Pre-ETS Original Job Readiness Workshops by Maria Baldwin

The Value of Work Activity List

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Includes icebreaker and getting to know you activities.

Self-Advocacy and Communication Activity list

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List of self-advocacy videos and activities with links for accompanying worksheets.

Good Impression Hangman/woman Game

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JRW Revised Workshop 1

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These activities go along with the revised JRW workshop slides.

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Transferable Skills Inventory

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Checklist for students to explore skills they have and where they use those skills.

Why Work Worksheet

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Students can indicate pros and cons for working as well as what they imagine will happen once they are working.

Identifying Current Barriers and Challenges to Employment

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Students check boxes for the barriers that they feel apply to their situation.

Decision Making Activity

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Students can explore brainstorming pros and cons when making a decision or setting a goal.

Options Chart

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Graphic organizer to help students think through options they are considering.

Protecting Your Rights through Self-Advocacy

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Can be used to review self-advocacy and how to request accommodations to make sure students have the supports they need to succeed.

Self-Advocacy Tips for Teens

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Utah Parent Center

Teaching Effective Skills for Self-Advocacy

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Utah Parent Center - includes tips on how to talk about disability, what and when to disclose, and has a list of additional resources.

Self-Esteem Activity

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Activities to gauge where student's self-esteem is and ideas for helping to improve it.

What I Value

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Includes checklists for Work, Personal, and Lifestyle values.

Skills to Pay the Bills

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Contains lessons on work readiness topics. There are role play activities included for the lessons.

Personality Types and Occupational Characteristics

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Holland code categories with careers that fit each strength category.

Holland Code Category Graphic

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Use with students who learn better visually.

Interest inventory

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Uses pictures and simpler words and phrases to gauge areas of interest.

Know Your Personality Type with the Holland Code

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Students circle the items on the list that are interesting to them and then use the chart at the bottom of the page to find their score, which correlates to one of the Holland categories. There is a list on the second page that gives a general personality type description.

Work Values Assessment

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Student check boxes for statements they feel apply to them in several categories to determine what their values and preferences may be for a work setting.

Career Exploration Activity List

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JRW Student Workbook

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JRW Teacher Information Guide

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JRW Counselor Guidance Manual

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JRW Additional Material Suggestions

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JRW Certificate of Completion

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Opening Doors to Employment

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Includes skill inventory, master application form, interview tips, career plan, and information about accommodations at work.

Working with Employers

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Tips for engaging employers in partnering to set up WBLEs

Transition Planning Workbook

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Contains goal and planning worksheets that could be useful in JRWs.

Keys to Success website

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This site replaced Utah Futures.

Transition Elevated website

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Tool for creating the transition plan for a student's IEP.

JRW Self Evaluation

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For workshop presenter.

JRW Evaluation checklist

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A checklist for tracking all evaluations relating to JRWs.

Student Pre-JRW Evaluation

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Student Post-JRW Evaluation

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Teacher Pre-JRW Evaluation

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Teacher Post JRW Evaluation

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District Director Post JRW Evaluation

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VR Supervisor Post JRW Evaluation

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Mike Rowe's Advice

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Advice about finding the "right" career/job

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My Skills and Goals Activities List

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Developing a 30 Second Commercial

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Information about what to include in your 30 second commercial and when to use it.

Developing a 30 - 60 Second Commercial

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Steps to creating a 30 second commercial.

Making a Good impression Activity List

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Pocket Resume

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Compact form for students to record information they will need when creating a resume.

Resume Questionnaire

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List of questions for students to consider as they determine what to include in their resume.

Creating a Resume Activity List

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Networking Worksheet

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Students list potential employers/sources for job information from their networks.

Searching for a Job Activity List

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Behavioral Interview Questions

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Interview preparation

Text Talk Worksheet

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Illustrates the importance of profession communication over text and email.

Thank You Letter Template

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Template for writing a thank you letter/email after an interview.

Understanding the Interview Process Activity List

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Ideas for interview prep and mock interviews in class.

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ADA and Staying Motivated Activity List

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Accommodations Worksheet

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Common accommodations listed by disability.

Interactive Websites for Youth Seeking Employment

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Includes a variety of resources to aid youth in exploring career opportunities.

Electronic Resources and Information for Persons with Disabilities

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Includes links for resources about disclosure, accommodations, disability benefits, juvenile corrections, foster care, mental health needs, Ticket to Work, and TRIO programs.

Electronic Resources for Parents and Educators

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Includes links for the National Assistance Center on Transition, Career Planning, building work skills, personal assistants on the job, and disability disclosure.

Volunteer Resources in Utah

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List of online resources for finding places to volunteer throughout Utah.

JRW Nametags

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Can be printed two on a page. Cut in half and have students fold and write their names in large letters. Students can keep them to set out for each JRW session.

Career Clusters Interest Survey

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Interest survey written at a 5th grade reading level.

Look Within

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Understanding values, comfort zones, skills and aptitudes.

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Competitive Integrated Employment Toolkit

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You may find ideas for setting up WBLEs in this toolkit.

WINTAC CRP Pre-ETS Guidebook

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Good ideas for Pre-ETS activities with individuals and groups.

Think College

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Online resource for Post-secondary exploration

Campus Tours

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Interactive Maps and Virtual Tours of college campuses

7 Things to Know About College Disability Services

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Link to an article

Self-Advocacy

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Self Advocacy Acronym

Megaphone

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Template

What I'm good at

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Self discovery

30 second commercial

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General script example

USOR Large Print Application

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Job Applications Workshop Activities List

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Ideas for gathering information and completing a job application

Guide to Networking Success Template

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Template students can fill out to practice for networking opportunities (job fairs, out in the community)

Career Clusters Interest Survey

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Checklist of executive functioning and practical skills students need for post-secondary training.

Positive Personal Profile

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Template designed to help students focus on the positive attributes to help them create short and long term goals.

Sample Letter to Parents for JRWs

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Template for Letter to Parents from teacher/Pre-ETS Instructor/VR Counselor

USOR/USBE Joint Letter to Teachers re data sharing

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This is the signed letter on letterhead that you can share with your schools.

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WBLE Inventory

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Work Attitudes Inventory

WBLE Inventory 2

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Work Preferences and Values Inventory

WBLE Assessment 3

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General Job Skills Assessment

WBLE Interests 4

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Matching Your Strengths, Preferences, and Interests with a Specific Occupation

WBLE 4 Job Interview Questions

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Job Interview: Are you ready to Answer Questions?

WBLE 5 Checklist

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Personal Strengths

Self Advocacy Acronym Mega phone Template #2

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SMART Goals handout

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Work Values Assessment

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Leveled Master Applications

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Master application forms simplified for students who need more space and less verbage.

Some Assistive Technologies Blind and Visually Impaired Individuals Use

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With right assistive technologies we can do anything we want

Whose Future is it Anyway?

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Self Advocacy curriculum created by the Zarrow Institute on Transition and Self-Determination at the University of Oklahoma

Pictorial Interest Inventory

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Use with students who have low reading levels and prefer interacting with information via images.

Master Application - Student Version

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USOR 166 is available as a fillable PDF.

VR Application

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USOR 4

Pre-ETS Student Portfolio

mariabaldwin — 2026-04-22 16:50:12 UTC

PDF Version of the Student Portfolio for use in Job Readiness Workshops