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Transition Team Leader Virtual  Community of Practice

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Transition Team Leader Virtual  Community of Practice

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January 21 - slides

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Team Leader Virtual Community of Practice

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Team Leader Virtual Community of Practice

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March 18 - slides

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Team Leader Virtual Community of Practice

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Team Leader Virtual Community of Practice

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January 21, 2021

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Transition Institute Team Meeting - Jan 21, 2021

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December 3 Virtual Community of Practice

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December 3 Virtual Community of Practice

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Meaningful Lives Dec 3, 2020 Team Meeting

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February 23 Virtual Community of Practice

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February 23 Virtual Community of Practice

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February 23 Virtual Community of Practice

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February 23 Virtual Community of Practice

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Building Meaningful Lives - Virtual Community of Practice - February 23, 2021

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January 26 Virtual Community of Practice

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January 26 Virtual Community of Practice

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January 26 Virtual Community of Practice

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January 26 Virtual Community of Practice

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Meaningful Day - Virtual Community of Practice - January 26, 2021

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December 3 Virtual Community of Practice

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December 3 Virtual Community of Practice

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Transition App |Transition Elevated - Video part 2

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Transition App |Transition Elevated - Video part 2

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Transition App |Transition Elevated - Video part 1

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Transition App |Transition Elevated - Video part 1

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Presenter: Kristen Linares, Transition Specialist, Tooele SD

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Mental Health in the Workplace: Addressing & Dispelling Stigma in COVID19

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Mental Health in the Workplace: Addressing & Dispelling Stigma in COVID19

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VR 101 Expanded | How VR Fits into Transition

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VR 101 Expanded | How VR Fits into Transition

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Presenters: Gwen Solum and Aimee Langone, USOR
Link to materials (Google Drive folder)

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Pre-ETS 101 Expanded | Success Stories and What's New - Materials

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Pre-ETS 101 Expanded | Success Stories and What's New - Materials

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Presenters: Adrie Green and Aimee Langone, USOR
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Presenter: Brandon Jacobson, Canyons School District

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Person-Centered Planning & Supported Decision Making

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Person-Centered Planning & Supported Decision Making

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Lisa Wade and Amy Hurst Utah Parent Center - Materials (Link to Google Drive folder)
Presenter Biography:
Lisa Wade joined the staff at the Utah Parent Center in 2019 and is a Special Projects Consultant.  She is focused on person-centered planning, supporting families in DSPD services or on the waitlist, and developing a website called Autism Across the Lifespan. She is an Ambassador for Charting the LifeCourse Nexus, a framework and philosophy for supporting individuals with disabilities in living their vision of a good life. She has been an advocate on disability issues for more than 20 years, volunteering in many capacities to improve systems and be the voice of her son with autism and intellectual disabilities. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Brigham Young University and enjoys spending time with her family, especially her grandkids.
Amy is the Transition Coordinator at the Utah Parent Center.  She enjoys helping families find the resources they need to thrive at school, home and in the community.  This has afforded her the opportunity to travel and see the beautiful state of Utah while working directly with parents and their children on a variety of issues they face.  She specializes in young adults, age 14 to 22 and helping them transition from school to adult life. Prior to working for the Utah Parent Center, Amy spent several years in the legal field as a paralegal specializing in corporate contract law. She spent part of her early career in the beautiful state of Illinois where she became a Cubs fan for life. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Weber State University in Public Relations and Communication.

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Handouts for Team Leaders to share with staff, students and families prior to setting up the profile and assessment meting

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Guide and list of providers

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Team Leader Virtual Community of Practice

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Team Leader Virtual Community of Practice

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May 20

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USBE Transition Institute - Virtual Community of Practice - May 20, 2021

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Team Leader Virtual Community of Practice

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Team Leader Virtual Community of Practice

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March 18 - Recording

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Transition Institute - Virtual Community of Practice Team Leaders Meeting - Mar 18, 2021

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Pre-Employment Transition Services - October 13, 2020

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Pre-Employment Transition Services - October 13, 2020

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Slides

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Team Leader Prep Session: November 3, 2020

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Team Leader Prep Session: November 3, 2020

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For team leaders of Transition Teams for both the Transition Institute and Building Meaningful Lives site-based teams.

