Training Calendar
Events in December 2023
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Wise Online Academy 100: Fall Cohort
Wise Online Academy 100: Fall Cohort
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December 4, 2023The Wise Online Academy (WOA) ACRE 100 Series is an online training series based on customized employment core competencies. It is designed to provide employment professionals the training, knowledge, and skills they need to deliver quality customized competitive integrated employment services to people with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
Registration for the 2023 Fall Cohort is full. Winter registration and more information available on the Wise Online Academy 100 webpage.
Series Goals:
- Provide strategies and tools for employment professionals to implement into their practice -the same day.
- Refresh and refine tools for people who want to stay current with the latest in customized employment.
- Increase the competence of employment professionals, and support professionalizing the field of Supported Employment.
- Create space for collaboration, and opportunity to network with peers doing similar work.
Series Logistics:
- This four-part series is a hybrid of instructor-led live training, work at your own pace/On-demand modules, collaborative community of practice, and interactive out of class activities
- The total expected time to complete this series, including offline skill-building activities, is 43 hours. This includes the courses described above and a 5 hour On Demand on Social Security.
- The total cost of this series is $750 for participants outside of Washington. *Limited sponsorships are available for WA state Employment Professionals. Reach out to [email protected] with for questions or more information.
More information & individual class details available on the Wise Online Academy 100 webpage.
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Plan to Placement: Fall Cohort
Plan to Placement: Fall Cohort
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December 5, 2023Plan to Placement Fall Cohort
Join Debra McLean, Katherine Titus and David Murahashi over six online sessions to strengthen a cohort of Supported Employment Providers to skillfully gather person-centered Employment Planning information. Through coaching and mentoring, attendees will learn key job development strategies to assist job seekers in obtaining Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE). This is a great resource for Community Inclusion and people seeking to transition into CIE. Plan to Placement has now been approved for Certified Employment Support Professional™ (CESP) Continuing Education credits.
Participants will be building their skills and at the end of the project, will be able to:
- Define and outline steps to gather Person-Centered Employment Plan information, utilize tools created within the cohort for practicum/homework activities
- Have a toolkit of strategies and resources for Person Centered thinking and Job Development
- Describe how to utilize Person-Centered information for successful job development
- Gather Person-Centered information on at least two job seekers
- Develop Job Seeker Employment Resource Tool
The first two sessions of the Plan to Placement Cohort Series will walk participants through a person-centered employment planning process alongside job seekers chosen by participants. The following four sessions will weave in job development techniques for the job seekers who are currently in job development services. During each session, we will reflect on how to apply the techniques to specific steps on behalf of each job seeker. The goal of this process is that job seekers will be close to placement by the end of the series. Participants time in this cohort can be considered part of the job development process.
Fall Cohort Dates:
- October 31, 10-11:30am PT, 1-2:30pm ET
- November 7, 10-11:30am PT, 1-2:30pm ET
- November 14, 10-11:30am PT, 1-2:30pm ET
- November 28, 10-11:30am PT, 1-2:30pm ET
- December 5, 10-11:30am PT, 1-2:30pm ET
- December 12, 10-11:30am PT, 1-2:30pm ET
Registration for this series is $750.
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Wise Webinar Series: My American Dream
Wise Webinar Series: My American Dream
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December 6, 20232023-2024 Wise Webinar Series
My American Dream
In partnership with the Washington State Developmental Disability Administration, Wise hosts Wednesday webinars at no cost. We look forward to hosting partners, consultants, advocates, and new faces with innovative ideas! Recordings of each event will be added to the Wise Learning Center.
Webinars take place on Wednesdays from 11am-12pm PST.
My American Dream explores future planning by creating an awareness of current aspects of people’s lives. It provides an accessible interactive framework and resources based on an individualized determination of the strengths, needs, and interests of the individual with a disability.
