According to Jill Zabowski, CEA's Director of Placement and Program Development, "We are grateful to have the Boggs Center bring these classes to our area to support CEA's growing Community Supported Employment program."
The Center for Educational Advancement (CEA), in conjunction with The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, is hosting a training series in Hunterdon County for those interested in educational opportunities for Supported Employment. Supported Employment refers to service provision for people with disabilities, specifically assisting them with obtaining and maintaining employment.
According to Jill Zabowski, CEA's Director of Placement and Program Development, "We are grateful to have the Boggs Center bring these classes to our area to support CEA's growing Community Supported Employment program."
"Employment Specialist Foundation: Basic Knowledge and Skills" is the redesigned certification series for New Jersey employment specialists/job coaches. It is a newly developed four-day series of interactive, competency-based workshops designed for beginning Employment Specialists working for a DVRS Supported Employment Vendor and/or DDD Community Service Provider offering Supported Employment Services. The content would also be beneficial to school job coaches and transition coordinators.
Participants will learn best-practice, evidence-based approaches to all phases of supported employment services (assessment and discovery, job development, job coaching, and follow along for job retention).
The four-day training program will take place at the Hunterdon County Library on separate days in February and March. Participants must be registered to attend. For more information and to register for trainings, go to the Boggs Center website, rwjms.rutgers.edu/boggscenter.
The Boggs Center is New Jersey's federally designated University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities and is part of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Department of Pediatrics. Since its inception in 1983, The center has emphasized a community-based, lifespan approach to meeting the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.
Founded in 1970 by family members of adults with disabilities, CEA is a Flemington-based nonprofit organization with the mission of enhancing the lives of people with disabilities through education and employment. CEA prides itself on advancing employment for people with disabilities through education, evaluation, training, transition, and supported employment. It is our vision that all people have the opportunity to experience the pride and respect that comes with employment and earning a paycheck.
For more information visit www.ceaemployment.com or call 908-782-1480.