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Building Meaningful Lives Community of Practice Events

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Building Meaningful Lives Community of Practice Events

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1)     Transition Institute 2020 Kickoff,  Conversation and Clarification with Team Leaders

(November 3 rd, 2020)

2)     Assessment/Goal Setting: Teams will introduce themselves and their student, using the Positive Persona Profiles and Life Skills Assessments. Teams will determine meaningful goals based on interviews, profiles and assessment (December 3 rd, 2020)

3)     Action Steps/Activities Planning: Teams will present ideas on how and where they plan to teach skills. Group will discuss ways to outreach and connect with potential community resources or partners, possibilities for measuring success, data collection (January 26 th,  2021)

4)      Report Out: An opportunity to 1) share accomplishments, insights and lessons learned, 2) brainstorm continuing challenges and 3) identify next steps for individuals, teams,  and our new community of practice. (February 23, 2021)

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From the Clinicians: Building Meaningful Lives for Transition-aged Youth in Utah

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From the Clinicians: Building Meaningful Lives for Transition-aged Youth in Utah

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Sara Murphy and Laura Owen (TransCen)

Utah’s Transition Institute 2020

Building Meaningful Lives for Transition-aged Youth in Utah

As a compliment to the strategic planning aspects of Utah’s 2020 Transition Institute, the State Board of Education is offering schools, families and other stakeholders an opportunity to receive virtual training and technical support on Building Meaningful Lives for students with disabilities. The goal of the 2020 Transition Institute’s training component is to build capacity in local districts and create a statewide community of practice around inclusion and employment for transition-aged youth.  Site-based teams have an opportunity to participate in a series of facilitated conversations and guided practice to implement the tools and strategies presented in our Building Meaningful Lives webinars.  Participating teams will engage with families to profile their students and develop instructional plans focusing on critical life skills that set students on pathways to post-school success.  Site-based teams will have a chance to work with districts from across the state to share insights and strategies, brainstorm challenges and celebrate successes.

Site-based teams will identify a student and will work with the student and family to complete a Positive Personal Profile and Life Skills Assessment.  Through a series of facilitated zoom meetings with SME’s (Sara Murphy/Laura Owens), the teams will determine meaningful goals and implementation ideas for community settings. Each team will identify goals, instructional activities and potential teaching/learning environments, volunteer settings and/or public resources to use for instructional purposes. The SME’s will provide resources and share suggestions on how to address challenges and logistical issues.

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Contracted Community Partner Agency Serving Students Who Are Deaf And/or Hard of Hearing And/or Blind and Visually Impaired

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Pre ETS Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind - Michelle and Jonathan - Sept 23, 2020

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Contracted Community Partner Agency Serving Students Who Are Deaf And/or Hard of Hearing And/or Blind and Visually Impaired

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Pre ETS Hellen Keller National Center - Laura Bench - Sept 23, 2020

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Contracted Community Partner Agency Providing Work-Based Learning Experiences

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Contracted Community Partner Agency Providing Work-Based Learning Experiences

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Pre ETS PARC - Melanie Pelletier - Sept 23, 2020

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Contracted Community Partner Agency Providing Work-Based Learning Experiences

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Pre-ETS Canyons School District Melany & Nate

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Contracted Community Partner Agency

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Contracted Community Partner Agency

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Pre ETS UT Independent Living Center - Kathy Self - Sept 23, 2020

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Contracted Community Partner Agency

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Contracted Community Partner Agency

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Pre ETS Roads To Independence - Amy Palmer - Sept 23, 2020

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Contracted Community Partner Agency

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Contracted Community Partner Agency

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Pre ETS LSI - Alisha Byron - Sept 23, 2020

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Pre-ETS Introduction Aimee Adrie Oct 2, 2020

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Contracted Community Partner Agency

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Pre ETS Easter Seals Goodwill - Crystal Emery - Sept 23, 2020

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Contracted Community Partner Agency

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Pre ETS Community Options - Shannon Wilkins - Sept 23,2020

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Pre ETS Columbus Connects - Debbie - Sept 23, 2020

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Pre-Employment Transition Services - Overview, Presenter Bio and Video 

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October 13, 2020
Presenter: Adrie Green
In this session, we will discuss the basics of Pre Employment Transition Services (Pre ETS) and their importance to students with disabilities.  We will review WIOA and the basic principles of Pre ETS and discuss how the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation is providing these services to students with disabilities in the state of Utah.

