Training

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The Supported Employment Core Training Series is Kentucky’s required training for those who bill any part of Supported Employment. The Series is offered six (6) times per year, is all virtual, and there is no cost for registration. Anyone interested in Supported Employment is welcome to attend, either in part or in full, as a refresher.

Session Descriptions:

The Supported Employment Core Training Series is made up of 2 Sessions. Session 1 and Session 2 are both comprised of an online course and day(s) held live via Zoom.  You must take the sessions sequentially, and we require you to complete the online courses prior to the live Zoom day(s). The Supported Employment Core Training Series consists of:

Session 1:

SETP 101: Overview of Supported Employment Services in Kentucky is an online prerequisite course that provides an overview of the service of supported employment in Kentucky, including OVR required documentation and expectations, and the nature of supported employment as opposed to other support services. Upon registration, participants are asked to indicate whether they provide Traditional or IPS Supported Employment, and they will then receive an overview course specific to the service they provide.

Three Days of Live Training via Zoom: Day 1 – Person-Centered Job Selection/Career Profile.
What’s a good job for this person, and how do we know? How might we discover personal gifts and talents previously unrecognized? What are fitting types of work formerly unconsidered? This day will focus on the process of: planning personalized approaches to discovery, writing a Person-Centered Employment Plan/Career Profile, and using what’s learned to get ready for job development. Day 2 – Job Development. After we know the kind of job we’re seeking, how do we find it? What are the varied ways that we might represent the people we serve? What are the issues surrounding disclosure? We’ll explore: networking, usage of business language, customized jobs, informational interviews, preparation for employer contacts, and more. Day 3 – Supported Employment Services and Extended Services. We’ll learn about taking the next step – moving from job development to job analysis: studying workplace culture and learning about areas of particular importance, learning the typical employee instructional/support practices within a business, and defining the roles of the SE Employment Specialist in a way that honors typical business practices to the fullest extent possible. This information is then built upon to discuss effective ways to provide initial, and then faded, supported employment services to become stable on the job, and then extended services over time.

Each day of training on Zoom is 9:30 am – 3:30 pm ET / 8:30 am – 2:30 pm CT.

Session 2:

SETP 102 – Overview of the Impact of Wages on Social Security Disability Benefits is an online prerequisite course that provides an overview of how earned income may affect eligibility for an entitlement to social security disability benefits and supplemental security income.

A Half-Day of Live Training via Zoom: Overview of the Impact of Wages on Social Security Disability Benefits.
This half-day training will build upon the required online course (SETP 102) by providing opportunities to apply what was learned. Did you know someone who receives SSI (Supplemental Security Income) or SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance) can work, possibly even full-time, and still maintain their eligibility for a cash payment and Medicaid or Medicare? Did you know you can save $17,000/year in a STABLE account, and more if you’re working, and not lose eligibility for SSI, Medicaid, or other means-tested programs? By the end of the day, employment professionals should be able to confidently share information and resources so job seekers, family members, and others who support them will make decisions about employment based on facts and not fear.

This half-day of training on Zoom is 9:30 am – 1:30 pm ET / 8:30 am – 12:30 pm CT.

Upcoming Training Dates/Deadlines:

Requirements for Completion:

• This training requires access to a computer or tablet and a stable internet connection.
• Do not plan to attend this training on a smartphone. You will need a monitor large enough to easily see the slides shared and the Zoom chat box, and be able to download documents provided through internet links. This will require you to switch between Zoom, an internet browser, and documents on your computer.
• If you have concerns about your ability to move between these windows on your computer, please contact us for assistance before the first date of the training.
• The training requires audio, either through a built-in microphone on the computer or by calling using the phone numbers provided in the Zoom link.  
• We request that you have access to a camera, although you will not be required to keep it on.  
• All online courses are self-paced and include quizzes, which you need to pass with a score of at least 80%.
• A certificate of completion will be automatically generated once you pass the final quiz.
• There is no fee for this training series.

How to Register:

Roundtable Discussions:

The SETP hosts an ongoing series of informal roundtable discussions for those who have already completed the Core Training Series in the previous year. This allows new Employment Specialists to continue learning and gain practical strategies to assist with their everyday work. Discussions rotate through the phases of service in supported employment. They are not a required part of receiving your Core Training certificate, but are intended to offer support as new Employment Specialists apply learning to the field.