Customized Self-Employment: From Discovering Personal Genius to Self-Employment

Course Code: REL-IDD-GHA-CSEFDPGSE

Hours: 1

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2030

Learning Objectives:
Explain the purposes of the Discovering Personal Genius (DPG) process in developing self-employment opportunities.
Describe the stages of the DPG process.
Identify the key activities used in the DPG process for self-employment.

Outline:
Section 1: Discovering Personal Genius: A Better Approach

Understanding the Discovering Personal Genius Approach

Using DPG as a Person-Centered Assessment

Knowledge Check

Key Takeaways

Section 2: The DPG Team and Timeline

The DPG Team

The DPG Timeline

Knowledge Check

Key Takeaways

Section 3: The DPG Process in Action

The Stages of DPG

Key Activities: Stage 1

Key Activities: Stage 2

Key Activity: Stage 3

Knowledge Check

Key Takeaways

Section 4: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributors

References

Subject Matter Expert: Julie Taylor, M. Ed, MBA

Julie is a Senior Consultant with Griffin Hammis Associates. She has been providing individualized and customized support to people with disabilities since the early 1990’s. Julie currently leads projects related to employment policy research and development. She develops training curriculum content and provides direct training and technical assistance to employers, providers, and government organizations. 

Editor: Jessica Edwards, BS, QIDP

Jessica is a SME Writer at Relias. Her primary writing responsibilities are in the Health and Human Services vertical, in the content area of intellectual and developmental disabilities. Jessica received her Bachelor of Science in Health Science, with a concentration in Disability Studies and Human Development, from Stony Brook University. She has over eight years of experience serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their supporters, including roles as a direct support professional, case manager, and qualified professional. Her experiences and coursework over the years have allowed her to develop a strong knowledge of person-centered planning and care, community resources, and service delivery.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Direct Support Professionals; in the following settings: Intellectual Developmental Disabilities.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.