Family Employment Awareness Training
The Family Employment Awareness Training (FEAT) is for Kansas families, youth/young adults who have disabilities and individuals who serve and support them.
For more than ten years, Families Together has hosted FEAT trainings. We hope you will join us for this FREE training as we share
- information about the services, programs and supports available to support gaining and maintaining employment for youth/young adults who have disabilities, and
- how to utilize person-centered planning to individualize the employment outcomes.
Attendees will have an opportunity to explore talents, strengths and interests using person-centered planning to discover outside the box job possibilities.
For a list of upcoming trainings, see below or contact us for more information.
UPCOMING FEAT TRAININGS
FEAT TRAINING OVERVIEW
Employment is possible for youth/young adults who have disabilities!
The Family Employment Awareness Training (FEAT) is for Kansas families, youth/young adults who have disabilities and individuals who serve and support them.
The goals of FEAT are to:
- Increase expectations for competitive employment of the young adult with a disability
- Increase knowledge of state and federal resources to support the employment of the young adult
Part 1 – Building the Dream of Employment: “Outside the Box” Job Possibilities
- A New Path: Exploring “Outside the Box Job Possibilities” Using Supported and Customized Employment
- Individualizing Employment Possibilities: The Family and Community’s Role and Transition to Adulthood and the IEP
- Kansas Stories of Employment Success Panel
- Youth breakout session: person-centered planning and goal setting
Part 2 – Identifying and Accessing Employment Resources – Overview of the services, programs, supports and other information to support gaining and maintaining employment
- You Don’t Have to Do It Alone: Supports Available for Employees & Employers
- Working and Maintaining Needed Benefits
- Agencies and Resources Panel
- Youth breakout session: person-centered planning and goal setting
Who should attend?
Benefits to Students, Families, Schools, Teachers and Community Partners
Youth and Young adults with disabilities
- gain knowledge of supports and services,
- brainstorm possible employment options and
discuss support needs with peers - learn self-advocacy skills related to employment
- gain an understanding of disability disclosure
Families
- increase understanding of transition to employment and knowledge of resources to support post-secondary employment of their youth
- network with other families going through transition
- meet representatives from various employment resources in your community
- plan for transition and employment meetings
- participate in follow-up technical assistance meetings
- learn about “outside the box” customized employment possibilities
Schools
- receive free, up-to-date, in-service training for special education teachers and staff
Teachers
- gain knowledge of the adult service systems
- learn about “outside the box” customized employment possibilities
- plan with families and young adults, increasing successful transition to adulthood and family involvement
- meet representatives from various employment resources in your community
- learn more how to support students with various needs to be competitively employed
SPECIAL THANKS
Funding for Family Employment Awareness Trainings is paid by grants awarded from the Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities and from
