About ACRE Training

Why ACRE?

ACRE members believe that the quality of employment services to individuals with disabilities can be improved by ensuring that the training available to provider staff is of a high quality. To quantify high quality, ACRE uses four domains (following APSE’s domain model) and 39 competencies to evaluate curricula and training approaches, as well as requiring documentation of trainer qualifications and experience.

What does this training cover?

The ACRE Basic Employment training will cover topics such as disability rights, community research, individualized assessment/discovery, career planning, workplace support, and job development.

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Self-Paced ACRE Basic Employment Services Training (Sold Out)
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Employment Services Certificate

The Employment Services Certificate is being offered by the Integrated Resources Institute and is based on a curriculum developed by TransCen, Inc.

The certificate curriculum is endorsed by Association for Community Rehabilitation Educators (ACRE). Upon completion of the required 40+ hour training, you will receive an “ACRE Certificate of Achievement.” This Employment Services Certificate is comprised of 6-day workshop (30 hours) and two sets of field-based assignments (10 hours). The training schedule may be modified to meet the needs of the trainee, and the workshops can be offered remotely.

In FY 2022, California Department of Developmental Services offered a grant to increase competitive integrated opportunities (CIE) for individuals served by regional centers. $10 million in one-time funding was awarded to numerous organizations. IRI was one of the recipients with the goal to develop and train ACRE so that job coaches/specialists would be able to help increase CIE.

Additionally, DDS issued quality incentive payments to providers of regional center services in the amount of $3,000 once they had staff trained to ACRE.

For this grant, if you are an employee of a Department of Developmental Services Vendor that works in Orange County, North Los Angeles County, North Bay, San Diego, or Inland Regional Center, training is provided at no cost to you. If you are an employee of a Department of Developmental Services vendor and do not provide services in these areas, the training is available to you and reimbursable through the State of California’s quality incentive payment program. 

Certificate Content

The Employment Services Certificate Course will consist of the following 4 modules:

  1. Application of Core Values and Principles of Practice

  2. Individualized Assessment and Employment/Career Planning

  3. Community Research and Job Development

  4. Workplace and Related Supports

Course Enhancement

To complement the content, case studies, readings, exercises, and field-based assignments have been designed to provide learners with the opportunity to try out what they have learned. There are additional resources assigned to each module that will provide a further understanding of the content. Instructors will mentor and coach the participants as they apply the employment process through feedback on their submitted field-based assignments.

Participant Accountability

To earn the required 40+ hours, each participant will:

  1. Attend all three workshops that will consist of 30 hours. (In person, virtually, or self-paced)

  2. Successful completion of all field-based assignments.

Certificate Course Syllabus

  • Module 1: Application of Core Values and Principles of Practice

    • Complete Pre-Self-Assessment Checklist: Employment Services Competencies

    • Participate in Workshop (5 hours)

    • Complete assigned readings

    • Submit the quiz

    Module 2: Assessment and Planning

    • Participate in Workshop (5 hours)

    • Complete assigned readings

    • Submit the quiz

    • Submit field-based assignments 1 and 2

  • Module 2: Assessment and Career Planning

    • Participate in Workshop (2.5 hours)

    • Complete assigned readings

    Module 3: Community Research and Job Development

    • Participate in Workshop (7.5 hours)

    • Complete assigned readings

    • Submit the quiz

    • Submit field-based assignments 3 and 4

  • Module 3: Community Research and Job Development

    • Participate in Workshop (2.5 hours)

    • Complete assigned readings

    Module 4: Workplace and Related Supports

    • Participate in Workshop (5 hours)

    • Complete assigned readings

    • Submit the quiz

  • • Participate in Workshop (2.5 hours)

    • Review Case Studies and Field Based Assignments

    • Complete Post Self-Assessment Checklist: Employment Services Competencies

    • Complete Certificate Feedback Form

  • • All assignments and quizzes must be received

    • Completing participants will receive “Certificate of Achievement”

Instructors

Roy Wilson

Chief Training Officer
(He/Him)

Roy has supported individuals with disabilities for over 25 years. Roy graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a BA in Psychology. While at UCLA, Roy served as a mentor to high school students with disabilities. Roy has since supported adults living independently in their own homes where he served as a support staff and a management team member. Roy has also worked as a Lead Employment Coach for 10 years supporting individuals find and maintain competitive employment in their communities. Roy joined IRI in 2014 as one of the managers supporting individuals in finding and maintaining competitive and integrated employment and living in their own homes. Roy presently is the Chief Training Officer at IRI working with staff to better assist individuals in meeting their personal and professional goals. Roy is certified through ACRE in Basic Employment Services with an emphasis on Customized Employment and is also credentialed through APSE as a Certified Employment Support Professional. 

roy@irioc.org | 714.642.0646

Suad Bisogno

Chief Executive Officer
(She/Her)

Suad has developed and managed community integrated services for adults with disabilities for over 14 years. Suad has a passion and drive for creating a world where people with disabilities are included, embraced and treated as equals. Suad has worked in many different roles over the years, in pursuit of assisting agencies with transforming their service delivery to meet the individual needs of the individuals they support. She has focused the last several years to assisting people with disabilities and their families transition from school into meaningful adult services. Suad directed Integrated Resources Institute's expansion to the greater Los Angeles area and is now directing present and future growth of IRI. Suad currently sits on the board of California APSE and  is the Chair of the North Los Angeles Regional Center Vendor Advisory Committee.

suad@irioc.org | 818.497.6996

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