Training Series
For Job Seekers
- 1. Disability Training – Understanding Disability
- 2. New Perspectives in Business: Self-Employment Training
- 5. 2nd Chance Training Series
- Self Employment Webinars
- Disability-Benefit Planning Webinars
For Employers
- 1. Disability Training – Understanding Disability
- 2. New Perspectives in Business: Self-Employment Training
- 3. Human Resource Training Series: Disability in the Workplace
- 4. Way to Work! Expanding Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities
- Self Employment Webinars
For Service Providers
- 1. Disability Training – Understanding Disability
- 2. New Perspectives in Business: Self-Employment Training
- 4. Way to Work! Expanding Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities
- 5. 2nd Chance Training Series
- Self Employment Webinars
- Disability-Benefit Planning Webinars
Choose the topics that interest you. Each module stands alone.
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4. Way to Work! Expanding Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities |
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Descriptions of the Trainings
1. Disability Training–Understanding Disability
A primary goal of One-Stop Centers is to assist customers in finding jobs and advancing their careers. The Workforce Investment Act established the core concept of "universal access," meaning One-Stop services must be readily accessible to a wide range of customers, including persons with disabilities. The high unemployment rate for persons with disabilities is the highest of any segment of the population. Approximately 1 in 7 people in the United States have some type of disability, representing a significant portion of potential One-Stop customers.
Registration is not required for this training.
2. New Perspectives in Business: Self-Employment Training
This online training series is designed to support service providers and people with disabilities who are entering and reentering the work force or who are seeking relevant self-employment opportunities.
The motivational format of the training will help individuals with disabilities gain personal insight, realize readily available resources, and determine a plan of action toward achieving self-employment or employment goals quickly and effectively.
3. Human Resource Training Series: Disability in the Workplace
These are self-paced trainings you can take online at your convenience. The information in each instructional module is presented in a narrative format with a variety of multimedia features designed to enhance the learning process.
4. Way to Work! Expanding Employment Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities
We also offer a series of trainings for service providers, and they have a wealth of informaton for employers. Choose the topics that interest you; each module stands alone.
Basic – Understanding Disability
- Welcome Module
- Introduction to Disability in Society
- Disability Awareness & Etiquette
- Benefit Programs
- Civil Rights and Legal Issues
- Accessibility Issues
Intermediate – Workplace Disability Law
- Welcome Module
- The Nature of Disabilities
- Role of Human Resources in Employment
- Benefit Planning for Persons with Disabilities
- Outreach and Linkage with Community Resources
- Accommodations and Assistive Technology in the Workplace
5. 2nd Chance Training Series
In serving the ex-offender population, this training will provide you with a foundation for implementing an effective recidivism based re-entry program.
2nd Chance Training Series
- Welcome Module
- Who is the Ex-Offender Population?
- Service Delivery System
- Career Planning Process
- Job Placement and Follow-up Services
Webinars
These trainings are developed in partnership with the EmployABILITY program of the City of Los Angeles Community Development Department, created in collaboration with the Los Angeles City Workforce Investment Board, to create career empowerment for persons with disabilities.
The Disability Services Management Program Courses at Grossmont College
Courses for people working in the field of disability, whether it be in a day program, vocational support, group home, supported living, health professions, etc..., these courses are jam-packed with the latest information to facilitate person-centered, respectful support of people who experience disability, from instructors who are active in the field and passionate about empowering their students to stand out as the best in their profession.
Course work can lead to Residential Services Specialist Certificates from San Diego Regional Center, or Certificate of Achievement or Associate of Science Degree in Disability Services Managemen. The Disabilities Services Management (DSM) program at Grossmont College is the first stop on Interwork Institute’s Career Ramp, which leads to a Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling and then on to the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership.
If you have any questions about the Disability Services Management program or the courses in general, please contact Janice Goforth-Melroy by E-mail: janice.goforth@gcccd.edu or Voicemail: 619-644-7000 EXT: 3488