Adrie Green is the Pre ETS Program Specialist for the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation. She has a Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from Utah State University and has worked in the Rehabilitation field for the past 6 years.  Prior to serving in her current capacity, Adrie worked as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor on a transition caseload and as a supervisor over several transition caseloads.   Adrie has a passion for working with youth and developing programs which will allow students with disabilities to build the skills necessary to successfully transition from school to the workforce.

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Building Meaningful Lives: A Teacher's Toolkit

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Building Meaningful Lives: A Teacher's Toolkit

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PowerPoint Slides

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Vocational Rehabilitation Services, September 22, 2020 

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Vocational Rehabilitation Services, September 22, 2020 

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Leaving school can be an overwhelming time for students with disabilities and their families. Teachers play a critical role in helping students to manage this transition and ensuring post-school success. The Utah School to Work Initiative and____ are pleased to announce a series of fall trainings for Utah’s teachers that focus on building meaningful adult lives for students with more significant disabilities. Through a series of webinars and team-based sessions, teachers will learn to develop person-centered transition plans that support employment, meaningful community inclusion and positive post-school outcomes. Participants will learn to:

Partner with families and post-school service providers,

Build confidence, skills and friendships in community settings,

Create a profile and portfolio that targets potential employment options based on a student’s strengths and interests

Utilize a Life Skills Assessment to set meaningful goals, build critical skills and encourage independence and community engagement.

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Skills Assessment Example

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Positive Personal Profile Example

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Video Recording

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Building Community Transition Teams | Panel

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Building Community Transition Teams | Panel

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Panelists:
Lane House, Transition Program Coordinator and Teacher, Wasatch County School District
Amelia Garner - Duchesne SD

Nate Edvalson - Canyons SD
Coy Jackson - VR Counselor
Jacqui Hyatt ,TransCen - facilitator

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Person-Centered Planning & Supported Decision Making

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Person-Centered Planning & Supported Decision Making

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Lisa Wade and Amy Hurst -
Utah Parent Center

We are excited to share tools from Charting the LifeCourse, they can be used by schools along with Individualized Education Plans, Vocational Rehabilitation can use it with the Individual Plan for Employment. The Division of Services for People with Disabilities in the State of Utah is encouraging teams to use these tools with individuals in DSPD services. Youth of transition age in Utah would benefit if school districts and other government organizations such as Vocational Rehabilitation were to use the same tools. It would create more consistency for  families interacting with multiple organizations because goals and desired outcomes could be streamlined across organizations for the individual. Likewise, supported decision making can work in place of  or with guardianship based on individual needs of young adults. Teachers and families alike can benefit from knowing all the options available to support youth of transition age.

Educators use an Individualized Education Program (IEP) to create an educational plan. Voc Rehab uses a Individual Plan for Employment (IPE) to create a plan for working. DSPD uses a Person-Centered Support Plan (PCSP) to create a plan for supports for an individual.

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Mental Health in the Workplace: Addressing & Dispelling Stigma in COVID19

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Mental Health in the Workplace: Addressing & Dispelling Stigma in COVID19

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Presenter:  Sharon Cook, Utah Department of Human Services
Presenter Biography:
Sharon is a Program Administrator for Supported Employment and Recovery & Resiliency Peer Support with the Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DSAMH). As an Administrator for Supported Employment, Sharon oversees programs that assist individuals who have serious mental illnesses and co-occurring disorders obtain and maintain employment. She is the evidence-based Individual Placement and Support (IPS)/Supported Employment state-wide trainer. In addition, Sharon conducts mental health and substance use disorder awareness training for employers, stakeholders, state agencies and community partners. As the Recovery & Resiliency Peer Support Administrator, Sharon provides supervision at the Division level, manages certification, fosters advocacy and assists with Utah’s Peer Support movement within mental health and substance use disorders providers. Prior to her administering at DSAMH, Sharon was a Business Relations Specialist for Utah State Office of Rehabilitation. As a Business Relations Specialist, she provided statewide disability-related training to businesses and assisted with their hiring and retaining of people with disabilities. Sharon received a Bachelor’s Degree in Family Studies from Weber State University and a Masters Degree in Mental Health Counseling from University of Phoenix. She is a Licensed Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor and a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor. Sharon is a member of the Disability:IN Steering Committee, Governor’s Committee on Employment for People with Disabilities, National Rehabilitation Association, Utah Rehabilitation Association, Utah Job Placement and Development, Utah’s Employment First State Leadership Mentoring Program, US Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy Vision Quest (Utah’s co-lead), Utah Department of Corrections Employment and Education subcommittee, Association of Community Rehabilitation Educators, Vocational Rehabilitation Supported Employment Focus Group, Chamber of Commerce’s Workforce Development Committee, Brain Injury Alliance of Utah’s Council Employment and Education subcommittee, and she is the Chair of DSAMH’s Supported Employment Coordinating Committee, a Train-the-Trainer for WorkingMinds Suicide Prevention in the Workplace as well as a Certified Train-the-Trainer for Rocky Mountain Americans with Disabilities Act Center. Sharon is passionate about assisting people with mental illnesses and co-occurring substance use disorders obtain and retain competitive and integrated employment!

