The Role of a Supported Employment Professional

Course Code: REL-IDD-0-TRSEP

Hours: 1

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2028

Learning Objectives:
Describe the purpose of supported employment and the role of Supported Employment Professionals (SEPs) in delivering these services.
Identify the typical settings where SEPs provide support and the common service systems and programs they work with to deliver employment supports.
Describe the key roles and responsibilities of SEPs across the employment process.

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction to Supported Employment and the SEP Role

What Is Supported Employment?

What Is a Supported Employment Professional?

Where SEPs Work: Common Settings and Service Systems

How SEPs Provide Support

One SEP, Many Settings: Adapting Support in Action

Knowledge Check

Key Takeaways

Section 2: The SEP Role Across the Supported Employment Process

The Phases of Supported Employment

Meet Tyler and Kai

Assessment and Career Planning

The SEP Role in Assessment

The SEP Role in Career Planning

Supporting Students and Transition-Aged Youth

Tyler’s Story: Starting the SE Journey

Knowledge Check

Job Development and Employer Engagement

The SEP Role in Job Development

Building Connections With Employers

Tyler’s Story: Exploring the Right Fit

Job Placement, Training, and Support

Tyler’s Story: Getting Started on the Job

Fading Support and Long-Term Stability

Fading Support

Ongoing Long-Term Support

Tyler’s Story: Growing Independence and Ongoing Support

Ensuring Consistency Across Phases

Knowledge Check

Key Takeaways

Section 3: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

References

Subject Matter Expert: Jessica Edwards, BS, QIDP

Jessica is a SME Writer at Relias. Her primary writing responsibilities are in the Health and Human Services vertical, in the content area of intellectual and developmental disabilities. Jessica received her Bachelor of Science in Health Science, with a concentration in Disability Studies and Human Development, from Stony Brook University. She has over eight years of experience serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their supporters, including roles as a direct support professional, case manager, and qualified professional. Her experiences and coursework over the years have allowed her to develop a strong knowledge of person-centered planning and care, community resources, and service delivery.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Support Services Personnel; in the following settings: Intellectual Developmental Disabiilties: Home and Community-Based Services, Intellectual Developmental Disabilities: Agency, Intellectual Developmental Disabilities: Family Living Homes, Intellectual Developmental Disabilities: Intermediate Care Facilities (ICF/IID), Intellectual Developmental Disabilities: Residential Services, Intellectual Developmental Disabilities: Residential Supported Living Services.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.