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Monday, September 11, 2023 at 1:00 PM PDT
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Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 2:30 PM PDT
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WOA 100: Systematic Instruction: Teaching, Learning, and Retaining Jobs
Washington State registration
Even the most complex tasks, if broken down and taught using the techniques of Systematic Instruction, can be learned and mastered by people with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
Here is a chance for those who support people with disabilities to learn and practice these powerful techniques, and dramatically enhance their ability to teach people new tasks at home, in the community and in the workplace.
The course consists of 4 instructor-led webinars and offline skill-building activities. The instructors will guide the learner through concepts including:
- designing tasks
- analyzing how and where to focus teaching
- different teaching strategies
- facilitating job starts
- fading supports
- use of diverse supports such as natural, visual and customized supports
- long-term retention and follow-along services
Instructors will also cover intersecting topics such as learning styles, teaching strategies and understanding behavior throughout the series.
This course is for support staff (e.g. employment, school, residential, community connectors and developers, etc.) who want a thorough understanding of how to help someone learn complex tasks in natural environments.
This Course is part of the Wise Online Academy Customized ACRE-certified Employment Specialist Core Training Series. Read more about the series and ACRE certification by clicking here. * Those completing all four ACRE courses after June 1, 2021 will earn a Customized ACRE Certificate. Those who completed one or more courses prior to June 2021 will earn a Basic ACRE Certificate.
Webinar Dates (US Pacific/Eastern shown - adjust for your timezone) :
- September 11 – 1:00pm –2:30pm Pacific/4:00–5:30 pm Eastern
- September 14 – 1:00pm –2:30pm Pacific/4:00–5:30 pm Eastern
- September 18 – 1:00pm –2:30pm Pacific/4:00–5:30 pm Eastern
- September 21 – 1:00pm –2:30pm Pacific/4:00–5:30 pm Eastern
The total expected time to complete this course, including offline skill-building activities, is 12 hours. Students will be expected to present and share their homework on the webinars as part of the learning experience.
Your Instructors:
Robyn Slocom, Program Manager
Seeking more independence or more success at work? Not sure how to set up a fading plan from the beginning? Need some additional teaching and assessment strategies for success? Struggling to break down steps in a way that works for the business and the employee? Wondering how to foster natural supports? Robyn would love to put her over 25 years of experience in the field to work and explore how person-centered application of systematic instruction and lean management techniques can answer these questions and more with you.
Shaun Wood, Senior Program Manager
Shaun is a community developer who is passionate about social justice and equality of opportunity, and has worked to support people with disabilities since 2002. Since then, he continues to work in schools, people’s homes, and job sites helping to build inclusive communities.
Shaun is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and a certified Employment Specialist. He served in the United States Peace Corps in Bulgaria and surrounding countries, and has both his M.Ed. in Applied Behavior Analysis and his B.A. in Political Science and Human Rights from the University of Washington. Shaun is particularly interested in using ABA, emerging technology, reflective processes, and mentorship to drive employment outcomes. When he isn’t working, he enjoys tending to his garden, drinking black coffee, staring at his topical fish tank, and jogging circles around his small hometown of Burien, Washington.