Presenters: Carole & Hayden Rosen
(ID: Picture of a young woman smiling in a wheelchair)
Hayden is mid-way through her 2nd year of her Transition program at New Trier High School. When she isn’t at Transition, she is very active in her community supported by her team of direct support professionals. She loves being out and about exploring her community, taking walks on accessible nature paths, attending local art shows and other events.
Hayden loves music, participates in the school choir with a peer mentor, eating out at restaurants and hanging out with family.
She is one of the most grateful and gracious people and makes friends everywhere she goes with her generous smile that warms people’s hearts.
She is the reason why her mom is a champion of affordable accessible housing and is her mom’s ‘why’ in her advocacy around the importance of robust community supports and services to assure that people can live in the community.
(ID: Picture of a woman with glasses talking into a microphone holding a picture of a girl in a wheelchair surrounded by other people.)
As an Advocacy Program Specialist at The Arc of Illinois, Carole serves as The Going Home Coalition Manager currently funded through The Coleman Foundation and manages the REV UP grant through The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD). Carole served as a Governor appointed member of The Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities from 2014 until 2020. While serving on the Council, she served on its Executive Committee and chaired the Community Housing and Inclusion Committee. She is passionate about the need to create affordable community supported inclusive accessible housing options for people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and has completed the Permanent Supported Housing Institute coordinated by The Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH), The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA), and The Supported Housing Providers Association (SHPA). Her driving belief is that Community is strengthened by diversity and inclusion. Additionally, Carole is certified as a Financial Wellness Trainer for People with Disabilities through the National Disability Institute. In addition to her Masters of Interior Design degree, she is a Certified Aging in Place Specialist with additional coursework in Universal Design. Carole and her husband, William, have a daughter, Hayden who has developmental disabilities and a non-disabled son, Ari.
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Wise Online Academy 100: Fall Cohort
Wise Online Academy 100: Fall Cohort
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December 7, 2023The Wise Online Academy (WOA) ACRE 100 Series is an online training series based on customized employment core competencies. It is designed to provide employment professionals the training, knowledge, and skills they need to deliver quality customized competitive integrated employment services to people with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
Registration for the 2023 Fall Cohort is full. Winter registration and more information available on the Wise Online Academy 100 webpage.
Series Goals:
- Provide strategies and tools for employment professionals to implement into their practice -the same day.
- Refresh and refine tools for people who want to stay current with the latest in customized employment.
- Increase the competence of employment professionals, and support professionalizing the field of Supported Employment.
- Create space for collaboration, and opportunity to network with peers doing similar work.
Series Logistics:
- This four-part series is a hybrid of instructor-led live training, work at your own pace/On-demand modules, collaborative community of practice, and interactive out of class activities
- The total expected time to complete this series, including offline skill-building activities, is 43 hours. This includes the courses described above and a 5 hour On Demand on Social Security.
- The total cost of this series is $750 for participants outside of Washington. *Limited sponsorships are available for WA state Employment Professionals. Reach out to [email protected] with for questions or more information.
More information & individual class details available on the Wise Online Academy 100 webpage.
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Wise Online Academy 100: Fall Cohort
Wise Online Academy 100: Fall Cohort
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December 11, 2023The Wise Online Academy (WOA) ACRE 100 Series is an online training series based on customized employment core competencies. It is designed to provide employment professionals the training, knowledge, and skills they need to deliver quality customized competitive integrated employment services to people with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
Registration for the 2023 Fall Cohort is full. Winter registration and more information available on the Wise Online Academy 100 webpage.
Series Goals:
- Provide strategies and tools for employment professionals to implement into their practice -the same day.
- Refresh and refine tools for people who want to stay current with the latest in customized employment.
- Increase the competence of employment professionals, and support professionalizing the field of Supported Employment.
- Create space for collaboration, and opportunity to network with peers doing similar work.
Series Logistics:
- This four-part series is a hybrid of instructor-led live training, work at your own pace/On-demand modules, collaborative community of practice, and interactive out of class activities
- The total expected time to complete this series, including offline skill-building activities, is 43 hours. This includes the courses described above and a 5 hour On Demand on Social Security.
