Employment Services with an Emphasis on Customized Employment 2025

ONLINE WORKSHOP 

All sessions are Virtual, 9:00-11:00am ET

• April 10 – Module 1  
• April 24 – Module 2  
• May 1 – Module 2  
• May 8 – Module 3  
• May 15 – Module 3  
• May 22 – Module 4 

IN-PERSON WORKSHOP

Held at Incompass Michigan, 335 Seymour Ave, Lansing, MI 48933

This is a 2 day in-person workshop, pricing includes meals. 

• July 14 - July 15 each day 9am-4pm

CERTIFICATE COURSE

All Virtually, 9am-11am (must complete the Workshop first, space is limited and available on first come basis)

• July 17 - Module 1
• July 31 - Module 2
• August 14 - Module 2
• August 28 - Module 3 
• September 11 - Module 3 
• September 18 - Module 4
• October 16 - Module 4 
• October 30 - Make up Session (this is if an additional day is needed in case a session is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances) 

Participant Time Commitment

Participants are required to attend all of the sessions in full.

• Any makeup sessions requested will incur additional fees.
• As part of the registration process, the supervisor of participants must click here to complete the Supervisor Form of Commitment by April 10, agreeing that the registered participant will be authorized to devote an average of four hours per week to attend trainings and complete quizzes, discussion boards, activities and field assignments. The supervisor of participants must sign and submit the form by April 10 or contact kkinde@incompassmi.org for more information.

Participant Accountability

To earn an Employment Services Certificate with an Emphasis on Customized Employment each participant will:

1. Attend all sessions of the Workshop in full
2. Attend all sessions of the Certificate Course with instructor-led trainings in full.
3. Complete readings, assignments, and quizzes to the satisfaction of the instructor.
4. Post discussion boards, activities, assignments and quizzes by date assigned.

Assignment due dates will be established by the instructor. It is the responsibility of the participant to communicate with instructor and facilitator if there are problems with meeting the requirements and due dates of the certificate program.

The quizzes can be taken multiple times until all the questions are answered correctly.

No activities/assignments will be accepted past the course end date.

https://www.acreducators.org/

Advocacy, public policy, education and training of community rehabilitation personnel to enhance employment outcomes of persons with disabilities

1. Advocacy: promoting national personnel standards and quality services for individuals with disabilities
2. Public policy: promoting the employment and training of qualified personnel in community rehabilitation programs
3. Education and training: based on a set of competencies to provide consistency and quality across the nation

ACRE

• primary focus is on training and education of community rehabilitation personnel
• seeks to improve outcomes and quality of life for persons with disabilities who receive community-based rehabilitation services by increasing the competence of personnel and quality of service they provide
• seeks to increase the effectiveness of community rehabilitation programs to work in partnership with persons with disabilities to achieve meaningful employment outcomes
• pursues collaborative relationships with national and state rehabilitation organizations and education and training programs to further develop needed service resources
• seeks to improve the outcomes from community rehabilitation services by working collaboratively to enhance public policy and funding

Employment Services Certificate

The Association of Community Rehabilitation Educators (ACRE) awards nationally recognized Certificates of Achievement to providers of employment services to people with disabilities. This Certificate documents that the provider has satisfactorily completed a minimum of 40 hours of training or professional development provided by an ACRE-approved training resource.