Dec 15, 2019
We talk with Jen Cook of Workforce Solutions about her success in helping people get jobs or, as she says, “changing communities one workplace at a time”. She uses a number of Person Centered Thinking skills including a One Page Description, Communication Chart and Sorting Important TO and Important FOR to create...
Dec 1, 2019
We speak with Nicole LeBlanc about her work with the National Center on Advancing Person Centered Practices and the State of Maryland. She is also a former SARTAC Fellow. Nicole has created a Toolkit for Employment which is available as a document as well as a comprehensive training that she offers in person. Here focus...
Nov 1, 2019
Josh believes that an agency's values should be reflected in how it treats employees. We consider a different approach to vacation time, recruitment and training. Direct Support Professionals are clearly near the top of his list in respect and caring.
Oct 10, 2019
In this conversation we explore thoughts on what has been the major developments in the effort to advance inclusion of people with all abilities that have served to shape the world that we live in today. Bill shares how having a family member with disabilities changed his views and added to his knowledge of what is...
Aug 14, 2019
We continue our conversation with Peter Leidy and explore what it means to be a "rule breaker" or an artist when in the role of direct support professional.