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Employment:
The Possible Dream
Manufacturing
Person
Centered
Technology
Transition
Creative
Supports
Financial
Services
Life
Sciences
Healthcare
Transportation
Hospitality
& Retail
A conference for professionals highlighting best practices in supporting people with disabilities
in career planning, customized employment, and transition from school to work
March 20, 2015 • Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick, NJ
Conference at a Glance
8:00 a.m.
Registration, Continental Breakfast, and Exhibits
8:30 a.m.
Welcome from The Boggs Center and NJ APSE
State Employment Initiatives Leadership Panel
8:45 a.m.
10:15 a.m.
to
The NJ Department of Human Services, Divisions of Developmental Disabilities, Disability Services, and
Mental Health and Addictions Services and the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired;
the NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services;
and the NJ Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs
STATE SERVICES
OVERCOMING
OBSTACLES
EDUCATION/
TRANSITION
MODEL TRANSITION
PROGRAMS
BEHAVIOR
SUPPORTS
MENTAL HEALTH
JOB
ACCOMMODATIONS
CREATIVE
EMPLOYMENT
STRATEGIES
JOB COACHING
Workshop 1
Workshop 2
Workshop 3
Workshop 4
Workshop 5
Workshop 6
Workshop 7
Workshop 8
Workshop 9
Support
Coordinator
Technical
Assistance
Training
Maximizing
Employment
Outcomes of
Employees
Who Receive
SSI and SSDI
Overview of
Universal
Design for
Learning
The Schoolto-Work
Transition:
Workplace
Training
Program
Applying
Positive
Behavior
Supports to
Working with
People with
Co-occurring
Mental
Illness and
Developmental
Disability in
Jobs
The Role
of Hope in
Supported
Employment
Success
Using the Job
Accommodation Network
(JAN)
Mobile and
Everyday
Technologies
to Get Things
Done
Teaching
Job Skills to
Workers with
Significant
Learning
Challenges
11:45 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
Awards Luncheon
to
1:00 p.m.
1:15 p.m.
to
2:45 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
to
3:45 p.m.
STATE SERVICES
OVERCOMING
OBSTACLES
EDUCATION/
TRANSITION
MODEL TRANSITION
PROGRAMS
BEHAVIOR
SUPPORTS
MENTAL HEALTH
JOB
ACCOMMODATIONS
CREATIVE
EMPLOYMENT
STRATEGIES
JOB COACHING
Workshop 10
Workshop 11
Workshop 12
Workshop 13
Workshop 14
Workshop 15
Workshop 16
Workshop 17
Workshop 18
DDD’s System
Reformation:
How Does
It Impact
Employment?
Organizational
Culture and the
Complexity of
Real Change
How the
CILs are
Collaborating
with DVRS to
Provide New
and Essential
Pre-Vocational
Services
Seamless
Transition
from School to
Work Through
Successful
Structured
Learning
Experiences
Proactive
Approaches
to Preventing
Problem
Behaviors on
the Job
Assisting
Transitioning
Youth with
Mental
Health Needs
to Secure
Employment
that is Career
Focused
Steps to
Successful
Employment:
The Interactive
Process
for Service
Providers
Trial Work
Experience in
New Jersey
Identifying
Barriers to
Employment:
The Online
Application and
Assessment
Keynote Presentation
No Labels, No Limits
Kathy Buckley, Motivational Speaker/Comedienne/Actress/Writer and Producer
3:45 p.m.
to
4:00 p.m.
Certificate Distribution
Featured Presentations
State Employment
Initiatives Leadership
Panel
We’ve invited representatives from The NJ Department of
Human Services, Divisions of Developmental Disabilities, Disability
Services, and Mental Health and Addictions Services and
the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired; the NJ
Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation Services; and the NJ Department of
Education, Office of Special Education Programs to discuss their
current initiatives that will enhance employment for people with
disabilities. They will explain the initiatives and describe how they
will directly impact employment opportunities in NJ. Additionally,
they will discuss how their agencies plan to facilitate partnerships
with providers and educators to make employment a reality.
