Engaging Families and Communities

Speaking: Corey
5/22/2017

In this session Corey Smith from Griffin-Hammis Associates presents information regarding how to effectively engage families and community stakeholders in supporting individuals in obtaining and maintaining competitive integrated employment. Included in this discussion is information regarding building social capital and utilization of the Discovering Personal Genius (DPG), or Discovery methodology. DPG, is a structured method of revealing an individual’s existing or emerging skills, the tasks they perform or desire to learn, and their preferred conditions of employment (e.g., work schedule, job duties/tasks, pay, company culture). DPG results in knowing the employment seeker in a more personal way and“discovering” the most important factors for employment, including their unique skills, interests, learning style, support needs, and personal preferences.

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