Community Inclusion and Networking

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Supporting Employment

Course ID: 1128431

Supporting Employment

This modules provides an overview of how to support participant employment through activities of daily living assistance. It also discusses helping individuals set, achieve, and reflect on employment goals.

Learning Objectives

Describe the supports people may need to be successful in the workplace.
Understand the why working is important for the physical health and well-being of all people.
Identify key supports people may receive in the workplace and who provides these.
Describe the Activities of Daily Living people may require from their DSW to promote success in the workplace.
Describe advocacy supports a person may need if they want to get or change a job.

CMS Competencies

Community Living Skills and Supportsksdsw@tthree.org2025-08-15T13:38:56-05:00

Community Living Skills and Supports

The DSW helps individuals to manage the personal, financial and household tasks that are necessary on a day-to-day basis to pursue an independent, community-based lifestyle.

Assists the individual meet his or her physical and personal care needs (i.e. toileting, bathing, grooming) and provides training in these areas when needed.
Teaches and assists the individual with household tasks such as laundry and cleaning.
Assists the individual to learn about meal planning and shopping, and safe food preparation.
Provides person centered support and helps the individual to build on his or her strengths in life activities.

Person-Centered Practicesksdsw@tthree.org2025-10-14T15:26:26-05:00

Person-Centered Practices

The DSW uses person-centered practices, assisting individuals to make choices and plan goals, and provides services to help individuals achieve their goals.

Helps design services or support plans based on the choices and goals of the individual
supported, and involves the individual in the process.
Builds collaborative, professional relationships with the individual and others on the support team.
Provides supports and services that help the individual achieve their goals.
Participates as an active member of service or support team.
Works in partnership with the individual to track progress toward goals and adjust services as needed and desired by individual.
Gathers and reviews information about an individual to provide quality services.
Completes and submits documentation of services on time.

Take Training

Test Out Course ID: 1128432

Test-Out Version

To test out of this module:

You must pass a competency exam by 90% or more.
You only get one attempt to pass the competency exam.
You must answer all questions.
If you pass the competency exam, you will earn the certificate for this module without having to complete the training.
If you do not pass the competency exam, you will have to complete the full training module to earn the certificate for this module.
There is no penalty for attempting the test-out exam and not passing.

Test-Out Training

Preview Course ID: 1128629