Keynote
Kathy
Buckley
Motivational
Speaker/
Comedienne/
Actress/Writer
and Producer
No Labels, No Limits
Kathy talks about the labels that society
puts on us, and the labels we also put on
ourselves. She addresses the fact that we
subscribe to the labels that society places
on us, and they can even modify our own
self-awareness. Kathy inspires her audience
to remove the labels that society has
placed on them, as well as those they have
placed on themselves; empowering them
to make a change, become self-confident,
self-aware, and empowering self-growth.
Kathy’s message will free you from the
limiting labels that society places on you,
as well as those labels you put on yourself;
awakening the unlimited potential inside
each of us.
Thomas
Golden
Melanie
Whetzel
Two national presenters will speak at the
Facing the Future Conference, Thomas
Golden, MS, CRC, Faculty, Associate
Director, Cornell University Employment
and Disability Institute, and Melanie
Whetzel, MA, Lead Consultant, Cognitive/
Neurological Team, Job Accommodation
Network. They will each present two
workshops – this is a great opportunity to
learn from national experts.
Kathy Buckley is a five-time American Comedy Award
Nominee as Best Stand-Up Female Comedienne and the
winner of countless other awards for her work. She is also an
actress, writer and producer, author, humanitarian, and one
of the country’s leading motivational speakers. Her television
appearances include The Tonight Show, Good Morning
America, CBS This Morning, The Today Show, Entertainment
Tonight, Extra, Inside Edition, CNN, HBO, VH1’s Stand-Up
Spotlight, Comic Strip Live, Evening at the Improv, and
Caroline’s Comedy Hour. E! Entertainment named her one of
the “World’s Most Intriguing Women” in their original special.
In addition to comedy, Kathy is an actress who is also known
for her co-starring roles in TV series such as “Touched by an
Angel,” and starred in her own original award winning PBS
special, “No Labels, No Limits.” Her extraordinary story is truly
amazing to all who experience it.
An active volunteer for causes close to her heart, Kathy spends
time helping numerous children’s charities such as No Limits, a
non-profit organization for children who are hard of hearing or
deaf. A sought after speaker, she has inspired people around
the nation, speaking at corporate events, conferences, and
universities. She is the author of the heartfelt and hilarious book
“If You Could Hear What I See.” She has also been recognized
by the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army for outstanding efforts
toward disability employment awareness, and is a key speaker
for Anthony Robbins’ Life Mastery Classes.
Whether performing in a comedy club, appearing on
television, speaking publicly, teaching at camps for children,
or appearing in any number of other settings, Kathy Buckley
bears her message that anything can be achieved when the
heart and the mind work together.
Morning Workshops 1-9: 10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
1) Support Coordinator Technical Assistance Training
Teresa Owens, MS, Chief, Field Services, and Karen Carroll, MSW, Chief, Community Rehabilitation Programs,
New Jersey Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
This workshop will provide information regarding the process to refer, apply, and engage in services through the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services and
the collaboration with the Division of Developmental Disabilities. Forms and agency contacts will be provided.
Topic: State Services
Target Audience: Administrators, Supervisors, Employment Specialists, Job Developers, DDD Support Coordinators
2) Maximizing Employment Outcomes of Employees Who Receive SSI and SSDI
Thomas Golden, MS, CRC, Faculty, Associate Director, Cornell University Employment and Disability Institute
Individuals who receive SSI and SSDI continue to experience disparate employment, educational, and economic outlook when compared to their peers
with disabilities who do not receive public entitlements. This activity-based workshop will provide practitioners with basic information, skills and
strategies they need to start SSI/DI beneficiaries down the road to full employment.
Topic: Overcoming Obstacles
Target Audience: Supervisors, Employment Specialists, Job Developers, Educators
3) Overview of Universal Design for Learning
Bill Freeman, MEd, CSPD Coordinator, NJ Department of Education, Office of Special Education
For every class of students, teachers need to plan for the expected variability of learners by providing curriculum that has corresponding flexibility. Failure to design
education for classes of diverse students perpetuates the myth of “the average learner.” This interactive session will provide an overview of Universal Design for
Learning (UDL) for educators who are new to this practice.
Topic: Education/Transition
Target Audience: School Administrators, Educators, College Professors
4) The School-to-Work Transition: Workplace Training Program
Helen Ihde, MA, Teacher/Coordinator, Workplace Training Program, Freehold Regional High School District
Develop a program that encompasses both school-based classroom instruction and community based Structured Learning Experiences (SLEs) which provide
students with career awareness and exploration. Students attain skills needed to work toward post-secondary employment and/or educational goals through full
immersion in community-based work experiences while striving for independence.
