Benefits Counseling and Benefits analysis - ANSWERServices provided to assist an
individual in understanding the options and possibilities in order to make an informed
choice about going to work. These services result in a report that reviews a person's
assets and income to make an informed choice about employment.
Business Proposals (Job Carving) - ANSWERThe process of listing the key
components of jobs and employment needs to develop a written proposal for an
employer on how those needs can be met. A proposal typically includes language
identifying job tasks for increased work efficiencies and the matching of an individual's
skills with workplace needs. This process can result in either job restructuring or job
creation.
Career Seeker Portfolio - ANSWERA job-hunting tool that developed to provide
employers a complete picture of the job seekers experience, education,
accomplishments, skill sets, and potential.
Employment - ANSWERCompetitive employment is work performed in the integrated
labor market in which the individual is compensated at or above minimum wage, but not
less than the customary wage and benefits paid for the same or similar work performed
by individuals who do not have a disability. "The philosophy that presumes employability
of all people in the community regardless of
disability. Components include:
• Being the first and preferred outcome for working-age youth and adults with
disabilities, including those with complex and significant disabilities, for whom working in
the past has been limited, or has not traditionally occurred,
• Using typical or customized employment techniques to secure membership in the
workforce, where employees with disabilities are included on the payroll of a competitive
business or industry or are self employed business owners,
• Where the assigned work tasks offer at least minimum or prevailing wages and
benefits,
• And where typical opportunities exist for integration and interactions with co-workers
without disabilities, with customers, and/or the general public. "
Employment First - ANSWERA set of services that are used to introduce, prepare,
monitor, and facilitate individuals with disabilities to seek and maintain employment.
These may also include supports provided to or by an employer.
Employment Support Professional (ESP) - ANSWER"A professional who assists
individuals in obtaining and maintaining integrated employment by meeting the needs of
businesses in the community. There are three levels of certification to become an ESP.
"
, Job Developer - ANSWER"Professional who matches employers to employees through
pairing targeted business needs with
an individual's transferable skills."
Job Trainer/Job Coach - ANSWERA professional who provides necessary supports
during the initial employment period to assist the employee to perform their job tasks to
the employer's specifications and then facilitates the transition to natural workplace
supports while reducing his or her role.
Natural Supports - ANSWERSupport from supervisors and co-workers occurring in the
workplace to assist employees with disabilities to perform their jobs, including supports
already provided by employers for all employees. These natural supports may be both
formal and informal, and include mentoring, supervision (ongoing feedback on job
performance), training (learning a new job skill with a co-worker) and co-workers
socializing with employees with disabilities at breaks or after work.
Person-Centered Planning - ANSWERPerson Centered Planning is an ongoing
problem-solving process used to help people with disabilities plan for their future. In
person centered planning, groups of people focus on an individual and that person's
vision of what they would like to do in the future. This "person-centered" team meets to
identify opportunities for the focus person to develop personal relationships, participate
in their community, increase control over their own lives, and develop the skills and
abilities needed to achieve these goals. Person Centered Planning depends on the
commitment of a team of individuals who care about the focus person. These
individuals take action to make sure that the strategies discussed in planning meetings
are implemented.
People First Language - ANSWERPeople First Language (PFL) represents more
respectful, accurate ways of communicating. People with disabilities are not their
diagnoses or disabilities; they are people, first.
Systematic Instruction - ANSWER" Materials and instruction are organized to follow the
logical order of the language. The sequence of the instruction proceeds methodically
from the easiest and most basic elements to more difficult and complex material.
"
Task Analysis - ANSWER" The process of breaking down a job into smaller steps for
the purpose of teaching the job tasks to
an employee in achievable parts over time. "
Vocational Assessment - ANSWERFormal and informal processes used to explore an
individual's interests, abilities, and aptitudes in order to identify vocational assets,
barriers, support needs and career potential.
Workplace Culture - ANSWERWorkplace culture can be defined as the "way of life" for
those in a particular workplace. This has many elements including: laws, language,