Wise Webinar Series: Supported Employment: Guiding the Guidelines

When

December 16, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST

Where

This is an online event via Zoom.

For more information on the Zoom platform, please visit https://youtu.be/hIkCmbvAHQQ prior to the event.

Contact

Wise Support
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Wise Webinar Series:

Guiding the Guidelines

with People First of Washington

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Please join us on Wednesday, December 16 for our webinar, "Guiding the Guidelines" with People First of WA.

When the county guidelines first came out they were very confusing. It was written by professionals. We made it into us vs. them, what the county guidelines said and what People First said.

Outline or agenda

Welcome
What People First of Washington is
Guiding the Guidelines
Question and answer period

Learning Objectives (Info, tools, and skills attendees will receive):

Understand what the county guidelines are
Interpretation from a self-advocate perspective
Learn the concepts of plain language and nothing about us without us
Ensure that all boards and committees include people with disabilities in a meaningful way with full participation.

Good news, this this webinar has been pre-approved for 2 hours of APSE CESP continuing education (CE).

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There are no refunds for those that do not attend the scheduled webinar. If you do miss the webinar, we will provide you with a code to access the next webinar free.

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Resa Hayes, Community Educator

I am Resa Hayes and I’ve been volunteering as a self-advocate for many years; so many I can’t even remember. I have served on a variety of state and local boards and committees, including SAIL, a Client’s Rights Committee, and I currently chair a committee that is trying to close the Fircrest School, here in Washington State. One of my favorite jobs was to work at the United Cerebral Palsy Daycare Center.

As a Community Educator for People First of Washington, I work with members one-on-one by calling and checking in on them to help them further develop their own self-advocacy skills, I lead the “Reaching my Own Greatness” and other trainings, and I am always available to give input to my colleagues and the general public.

When I’m not out in my community, I love to watch episodes of “I Love Lucy,” Westerns and other old movies. I live on my own in the Spokane area with my sweet cat, Tigger.

I can be reached at Resa@pfow.org.

Michelle Broekling, Student First Trainer

I’m Michelle Broekling and I have been a Student First Trainer with People First of Washington for the past seven years. I provide training and lesson plans for students aged 14 to 21 in the Spokane area. Before that, I completed Chef School in Lynnwood, WA, and I held various jobs in restaurants and assisted living facilities.
In my free time, I love competing in Special Olympics! I participate in track and field, soccer, volleyball and basketball. I’m also an active member in the local People First Chapter. I live in Spokane with my mom and dad, my brother and sister-in-law and my niece. We have cats and Australian Zebra Finches.
I love working with students on planning their transitions and can be reached at michelle@pfow.org.

Bill Fale, Educational Training Developer/Community Educator

I’m William Fale, but people call me “Bill,” or “Wheels.” I’ve been actively involved with People First of Washington for over 30 years. Right after graduating from High School, I joined the organization and started building my leadership skills. I’ve been a chapter president, advisor and then was elected as a regional representative on the Board Of Directors, eventually being elected by my peers as the State President. I’m proud to be a part of the legacy of People First of Washington, but most of all I am proud of my ability to work with young leaders within the Student First clubs in Marysville.
I enjoy the outdoors, sports, spending time with family and close friends. I’m also a cartoonist. You’ve probably seen my work. I’ve designed lots of People First of Washington swag. When I have time, I work in Baseball with the Everett Aquasox, the Minor League Baseball Club associated with the Seattle Mariners. I’ve been working there for almost 10 years.

I live in Everett with my wife and my furry pals Fluffy and Gracey.
I can be reached at bill@pfow.org.

Katrina Boik, AtWork!

My name is Katrina Boik and I found my passion for the disability community while working as a para educator at East Valley High School. I started with SL Start in 2016 and, after three months, I transitioned to working as a live-in at Community Integrated Services. At the same time, I started with ENSO as an Employment Professional where I worked as a job developer and job coach. I left ENSO in October 2017 to start a branch of AtWork! in Spokane, WA. I continued to work with Community Protection individuals through CIS until being promoted to Program Manager and Manager of Transition Services with AtWork! in 2018. I have been an active volunteer with Special Olympics since 2016 and am a current Advisor for People First of Washington Lilac Chapter. I won the "Champion of The Arc Advocate Award" from The Arc of Spokane in 2019 and the "Community Partner of the Year Award" for Washington State in 2020. I continue to be an active advocate in my community.

Supported employment is rooted in the firm belief that all people deserve respect, dignity, and self-determination. Here at Wise, we are committed to standing up for and embracing positive changes in policies and practices to stamp out oppression and discrimination in our institutions and systems. We are focused on our mission of inclusion and equitable employment for people with disabilities. With this in mind, we ask that all participants extend respect, humility and grace during our events. We strive to create a learning platform where we all leave with new ways of thinking, doing and moving supported employment forward.