Topic: Model Transition Programs
Target Audience: Administrators, Supervisors, Employment Specialists, Job Developers, Educators, Employers
5) Applying Positive Behavior Supports to Working with People with Co-occurring Mental Illness
and Developmental Disability (MI/DD) in Jobs
Samantha J. Herrick, PhD, CRC, NCC, Assistant Professor, Rutgers School of Health Related Professions, and Bret Vaks, MBA,
Training and Consultation Specialist, The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Many people we serve have co-occurring mental illness (MI) and developmental disability (DD); with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) the most commonly
reported DD among this population. The needs of this population are unique, complicating community inclusion. This session will describe the characteristics of
people with MI/DD and the application of Positive Behavior Supports.
Topic: Behavior Supports
Target Audience: Administrators, Supervisors, Employment Specialists, Job Developers, Educators
6) The Role of Hope in Supported Employment Success
William Waynor, PhD, Assistant Professor, Integrated Employment Institute, Rutgers School of Health Related Professions
Hope is universally acknowledged as key to recovery from psychiatric illness. However, what impact does how hopeful an SE participant feels have on SE
success? This interactive workshop will discuss the role of hope and other related concepts, and how they may or may not be relevant to SE success. Several tools
will be provided to workshop participants that utilize hope and related concepts.
Topic: Mental Health
Target Audience: Administrators, Supervisors, Employment Specialists, Job Developers, Educators
7) Using the Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
Melanie Whetzel, MA, Lead Consultant, Cognitive/Neurological Team, Job Accommodation Network
Offering practical solutions that benefit both employer and employee, this session will provide an overview of JAN’s services with real-life
accommodation situations and solutions interspersed throughout and a live tour of the extensive resources available on the JAN website.
Topic: Job Accommodations
Target Audience: Administrators, Supervisors, Employment Specialists, Job Developers, Educators, Employers
8) Mobile and Everyday Technologies to Get Things Done
Kristen Russell, OTR, ATP, Assistive Technology Specialist, Advancing Opportunities
This workshop will explore assistive technology tools available on smart phones and tablets that can help improve the independence of people with disabilities in
the workplace. We will cover tools and strategies for memory, organization, time management, multi-step tasks, reading, and writing, and will include practical
tips for implementing these tools in the workplace.
Topic: Creative Employment Strategies
Target Audience: Administrators, Supervisors, Employment Specialists, Job Developers, Educators
9) Teaching Job Skills to Workers with Significant Learning Challenges
Dan Baker, PhD, Associate Professor, The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Getting and keeping a job requires the development of a vast array of different skills, from completing specific work tasks to making polite conversation with
coworkers. For workers who have difficulty in learning, this can be a real challenge. This workshop will give a quick introduction to evidence teaching
strategies, with hands on practice.
Topic: Job Coaching
Target Audience: Supervisors, Employment Specialists
Afternoon Workshops 10-18: 1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
10) DDD’s System Reformation: How Does It Impact Employment?
Jennifer Joyce, Director of Employment, Transition, and Day Services, NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities
This session provides an overview of DDD’s system reformation, an update on implementation of the Employment First initiative, and information on the roles
and responsibilities of Supported Employment providers within a Medicaid based, fee for service system embarking on making the Employment First philosophy
a reality.
Topic: State Services
Target Audience: Administrators, Supervisors, Employment Specialists, Job Developers, Educators, Individuals with Disabilities and Families
11) Organizational Culture and the Complexity of Real Change
Thomas Golden, MS, CRC, Faculty, Associate Director, Cornell University Employment and Disability Institute
Organizations seeking to adapt evidence-based services leading toward integrated employment continue to struggle with the choice of adaptation versus adoption.
This workshop will introduce participants to the intersection of organizational culture, institutional and change theory – and the implications they hold for real
transformation of our current service delivery system. A tool to guide organizational transformation will be presented.
Topic: Overcoming Obstacles
Target Audience: Administrators, Supervisors, Educators
12) How the CILs are Collaborating with DVRS to Provide New and Essential Pre-Vocational Services
Scott Elliott, Executive Director, and Renee Pfaff, Supervisor of Transition & Independent Living Skills, Progressive Center for Independent Living
In this workshop you will discover how the Centers for Independent Living (CILs) are collaborating with DVRS. Through a new “A La Carte Menu of Services,” CILs
now offer pre-employment services to better prepare students and adults with job readiness skills for successful competitive employment outcomes.
Topic: Education/Transition
Target Audience: Administrators, Supervisors, Employment Specialists, Job Developers, Educators, Families
13) Seamless Transition from School to Work Through Successful Structured Learning Experiences
Mary Beth Berry, MEd, Career Coordinator, North Hunterdon High School
Workshop participants will learn about a replicable Career Program with over 250 Structured Learning Experience (SLE) opportunities. Participants will learn how
students are matched with an SLE placement. Tips and techniques will be shared to ensure a student is competitively employed, seeking additional education, or
entering the adult service provider world with identified interests and transferable job skills.
Topic: Model Transition Programs
Target Audience: Administrators, Supervisors, Employment Specialists, Job Developers, Educators
14) Proactive Approaches to Preventing Problem Behaviors on the Job
Jessica Short, Training and Consultation Specialist, and Joyce Jelley, Training and Consultation Specialist,
The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Problem behaviors are a major barrier to employment. This workshop will focus on the prevention strategies built off of an understanding of the job seeker and
their unique preferences and needs.
Topic: Behavior Supports
Target Audience: Employment Specialists; Job Developers, Educators
15) Assisting Transitioning Youth with Mental Health Needs to Secure Employment that is
Career Focused
Faith McCalla, MS, Consultant/Trainer, Mental Health Association in NJ
Even in the most supportive environment, many youth find it difficult to transition into employment that is career focused. This workshop will identify some
of the ‘new challenges’ youth face pertaining to employment and share how they can utilize the advancement in technology to assist them in their quest to
securing a career.
Topic: Mental Health
Target Audience: Administrators, Supervisors, Employment Specialists, Job Developers, Educators, Families, & Persons in Recovery
16) Steps to Successful Employment: The Interactive Process for Service Providers
Melanie Whetzel, MA, Lead Consultant, Cognitive/Neurological Team, Job Accommodation Network
This session will provide participants, particularly service providers, with six steps to streamline the accommodation process and insure that effective accommodations
are provided. Real life situations and solutions will be interspersed, with an activity included to help participants brainstorm effective accommodation ideas.
Topic: Job Accommodations
Target Audience: Administrators, Supervisors, Employment Specialists, Job Developers, Educators
17) Trial Work Experience in New Jersey
Cheryl Vail, MS, CRC, Program Planning and Development Specialist, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services, and Julie Walz,
Employment First Coordinator, The Arc of Camden County
NJ Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVRS) and The Arc of Camden County have worked collaboratively to make Trial Work Experiences (TWEs)
operational. TWEs occur in multiple and varied community work settings to provide information for DVRS eligibility determination. TWE is a tool to allow those
with most significant disabilities to access VR services.
Topic: Creative Employment Strategies
Target Audience: Administrators, Supervisors, Employment Specialists, Job Developers
18) Identifying Barriers to Employment: The Online Application and Assessment
Katelynne Collick, Director, Training and Consultation Services, The Arc of New Jersey, and Joe Young, JD, Executive Director,
Disability Rights New Jersey
In this workshop, participants will identify and discuss how online applications and assessments are one of the largest barriers to employment for individuals
with disabilities. Important information on online application items that violate New Jersey Law Against Discrimination will be explained and complete online
assessments will be presented.
Topic: Job Coaching
Target Audience: Employment Specialists, Job Developers
Registration Information
•Registration is required and space is limited. See the
registration form for fees and deadlines.
•Complete the registration form on the next page.
•Please remember to mark your workshop choices for the
Morning and Afternoon sessions.
•Please let us know if you require any special
accommodations to participate in the conference.
•Event parking at the Hyatt, continental breakfast,
lunch buffet, dessert buffet, all day beverage service,
and Continuing Education fees are included with your
registration.
•There are no refunds.
