Customised Employment Works - a two-day workshop with International Presenter Milton Tyree

• 19 September 2022 20 September 2022
• 09:00am - 04:30pm 09:00am - 04:30pm
• The Miller Hotel - 54 McLaren St, North Sydney

About the workshop

Customised Employment connects a job candidate’s interests and contributions with business needs, opening the door to good employment for many people previously considered unemployable, as well as those whose employment options are limited by labour market job openings.

This workshop explores what needs to be in place for people with disability to have access to good jobs.

Content is grounded in Social Role Valorisation (SRV) theory and derived from Marc Gold & Associates concepts of Discovery, Customised Job Development and Systematic Instruction.

Who is this workshop for?

The workshop will be of particular interest to those seeking to explore the potential of employment for people with disability - family members, service providers, policy makers, educators and advocates.

What Will be covered

• Supported Employment: Its Purpose, Evolution and Persistent Obstacles Needing Address
• Work Conditions, Interests and Contributions: An Introduction to Discovery
• The Role of the Employment Specialist: Discerning When to Get Involved and When to Step Aside
• Doing a Good Job of Getting a Good Job: An Introduction to Customised Employment and Job Development.

About the presenter

Milton Tyree, Project Associate for the University of Kentucky and owner of Milton Tyree Employment Consulting, LLC

Milton Tyree has more than 40 years of experience in the design, development and provision of supports and services centred on people with disabilities having access to valued aspects of everyday life. A particular area of interest has been the ongoing struggle around people with disabilities having good employment.

Milton’s employment efforts have been strongly influenced by the work of the late Dr. Marc Gold, and he’s an associate with Marc Gold & Associates (MG&A). He’s also had extensive opportunities for study, work and teaching related to the late Dr. Wolf Wolfensberger’s Social Role Valorisation (SRV) theory and its many implications for employment services. He is a retired project director of the University of Kentucky’s Human Development Institute where he continues part-time work focused on open employment leadership development.

Most of Milton’s career has been within his home state of Kentucky, but includes additional teaching opportunities in other US states, Canada, Ireland, India, Australia, and New Zealand.

Cost

$85 families (if cost is a barrier contact us to discuss options)

$250 professionals

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