Resources

• Career Planning Guide: A Guide for Career Discovery (2010)
• The Journey to Life After High School: A Roadmap for Families of Children with Special Needs
• Charting the LifeCourse

• Employment Support Coordination for HCBS-Technical Assistance and Guidance
• Employment Exploratory Questions
• Informed Choice and Supported Decision Making Brief

• Building a Fading Plan
• College of Employment Services Tip Sheet 
• Fading Gracefully
• Informational Interviews: A resource guide for employment support professionals
• Workplace Culture Survey
• Workplace Inclusion Checklist
• Bringing Employment First to Scale - Organizational Transformation: Guiding Principles for Community Providers
• Unpaid Work Experiences, Volunteering, and Internships
• Changing the Culture and Message About Benefits: A Comprehensive Approach for Promoting Employment
• Sample mentor log for employment support professional contract requirement
• APSE Employment Professional Competencies
• ACRE Employment Competencies

As outlined in the Purchase of Service contract in section 3.4.10 (b), a provider/contractor can elect to develop their own employment support professional training requirements through the use of internally developed training in lieu of credentialing and/or training sources outlined in the contract.  An arrangement is in place between the Division of Developmental Disabilities with Maryville University for curriculum review.

As an accredited institution by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP), Maryville University in St. Louis, MO will conduct the review and approve developed curriculum.

a.    For providers wishing to develop their own training, the Training Curriculum Review Rubric must be completed and submitted to the Division of Developmental Disabilities Director of Employment, duane.shumate@dmh.mo.gov. 

b.    The Division of Developmental Disabilities will submit the completed rubric and supporting documentation to Maryville University. 

c.    If approved, developed training curriculum can be provided for up to three years from the date of approval before needing to be re-submitted for review. 

d.    Correspondence indicating that the training curriculum has been approved must be maintained by the Human Resource Manager (or equivalent).

• Career Pathways Tip Sheet
• College of Employment Services Tip Sheet
• Easy Guide to Benefits Planning Tip Sheet
• Employment and Self Determination Tip Sheet
• Employment First Tip Sheet
• Job Accommodations Tip Sheet
• Self Employment Tip Sheet
• Social Security Benefits and Employment Tip Sheet
• Soft Skills Tip Sheet
• Volunteering Tip Sheet