High Touch Services from Transition to Employment The Need to Scale is the kind of topic that looks straightforward until it collides with the speed, ambiguity, and competing demands of school teams and classroom routines, adult services and community participation. In High Touch Services from Transition to Employment The Need to Scale, for this course, the practical stakes show up in skills that remain meaningful when school supports disappear and adult expectations change, not in abstract discussion alone.
Provider: BehaviorLive — via Council of Autism Service Providers
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Join Free →Often, what autistic adults need to obtain, sustain, and grow in employment are high-touch services, such as job coaching, training, career exploration in high school, and support groups. However, these services are often the most expensive and not widely available. Efforts are underway to expand services through partnerships among state agencies, nonprofits, and private business initiatives. The efforts have met with some success, but most have yet to be able to scale in mass to serve the number of individuals needing support. During this session, the presenters will describe and demonstrate these practices through examples, including how technology can help bridge the gap between transition and employment, no matter an individual's support needs. Presenters will also share resources to support successful transition and employment placements for individuals with varying support needs, including the role of parents and guardians in seeking competitive integrated employment.
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Josh Cobbs is director of employment initatives at Autism Speaks. His work encompasses leading operations and developing Autism Speaks' employment ecosystem of services and supports. Some of his past work includes; being a vocational counselor for the State of Iowa, working with post-secondary institutions on transition and employment programs for individuals with barriers, and founding an autism center in Sioux City, Iowa. Cobbs twice provided testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies on access to tele-health treatments. In addition to his advocacy work, Cobbs served as the inaugural Chairperson of the Iowa Governor's Council on Autism. During this time, he helped spearhead access to care and improve outcomes for Iowans. Cobbs resides in Iowa with his wife and three children.
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