Mastering Core Skills in Employment and Vocational Rehabilitation Supports Intensive 3-day Training

Learn more about HANDS in Autism's Mastering Core Skills in Employment and Vocational Rehabilitation Supports Intensive 3-day Training for Employment Providers, Coaches, Educators and Specialists in Community, Work and School Settings. 

The training is intended to provide an active hands-on training for your employment providers, coaches, educators and other staff working with individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other developmental and intellectual disabilities; or individuals with social, communication, and behavioral challenges.

What makes our training different?

• Proactive supports, workplace and community accommodations, goal setting, skills assessment and teaching that can immediately be applied in a variety of community and work settings.
• Hands-on practice, coaching and feedback within simulated and live job settings.
• Practical solutions that work across settings and disabilities.
• Online access to foundational evidence-based information about strategies and supports.

What did participants think about the Intensive 3-Day Training?
Of the 135 participants with varying backgrounds and levels of experience who completed the training, they had the following to report:

• 81.6% either moderately or completely agree that the training met their overall expectations.
• 83.7% either moderately or completely agree that they would recommend the training to others.
• 89.6% either moderately or completely agree that it is likely they will incorporate skills learned in the training into their practice.

And, they had this to say!

• “This training exceeded my expectations. Being able to actually put what I learned into practice was great. I am looking forward to creating new materials for my clients to use based on what I saw last week.” – 2016 Training Participant
• “Love the hands on training! I really like the interaction between Dr Neal and Dr. Swiezy with each group. I felt that they were down to earth and wanted us to learn how to best support our consumers with ASD.” – 2017 Training Participant
• “Working with clients is wonderful! So many times, you get information but don't get to see it in action or practice right away. The "in vivo" practice this training offers is great!” – 2018 Training Participant
• “I found the training to be very thorough and the concepts were easy to grasp given the instruction. The hands-on lessons were easily the best part of the training.” – 2018 Training Participant