Job Exploration Workshop Day One

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Job Exploration Workshop Day One

• Introduction

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Housekeeping Issues

• Bathrooms
• Cell Phone Etiquette during workshop
• No texting or calling
• Put on vibrate or turn off
• Discuss the schedule for the CEW
• Periodic breaks as needed

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Welcome/Introductions

• One at a time, please share your name and why you
  are here.
• Words You Need to Know Job Career

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Ice-Breaker

• Who has a pet at home?
• Who already has their drivers license?
• Who likes to hunt or fish?
• Who recently saw a movie in the theater?
• Who has a favorite summer activity?

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Words You Need to Know!

• Words You Need to Know About Jobs and Work!
• There are certain words that we will expect you
  to learn about getting jobs and working.
• We will prompt you with these words and explain
  their meaning throughout the workshop.
• Keep the handout in front of you so you can refer
  to it when needed.

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Group Confidentiality

• As a member of this group, we ask that you
  respect each others privacy and keep what is
  said during the workshop confidential.
• We encourage you to share your experiences during
  the workshop, but we ask that you not discuss
  what is said by others outside the workshop.
• We cannot guarantee that everything that is
  shared within the workshop will stay in the room,
  so please share only what you are comfortable
  discussing.
• Word You Need to Know Confidentiality

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Our Expectations

• We ask you to
• Attend all sessions.
• Be on time for sessions.
• Respectively participate with the group.
• Take turns speaking, and listen when others
  speak.
• Raise your hand.
• Use I statements when expressing your opinion.
• Behave as you would at your work site.
• Respect others in the group and their opinions.
• Have fun!

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What Are Your Expectations?

• What do you hope to learn in this workshop?

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Parking Lot

• This is where well put questions that we dont
• have an answer for right now.
• Write your topic on a Post-It Note or speak to a
  staff person
• Stick the note on the chart titled Parking Lot
• We will make sure that all questions are answered
• at the end of each day

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• Name
• My dream job would be
• My first job might be
• My Strengths

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Soooo, What Do I Know About Me?

• Lets begin to find out about ME!

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I Am Someone Who..

• Enjoys_________
• Hopes to_______
• Collects_______
• Believes in________
• Likes to _______on weekends
• Knows how to_______
• Has a pet peeve, which is_______
• Thinks that _____is the most important thing in
  life!
• Word You Need to Know Self-Esteem

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Keeping Track of Your Progress -Activity Sheets

• Activity sheets
• Will be used to collect what youve learned
  about
• yourself and future jobs.
• After each activity
• Place the activity page in your Folder.

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Job Exploration Workshop

• Great Job!
• End of Day One

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Job Exploration Workshop

• Welcome Back
• Day Two

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Ice-Breaker

• Who has a favorite winter sport?
• Who has a favorite video game?
• Who has brothers and/or sisters?
• Who is a Red Sox fan?
• Who is a Yankees fan?
• Who has a favorite music group?
• Who has a favorite food?

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What Are My Strengths?

• Suppose the owner of a restaurant needs someone
  to wash dishes at his restaurant.
• He says that hell hire the person who has the
  best strengths or skills for that job.
• What would you tell him about your strengths?
  What strengths would be important for you to have
  on this job?

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How Do I Learn Best?

• And why is it important to know?

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Learning Style

• How we learn best is called our learning style!
• Word You Need to Know Learning Style

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How Do I Learn Best?

• We gather and use information in a variety of
  ways.called learning styles!
• We usually have a preferred learning style here
  are four possible styles
• We see
• We hear
• We touch
• We move

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So, What Is My Preferred Learning Style?