•Write check, money order, or purchase order to:
The Boggs Center/Rutgers
•Please complete the registration form and mail with the
appropriate fee to:
Gail DiPane
The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Liberty Plaza, 335 George Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone: 732-235-9314 • Fax: 732-235-9330
Email: [email protected]
Continuing Education
Facing the Future 23 has been submitted to the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) for
continuing education approval. The Boggs Center is a registered NJ Department of Education Professional Development Provider.
As part of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, The Boggs Center offers this program for Social Work continuing education per
NJAC 13:44G6.4.c(5). Certificates of Attendance from The Boggs Center will be provided to all participants at the end of the day. The
conference is eligible for 5 hours of continuing education recognition. Please see The Boggs Center website at:
http://rwjms.rutgers.edu/boggscenter for additional details about Continuing Education Credit.
Directions to Hyatt Regency New Brunswick
Two Albany Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901
Tel: 732-873-1234
GPS Address:
200 Neilson Street New Brunswick NJ 08901
From the New Jersey Turnpike
Take the New Jersey Turnpike to Exit 9. Proceed on Route 18
North 3 miles to Route 27 South. Travel 2 blocks to Nielson
Street. Turn left. Hotel is on left.
From Route 1, South or North
Take Route 18 North 3 miles to Route 27 South. Travel 2
blocks to Nielson Street. Turn left. Our hotel is on left.
The Hyatt Regency is walking distance
from the New Brunswick train station.
Walking directions from New
Brunswick train station to Hyatt
Regency
Head northeast on Albany Street toward Spring Street.
Turn right on to Neilson Street and the hotel will be on your left.
Parking Information
The event parking fee of $6 is pre-paid for conference attendees at the Hyatt Regency New Brunswick parking
deck. Parking vouchers will be provided at the end of the conference. Space is limited, so car pooling is
encouraged. Parking is also available at the Church Street Deck for an additional fee.
Overnight Accommodations at the Hyatt Regency New Brunswick
Call Hyatt reservations at 732-873-1234 or reserve rooms online at: www.newbrunswick.hyatt.com
For additional information about room reservations for the conference, please go to:
http://rwjms.rutgers.edu/boggscenter/conferences/Facing_the_Future.html
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Final Registration deadline:
March 6, 2015.
Complete one registration form per person.
Mail form with appropriate fee payable to:
The Boggs Center/Rutgers • Attention: Gail DiPane • The Boggs Center, 335 George Street • New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone: 732-235-9314 Email: [email protected] Fax: 732-235-9330
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Continental breakfast, buffet lunch (beef, chicken, fish, and vegetarian selections), and dessert buffet are
included in your registration. Please let us know if you have special dietary needs.
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select a second choice in case your first choice is not available.
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st
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Registration Fees: Full registration fee must accompany this registration form. All registrants will receive a
confirmation letter. Please contact Gail DiPane at 732-235-9314 if you have any questions or do not receive a
confirmation by March 13, 2015. There are no refunds.
To receive the
APSE Member
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fill in your
membership
number below.
Friday,
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Registration fees include event parking at the Hyatt, continental breakfast, lunch buffet, dessert buffet,
all day beverage service, and Continuing Education Fees.
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Facing The Future 23
Employment:
The Possible Dream
Manufacturing
Person
Centered
Transition
Creative
Supports
Financial
Services
Life
Sciences
Technology
Transportation
Healthcare
Hospitality
& Retail
A conference for professionals highlighting best practices in supporting people with disabilities
in career planning, customized employment, and transition from school to work
March 20, 2015 • Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick, NJ
Facing The Future 23
Employment:
The Possible Dream
Manufacturing
Transition
Person
Centered
Financial
Services
Transportation
Schedule
Creative
Supports
Life
Sciences
Technology
Healthcare
Hospitality
& Retail
Friday, March 20, 2015
8:00 a.m.
Registration,
Continental Breakfast, Exhibits
A conference for professionals highlighting best practices in supporting people with disabilities
in career planning, customized employment, and transition from school to work
8:30 a.m.
Welcome
March 20, 2015 • Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick, NJ
8:45 a.m.
State Employment Initiatives
Leadership Panel
10:15 a.m. Morning Workshops
12:00
noon
Awards Luncheon
1:15 p.m.
Afternoon Workshops
3:00 p.m.
Keynote - Kathy Buckley
3:45 p.m.
Certificates Distributed
Keynote Presentation
by Kathy Buckley
and
18 Dynamic Workshops
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