Employment Support

Course Code: REL-IDD-0-ES

Hours: 1

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2026

Learning Objectives:
Explain how meaningful employment affects people with IDD, their employers, and society.
Describe employment options for people with IDD.
Identify professional roles and their purpose in providing employment supports.
Explain the steps to successful employment supports.

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Employment Options

The IDD Workforce

Benefits of Working

The Benefits Go Both Ways

Barriers to Working

Employment Settings

Employment First

Supported Employment

Integrated Employment Options

The Employment Team

Schools

Vocational Rehabilitation

Employment Support Agencies

Other Agency Roles

Review

Summary

Section 3: Employment Success

The Steps to Success

Meet Kyle

Discovery

Brainstorm

Exploration

Job Development

Working with Employers

Job Accommodations

Job Coaching

Natural Supports

The Home Team

The Outcome

Review

Summary

Section 4: Conclusion

Summary

Course Contributor

Resources

References

Congratulations!

Instructor: Katy Kunst, MBA, QIDP

Katy Kunst received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and her Master of Business Administration from Elon University. She has 15 years of experience serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their supporters, including roles as direct support professional, program director, and training facilitator. She has created and facilitated training on topics including non-violent crisis interventions, person-centered planning, cultural competence, quality service delivery, regulatory compliance, and a variety of topics related to IDD services.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Direct Support Professionals (DSP); in the following settings: Intellectual Developmental Disabilities: Agency.

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To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.

Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.