• Seeing
• Hearing
• Touching
• Moving

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S (Seeing) Learning Style

• I learn best if I
• SEE what Im learning
• READ what Im learning
• Use charts, maps, videos, written notes, pictures
• WRITE out items for quick visual review

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H (Hearing) Learning Style

• I learn best if I
• LISTEN carefully
• Sit or stand where I can HEAR CLEARLY LISTEN
• TAPE what is being said so I can learn and
  remember
• Talk with another person about the information I
  have heard

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Hands on Learning Style

• I learn best when I
• Work with something that can be TOUCHED
• TRACE words as I say them
• WRITE it several times
• Take notes

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M (Moving) Learning Style

• I learn best if I
• Learn hands-on physical, building, mechanical,
  sports, dancing, moving, doing
• Use physical objects i.e., make or use models
• Use flash cards
• Use role-playing act out what Im learning
• Use hand gestures or body language
• Move around while I think

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So, What is Your Preferred Learning Style?

• What do you think is your preferred learning
  style? Give an example of how you best learn.

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Strengths Chain
Busy
Hands-On
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Coat of Arms Preparation

• Values Exercises
• Create Your Own Coat of Arms

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Coat of Arms Questions

• BALL AT TOP Fill in your name
• In each of the sections of the Coat of Arms, draw
  a picture, design
• or symbol that represents the following
• SECTION 1 Your greatest PERSONAL achievement
• SECTION 2 Your greatest achievement at SCHOOL
  or WORK
• SECTION 3 How friends would describe you as a
  person
• SECTION 4 One thing you would like to do by
  the time you are 65, in terms of work or your
  personal life
• SECTION 5 What you most enjoy doing
• WRITE OR PRINT
• SECTION 6 One thing you would most like to be
  said about you
• OPTIONAL
• Band at the bottom A value or phrase that is
  important to you
• Adapted from Values Clarification by Sidney
  Simon, Leland W. Howe Howard Kirschenbaum, Hart
  Publishing Co., (1972)

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Job Exploration Workshop

• Awesome work today!
• End of Day Two

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Job Exploration Workshop

• Welcome back!
• Day Three

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What Do You Like To Do?

• A big part of choosing a job is whether you think
  you will LIKE that job

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Would I Like That Job?????

• How do I find out?????
• What is the connection between what I enjoy doing
  and doing that task well?

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Reading-Free Vocational Interest Inventory

• You will complete an inventory today which will
  help you choose your favorite types of work
  activities from groups of pictures.
• This survey will help you determine the kinds of
  work you would like to do.
• You can then begin to get more information about
  those jobs.
• Word You Need to Know Interests

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Six Personality TypesThe Common Names
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Six Personality Types

• Doers Prefer to work with their hands
• Thinkers Prefer to figure things out in their
  minds
• Creators Prefer to express themselves by
  writing, singing, drawing, etc.
• Helpers Prefer to work helping others
• Persuaders Prefer to convince others sell
  things
• Organizers Prefer to organize information,
  things, etc.

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The Doers

• Food Preparation or Cafeteria Workers
• Janitors
• Groundskeepers
• Short-Order Cooks
• Dishwashers
• Maids Housekeepers
• Stock Clerks
• Farm Workers

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The Thinkers

• Often Choose Jobs Like
• Vet Assistant
• Forest Work
• C.N.A. Certified Nursing Assistant

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The Creators

• Often Choose Jobs Like
• Floral Shop Staff
• Potter
• Cook
• Cake Decorator
• Seamstress/Tailor

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The Helpers

• Often Choose Jobs Like
• Home Health Aides
• Food Servers
• Personal Care Aides
• Waiters Waitresses
• Ticket Takers
• Child Care Workers

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The Persuaders

• Often Choose Jobs Like
• Retail Salesperson
• Small business owner

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The Organizers

• Often Choose Jobs Like
• Office Clerks/Aide
• Library Assistant
• Office Machine Operator
• Hotel Desk Clerk

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What Type of Jobs Do I Like?

• Through this activity, have you found a type of
  job you are really interested in?
• Place your Reading Free Interest Inventory and
  Job Lists in your Folder

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Skills That Can Be Used in Many Places

• In different kinds of jobs
• In your volunteer or leisure life
• In your learning activities
• Everywhere!
• We call these transferable skills

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Work Skills

• Look at the 6 different types of skills on the
  next slides.
• What are you good at doing?
• Check the skills that you are good at doing on
  each page.