- The total cost of this series is $750 for participants outside of Washington. *Limited sponsorships are available for WA state Employment Professionals. Reach out to [email protected] with for questions or more information.
More information & individual class details available on the Wise Online Academy 100 webpage.
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Plan to Placement: Fall Cohort
Plan to Placement: Fall Cohort
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December 12, 2023Plan to Placement Fall Cohort
Join Debra McLean, Katherine Titus and David Murahashi over six online sessions to strengthen a cohort of Supported Employment Providers to skillfully gather person-centered Employment Planning information. Through coaching and mentoring, attendees will learn key job development strategies to assist job seekers in obtaining Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE). This is a great resource for Community Inclusion and people seeking to transition into CIE. Plan to Placement has now been approved for Certified Employment Support Professional™ (CESP) Continuing Education credits.
Participants will be building their skills and at the end of the project, will be able to:
- Define and outline steps to gather Person-Centered Employment Plan information, utilize tools created within the cohort for practicum/homework activities
- Have a toolkit of strategies and resources for Person Centered thinking and Job Development
- Describe how to utilize Person-Centered information for successful job development
- Gather Person-Centered information on at least two job seekers
- Develop Job Seeker Employment Resource Tool
The first two sessions of the Plan to Placement Cohort Series will walk participants through a person-centered employment planning process alongside job seekers chosen by participants. The following four sessions will weave in job development techniques for the job seekers who are currently in job development services. During each session, we will reflect on how to apply the techniques to specific steps on behalf of each job seeker. The goal of this process is that job seekers will be close to placement by the end of the series. Participants time in this cohort can be considered part of the job development process.
Fall Cohort Dates:
- October 31, 10-11:30am PT, 1-2:30pm ET
- November 7, 10-11:30am PT, 1-2:30pm ET
- November 14, 10-11:30am PT, 1-2:30pm ET
- November 28, 10-11:30am PT, 1-2:30pm ET
- December 5, 10-11:30am PT, 1-2:30pm ET
- December 12, 10-11:30am PT, 1-2:30pm ET
Registration for this series is $750.
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Wise Webinar Series: Building and Borrowing – Keeping Your Spirits and Focus High
Wise Webinar Series: Building and Borrowing – Keeping Your Spirits and Focus High
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December 13, 20232023-2024 Wise Webinar Series
Building and Borrowing – Keeping Your Spirits and Focus High
In this webinar, Anne will share her supported employment experience from the early days following deinstitutionalization legislation and throughout her career. Participants will reconnect with historic best practices as well as look at a lifelong learning approach to connecting each jobseeker to a life enhancing job.
Presenter: Anne O’Bryan
Description: Anne is standing in front of the community center in Bradford on Avon where she lives. There are lots of posters of community and business activities in the picture. She is wearing a gray sweater and polka dot scarf, has shoulder length hair and is smiling at the camera.
Anne O’Bryan has worked in supported employment and community building in the US, UK, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands. She is heavily influenced by her brother, Larry O’Bryan who was diagnosed with autism in 1951 by Mildred Creak, one of the legendary pioneers in the field. Inspired by Larry, Anne has learned to aim high and celebrate small steps towards a life worth living.
Teaching people jobs since the mid-1970’s, Anne worked with the Specialized Training Program at the University of Oregon and then implemented their model to start electronics assembly businesses in Washington and Virginia. She moved into individual job development working with Mark Gold and Associates and others as a freelance consultant. In the 1980s, she was lucky enough to connect to the leaders of circle building and person-centered planning which she and her brother used to help him achieve his vision of his own home. In the 1990’s, Anne continued to consult with organizations offering supported employment and community building, using graphic recording techniques such as PATH. Once introduced to Project SEARCH, she worked with the founders to build 58 partnership programs in England, Scotland, Wales, Portugal, and Ireland.
During Anne’s tenure at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, she led the European Project SEARCH program development. In June 2018 she helped develop the British DFN Project SEARCH franchise so that UK programs could have a more secure future.
