Thanks to those who attended and supported the 14th Employment Supports Symposium: "Employment 1st: Communities at Work!"

Networks for Training and Development, Inc. was proud to announce the14th Employment Supports Symposium, a state-wide cross-disability event focusing on increasing employmentfor individuals with disabilities. This year's Symposium theme was "Employment 1st: Communities at Work!" 

Symposium Highlights:

EXTENDED SESSIONS:
This year we will be offering three extended sessions providing a more in-depth focus on their subjects:  

• Putting the Focus on Employment for Supports Coordinators and Case Managers 
•  AT Services: Identifying Problems and Applying Solutions for Succesful Employment
•   iPod Technology On The Job!

DAY ONE

• Greg Smith, "The Strength Coach", will be joining us at this years' Symposium. From his "power chair", Greg Smith leads an energetic lesson in self-determination, mixing his personal story with life-lessons that inspire. He sees having muscular dystrophy as an opportunity to experience the world from a different perspective, and to speak, write, and broadcast the lessons he has learned.  Greg will present two sessions you won't want to miss!

                               Keynote - Getting the Job Done Together! 
                           How to Work a Room with the “Strength Coach”!

• Community Employment Awards Cocktail Reception / Octavia Green Dream Job Award - Take some time to network with others, and join us as we recognize those whose actios demonstrate a comitment to advancing the Employment 1st! initiative and make employment a reality for ALL!  

SESSIONS NOT FOUND IN THE BROCHURE - DAY 1:

Building Community:  Let’s Get to Work! with Dr. Joan E. Kester, Ed.D., CRC
What is on Employers’ Minds and How to Expand Your Employer Network with C5 Consulting
Get Funded! with Alyssa Ryan
CAP, OVR, and You: Community Partners in the Vocational Rehabilitation Process with Margaret McKenna, Client Assistance Program (CAP); Sharon Silverman, Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR); Suzanne Erb, Networks for Training and Development, Inc.

Look in the brochure for more....

DAY TWO:

• Employment 1st! Breakfast: 
  Featured Speaker: Denise Sleeper (NH DHHS/Bureau of Developmental Services
  Special Guests: Jeanne Parisi - Program Initiatives Director, and Diane Cashman (PA ODP) and Kathy Sykes (Philadelphia IDS)
• Putting a Focus on Employment - for Support Coordinators and Case Managers: For more information and registration for this event only click here.

SESSIONS NOT FOUND IN THE BROCHURE DAY 2:

Community Connections Create Pathways to Employment with Brian Habermehl
Setting the Stage for Employment: A Critical Option with Denise Sleeper, New Hampshire DHHS 
The Journey of a Community Action Team with Dawn Bacon, Minnesota Community Action Team
"Duty or Delight?" - Cultivating Business Relationships with Collette McBratney 
Everyday Planning for Secondary Transition with Tanya Regli, MSS/MLSP

                                                                                                                         Look in the brochure for more.....

Download the brochure for additional session information and events:                                                  PDF     WORD    TEXT

A Special "Thank You" to this year's Sponsors!

Association for Persons Supporting Employment 1st! (APSE)
Bruce Sham, CLF, Special Care Planner
Davis-Trachtenberg, Inc.
EmployStat
The Got Mike! Fund
Partnership for Communit Supports
Pennsylvania's Dept. of Public Welfare, Office of Developmental Prgms.
Philadelphia Dept. of BH/IdS
Ricoh Business Solutions, King of Prussia 

Employment 1st! Philadelphia is an initiative of Philadelphia IDS and Networks for Training and Development, Inc. Funding provided by PA Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) through the City of Philadelphia, Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS).