EMP 104: Kentucky Works – Family Engagement for Parents with Transition-Aged Children with Disabilities

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? The goal of this course is to promote the vision that everyone can work and has talents and skills to share with the world if given the proper support, including youth with the most significant disabilities.

This course focuses on setting goals for employment from an early age, preparing for employment, and cultivating and sharing a vision for the future.

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About this Course

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  • This course is divided into Lessons and Topics. Each topic must be completed in order to move to the next Lesson.
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Photo Credit: Photo Credit: Kentucky Employment Files, Kristi – J. Barrett’s Hair School Nicholasville, KY

Course developed by KentuckyWorks, funded by the US Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Administration for Community Living.

Course Content

Lesson 1 – Employment for Youth with Disabilities: Seeing a Bright Future
2 Topics
Topic 1.1 About this Course
Topic 1.2 Employment is a Goal
Lesson 2 – Work is Possible and Valuable
5 Topics
Topic 2.1 Competitive Employment
Topic 2.3 High School Transition
Topic 2.2 Employment Legislation
Topic 2.4 What Success Looks Like
Topic 2.5 Work is Valuable
Lesson 3 – Vision Statements
5 Topics
Topic 3.1 Vision Statements
Topic 3.2 Helping a Student Create a Vision Statement
Topic 3.3 Sharing the Vision
Topic 3.4 Skills Needed for Work
Topic 3.5 Pathways to Employment
Lesson 4: Preparing for Work
4 Topics
Topic 4.1 Complimenting and cultivating skills/talents
Topic 4.2 Discussing your student’s interests and potential jobs
Topic 4.3 Read books with your student about employment and working
Topic 4.4 Giving age-appropriate chores and responsibilities
Lesson 5: Preparing for Work in the Community
5 Topics
Topic 5.1 Promoting inclusion as much as possible
Topic 5.2 Participating in local community classes, such as dance, sports teams, and martial arts classes
Topic 5.3 Joining school teams and activities
Topic 5.4 Participating in recreation programs
Topic 5.5 Joining faith-based groups
Lesson 6: Preparing to Be a Leader
4 Topics
Topic 6.1 Encouraging volunteer work and leadership opportunities
Topic 6.2 Volunteering
Topic 6.3 Promoting leadership at school activities, church, Scouts, and more
Topic 6.4 Participating in school service learning clubs
Lesson 7 – Getting Started
4 Topics
Topic 7.1 Common Concerns
Topic 7.2 Resources
Topic 7.3 Action Steps
Course Evaluation