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Do-ersWorking With Your Hands or Tools

• Gardening
• Do not tire easily
• Working outdoors
• Making things

• Building
• Repairing
• Working with Tools
• Working with Animals

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ThinkersProblem-solving Skills

• Determine how things work
• Being able to understand and explain information
• Understanding and using math
• Using facts

• Putting things in order of importance
• Putting things in an order that makes sense

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CreatorsComing Up with Ideas

• Using imagination to create things
• Drawing pictures
• Coming up with ideas
• Writing creatively
• Liking art
• Drawing and designing well

• Writing music, songs and lyrics

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HelpersHelping Skills

• Listening well
• Developing a relationship
• Encouraging people to speak up for themselves

• Teaching people to do something
• Making someone comfortable
• Communicating in a group
• Giving verbal support
• Working with others as a team

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PersuadersInfluencing Skills

• Helping others to make group decisions
• Organizing/Setting Goals
• Selling things
• Speaking about something or someone that you
  believe in

• Exercising leadership in a group
• Taking a risk in public
• Organizing people or activities

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OrganizersOffice Skills

• Reading and correcting
• Keeping track of items
• Typing on a computer keyboard
• Following directions correctly
• Doing math correctly and quickly

• Completing work on time
• Putting things in order/sorting things out
• Remembering numbers or specific facts
• Paying attention to details
• Filing, Grouping/Recording

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Job Exploration Workshop

• Awesome work today!
• End of Day Three

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Job Exploration Workshop

• Welcome Back
• Day Four

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So Many Jobs to Explore.!
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How Do I Decide What Jobs are Right for me?

• READ information about your jobs of interest.
• TALK to someone who does that job.
• Thats called informational interviewing
• VISIT the workplace of that job.
• Thats called job-shadowing.
• VOLUNTEER to get some experience related to that
  job.

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Some Other Clues

• Job Possibilities based on
• My abilities (what Im good at doing)
• My values (what I think is important in the work
  place
• My interests (what I like to do)

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Whats Important To Me In The Workplace?

• VALUES are the beliefs that are important to us.
• These are the things that matter to us as
  individuals, at work and outside of work.
• General values - Loyalty, family, good friends,
  honesty, etc.
• Workplace values doing a variety of activities
  vs. the same activity over over, working alone
  or with people, working with bosses, paying
  attention to detail, etc.
• Word You Need to Know Values

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Values Card Game

• Find out about yourself.
• What are the things that you feel are most
  important in your life?
• What are the things you most respect and need?
• The following game might help you answer some of
  these questions.
• Word I Need to Know Values

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Values Card Game

• What is important to you in a job situation?
• You can play this game with 2 or more people.

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We focus on the Ability in Dis-ability!

• We recognize everyone has abilities.
• We discuss the challenges your disabilities
  present.
• Together we work to help you get and keep a job
  based on your abilities and help you with
  accommodations, if needed.

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We focus on the Ability in Dis-ability!

• In this workshop, we are helping you look at
• What you can and like to do
• How to use those skills in the classroom and the
  workplace
• We will also help you explore accommodations for
  your disabilities so that you can do your best
  work.

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We focus on the Ability in Dis-ability!

• Our long-term mutual goal is Employment!

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What is Disclosure?

• Disclosure means talking about your disability.
• Sometimes it is okay to talk about your
  disability, sometimes it is not.
• In an interview, focus on what you can do and how
  you can do it best. For example, I learn best
  when I watch someone do a task, then I find I can
  do it.
• Word I Need to Know Disclosure

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Disclosure

• One of the most important decisions you will make
  as a person with a disability is IF AND WHEN to
  tell someone about your disability
• Good disclosure happens when you know about your
  disability and can describe clearly what you need
  in terms of your disability in order to make your
  abilities shine.

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Disclose for a Specific Purpose

• Some personal information, such as your Social
  Security number, banking records or medical
  information are important to keep confidential.