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VR 101 Expanded | How VR Fits into Transition

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VR 101 Expanded | How VR Fits into Transition

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Presenters: Gwen Solum and Aimee Langone, USOR

Presenter Biography:
Gwen has been part of the USOR team since 2013 and has been working with you and adults with disabilities for more than 15 years. Gwen has served as a liaison to several charter schools within the state of Utah, as well as worked with Special Education Teachers and Administrators in Canyons, Jordan, Salt Lake, and Davis School Districts, to coordinate services to assist students with disabilities in transitioning as seamlessly as possible from education to the adult world. When not at work, Gwen can be found spending time with her two sons and dogs, usually up in the mountains or by a lake.

Aimee Langone has worked with people with disabilities in a variety of capacities for over 20 years. Aimee is currently employed as the Transition and Supported Employment Coordinator with the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation. She completed her Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from Springfield College and has worked as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor in the states of GA, OH, and UT, serving  a transition client base in all three states.  Aimee has provided case management, conducted vocational evaluations, and performed job coaching for both youth and supported employment in a Community Rehabilitation Partner setting.

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Transition App |Transition Elevated - Presentation Materials

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Transition App |Transition Elevated - Presentation Materials

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Pre-ETS 101 Expanded | Success Stories and What's New - Video

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Pre-ETS 101 Expanded | Success Stories and What's New - Video

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Presenters: Adrie Green and Aimee Langone, USOR

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Rubric

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Example Team Action Plan

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Fillable PDF planning form

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October 27, 2020
Presenter: Brandon Jacobson. CTE Coordinator and Program Area Lead for Business, Canyons School District
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Building Meaning Adult Lives: A Toolkit for Teachers

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Building Meaning Adult Lives: A Toolkit for Teachers

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September 22, 2020- 2pm
Presenter Biography: Sara Murphy is a Senior Associate at TransCen, Inc. and the Director of TransCen’s WorkLink program. For the past 30 years, Ms. Murphy’s focus has been on community inclusion and employment for people with disabilities. She has extensive experience in program development, person-centered community-based services, Customized Employment methods and service transformation. As part of TransCen’s consultation team, Ms. Murphy provides technical assistance and training for state agencies, school districts and service providers and families. She also participates in number of federal and state initiatives, such as Social Security Administration’s Youth Transition Demonstration Projects, and the Department of Labor’s ODEP Employment First State Leadership Mentoring Program. Ms. Murphy is an ODEP recognized subject matter expert.

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Vocational Rehabilitation Services 101, September 22, 2020 - Overview, Presenter Bio and Video

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Vocational Rehabilitation Services 101, September 22, 2020 - Overview, Presenter Bio and Video

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Presenter:  Gwen Solum
This presentation provides an overview of Vocational Rehabilitation Services, with an emphasis on how VR can assist students with disabilities in preparing for and transitioning from education to the adult world and workplace. Information related to services offered by VR and an overview of the VR process will be provided, as well as an opportunity to ask questions.  At the end of the presentation, participants will have knowledge of: (1) the mission and values of the VR program, (2) services that may be available, (3) the process to apply, as well as the typical progression of a VR case, (4) information on who to contact to apply, what materials are needed, etc., and (5) points of contact to obtain additional information.

Gwen has been part of the USOR team since 2013 and has been working with you and adults with disabilities for more than 15 years. Gwen has served as a liaison to several charter schools within the state of Utah, as well as worked with Special Education Teachers and Administrators in Canyons, Jordan, Salt Lake, and Davis School Districts, to coordinate services to assist students with disabilities in transitioning as seamlessly as possible from education to the adult world. When not at work, Gwen can be found spending time with her two sons and dogs, usually up in the mountains or by a lake.

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Vocational Rehabilitation Sept. 30, 2020

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Overview of Transition - Slides