day Classroom Training Program
Division TEACH and the Institute's Indiana Resource Center for Autism, in collaboration with the Monroe County Community School Corporation, will host a five-day classroom training program for professionals who work with students with autism.Current practices and pressures in the field of special education have increased the need for comprehensive training for working with students with autism and other sever behavior, learning, and communication difficulties. TEACCH combines hands-on classroom experience, lectures on topics related to working with students with autism, and group discussions of classroom activities.
Teachers, psychologists, physicians, speech and language therapists, as well as researchers, clinicians, and interested others should plan to attend this workshop. Registration fee is $1,600.00 per person. Certificates of Attendance, CRUs, CEUs, and graduate credit will be offered. Graduate credit registration and course information will be available on the first day. Questions regarding workshop content, contact Catherine Davies at (812) 855-6508 or e-mail daviesc@indiana.edu. Registration questions may be directed to Kelly Doyle at (812) 855-6508 or e-mail keadoyle@indiana.edu.
Online Auction
ARC of Indiana On-Line Auction: Let the Arc of Indiana help you with your holiday shopping! The on-line auction began on Wednesday, November 19 and will conclude on Wednesday, December 3, 2008. Auction proceeds will assist in providing critical funds needed to help Hoosiers with developmental disabilities and their families realize their goals of learning, living, working, and playing in the community.
Auction items range from vacation getaways to autographed memorabilia and much more! To view items, visit http://www.arcind.org and click on the link to the on-line auction. Be sure to check back often. New items are being added every day!
Library Holiday Hours
The Library will close at noon on Wednesday, November 26 in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. We will re-open at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, December 1.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Library Corner
New Items: The following new materials may be borrowed by Indiana residents from the Center for Disability Information and Referral at the Institute. To check out materials, contact the library at 1-800-437-7924, send e-mail to cedir@indiana.edu, or visit us at 2853 East Tenth Street in Bloomington.
Eckenrode, L., Fennell, P., & Hearsey, K. (2003). Tasks galore. Raleigh, NC: Tasks Galore.
Eckenrode, L., Fennell, P., & Hearsey, K. (2004). Tasks galore for the real world. Raleigh, NC: Tasks Galore.
Eckenrode, L., Fennell, P., & Hearsey, K. (2005). Tasks galore: Making groups meaningful. Raleigh, NC: Tasks Galore.