Since the Covid years she has returned to her freelance work and continues to help her brother achieve his life goals.
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Wise Online Academy 100: Fall Cohort
Wise Online Academy 100: Fall Cohort
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December 14, 2023The Wise Online Academy (WOA) ACRE 100 Series is an online training series based on customized employment core competencies. It is designed to provide employment professionals the training, knowledge, and skills they need to deliver quality customized competitive integrated employment services to people with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
Registration for the 2023 Fall Cohort is full. Winter registration and more information available on the Wise Online Academy 100 webpage.
Series Goals:
- Provide strategies and tools for employment professionals to implement into their practice -the same day.
- Refresh and refine tools for people who want to stay current with the latest in customized employment.
- Increase the competence of employment professionals, and support professionalizing the field of Supported Employment.
- Create space for collaboration, and opportunity to network with peers doing similar work.
Series Logistics:
- This four-part series is a hybrid of instructor-led live training, work at your own pace/On-demand modules, collaborative community of practice, and interactive out of class activities
- The total expected time to complete this series, including offline skill-building activities, is 43 hours. This includes the courses described above and a 5 hour On Demand on Social Security.
- The total cost of this series is $750 for participants outside of Washington. *Limited sponsorships are available for WA state Employment Professionals. Reach out to [email protected] with for questions or more information.
More information & individual class details available on the Wise Online Academy 100 webpage.
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Wise Webinar Series: Community Inclusion-Perspectives from the Field
Wise Webinar Series: Community Inclusion-Perspectives from the Field
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December 20, 20232023-2024 Wise Webinar Series
Community Inclusion-Perspectives from the Field
In this webinar, you will learn about what is working with Community Inclusion from 3 perspectives. Kayla Wilson from AtWork! Will share from her perspective what she is doing to connect people to new opportunities. Annette Walker will share about her journey of sharing her talents and hopes for more connection. Katherine Titus will talk about what is happening state-wide with community inclusion and provide some tips to elevate what’s possible for a more diverse, connected community.
Presenters: Kayla Wilson, Annette Walker, and Katherine Titus
Kayla Wilson
Description: Kayla is sitting in front of a white blank wall. She is wearing a black shirt that has a red, yellow, and green floral pattern and is wearing gold hoop earrings. She has long blonde hair and is smiling at the camera.
Kayla Wilson is an experienced Employment Consultant at AtWork! Kayla has provided job coaching for individuals in individualized employment as well as supported individuals in community inclusion services. Kayla enjoys getting to know the individuals that she serves and helping them find specialized placements where they get to showcase their gifts and strengths. Kayla studied psychology at Eastern Washington University.
Annette Walker
Description: Annette is sitting in front of a window and television. She is wearing a white and black striped long sleeve shirt, has short brown hair, and is smiling at the camera.
Annette hopes that sharing her experiences will help others in their journeys in finding connections. Annette enjoys planning activities and giving others opportunities to get out in their communities and foster relationships. Annette worked as a community support specialist at The Arc of Spokane for three years, where she was able to advocate for others. Annette describes herself as a social butterfly, and likes being an active community member in Spokane, WA. Annette loves trying new things and is innovate in coming up with strategies and resources to make herself more independent.
Katherine Titus
Description: Katherine is sitting in front of a window and a globe. She is wearing a black shirt, has long red hair and is smiling at the camera.
Katherine Titus has 23+ years of experience working with individuals who are planning for work. Katherine has worked with individuals, families, Counties, the Developmental Disability Administration, DVR, employers, employment agencies and schools to promote equity and empowerment in lives, opportunities, and employment for all. Some of the work Katherine is experienced with includes facilitating person-centered employment plans, working with service providers and individuals in WA state, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and beyond to expand person centered, equitable employment practices. Additionally, she appreciates the opportunity to provide in-person and on-line training on person-centered plan facilitation, customized and supported employment practices, discovery, values and beliefs, and self-determination.