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Your Rights ResponsibilitiesUnder the Law

• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a law
  that will help you get accommodations.
• However, you need to be able to do the main
  responsibilities of the job in order receive
  accommodations and be hired for the job.

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Americans with Disabilities ActADA

• The ADA protects you from discrimination in all
  employment practices, including job application
  procedures, hiring, firing, training, pay,
  promotion, benefits, and leave. You also have a
  right to be free from harassment because of your
  disability, and an employer may not fire or
  discipline you for asserting your rights under
  the ADA. Most importantly, you have a right to
  request a reasonable accommodation for the hiring
  process and on the job.

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Harassment

• Unwelcome verbal or physical conduct based on
  race, color, religion, sex (gender)

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When deciding upon a job goal, know your
strengths

• It is your responsibility, to
• First, understand the requirements of the
• Job.
• Second, avoid jobs in which there is no
• available accommodation or you do
• not have the strengths to do well.

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Remember..

• You do NOT have to reveal personal information
  about your disability if it does not affect your
  ability to do your job.
• Your team members will help you figure this out.

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Disclosure and Accommodation

• Once you have decided to disclose your
  disability, you might just need an accommodation.
• Word I Need to Know Reasonable Accommodation

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Accommodations

• What is a reasonable accommodation?
• Any help that decreases the effects of a
  disability

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Examples of Reasonable Accommodations

• Changes to facilities and equipment
• such as putting in ramps and parking spaces
• making materials in large print
• providing special equipment to assist with the
  job

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Examples of Reasonable Accommodations

• The provision of special services
• such as sign language interpreters
• or reading assistance

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Examples

• For example, if you are able to count money and
  are provided with a cash register that
  automatically figures out the change you need to
  give, then you might consider applying for a
  cashier position.

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Steps towards finding a job

• Which Job is right for ME,
• and how do I plan to get that job?

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So, who can help me find some possible jobs?

• We call that your job NETWORK!

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• Network all of the people that you know who can
  help you get information about jobs, including
  all the people they know, etc.
• Word You Need to Know Network

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People you knowJob Network

• Think of it like the rings of a spider web and
  youre in the middle..
• People, such as..
• Family/relatives/neighbors
• Friends
• Teachers/guidance counselor
• VR Counselor
• People in your community, clubs, church, etc.
• Your support people

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People you know
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Job Exploration Workshop

• Awesome work today!
• End of Day Four

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Job Exploration Workshop

• Welcome Back
• Day Five

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My Work Plan

• You and your team will develop a list of next
  steps for getting and keeping a job.

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Other Words You Need to Know

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Job References
• Job Application
• Job Interview

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Resume

• A summary about a person.
• Includes work history, volunteer work, hobbies,
  and a work goal.
• This is used by employers as a way of getting to
  know you and your skills.
• See example.

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Cover Letter

• A letter, sent with a resume, to an employer when
  a person is applying for a job.
• See example.

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What Not to Doat a Job Interview!

• Video.starring Jeff Hooke, job counselor at KFI
  in Bangor and Lincoln.
• Captioned Version
• Audio Described and Captioned Version

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My Pride Sheet

• This exercise is an opportunity to list all the
  good things that you know or have learned about
  yourself.
• Be sure to share this sheet with your team
  members.
• Word You Need to Know Self-Esteem

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Bingo Game

• We will now play a Bingo Game about the topics
  that we have discussed during this workshop.
• You have been learning about yourself,
  disability, disclosure and getting a job!

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B I N G O

Reasonable Accommodation Hygiene Informed Choice Responsibility
Assistive Technology Free Space ADA Rights
Disclosure Disability Self-Advocacy Values
Confidentiality Interests Skills Accessible
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Putting everything together.

• Congratulations! You have completed the workshop.
  Hopefully you have gathered a lot of information
  that will allow you to make an informed choice
  about next steps you may want to take. Choosing
  the right kind of work is a very important
  decision, and it should only be done through
  informed choice.

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Job Exploration Workshop

• Congratulations!
• You have completed the Career Exploration
  Workshop.

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