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CALL FOR ENTRIES! TATRA's 2012 AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
Posted: 1/13/2012
PACER Center's TATRA (Technical Assistance on Transition and the Rehabilitation Act) Project is proud to announce a call for entries for its 2012 Award for Excellence in Transition-focused Parent Training. This annual award seeks to identify and highlight promising transition tools developed by OSEP-funded Parent Training and Information Centers, Community Parent Resource Centers, and RSA-funded parent training projects. Deadline for submissions: March 2, 2012
The Family’s Role in Youth Transition Planning
Posted: 1/11/2012
"The Family’s Role in Youth Transition Planning," written by Sean Roy of PACER Center, discusses how families can support youth as students prepare to exit high school for adult lives in the community. It is the latest in a series of Blogs from the National Collaborative for Workforce and Disability for Youth.
New from NCWD/Youth and PACER Center for Bullying Prevention Month
Posted: 10/15/2011
A new InfoBrief, “Bullying and Disability Harassment in the Workplace: What Youth Should Know,” is designed to help youth, including youth with disabilities, recognize signs of bullying in the workplace. The brief offers examples of bullying situations at work and offers strategies to help address the issue. It was developed by PACER Center in partnership with the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth. A related blog by PACER Center’s Sean Roy “Not Just at School: When Bullying Happens in the Workplace,” was also posted on the NCWD Youth site. Read it at http://www.ncwd-youth.info/blog/?p=287
Helping Youth Develop Soft Skills for Job Success
Posted: 8/30/2011
Check out the Podcast series developed by PACER for the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth) on “Helping Youth Develop Soft Skills for Job Success.” The series was developed to provide for parents and families with ideas for activities they can do at home and include in their child’s Individualized Education Program (IEP) to help ensure that students have the skills needed for job success. There are four episodes: “Helping Youth Develop Soft Skills for Job Success;” “How to Build Communication Skills for Job Success;” “How to Build Interpersonal Skills for Job Success;” and “How to Build Lifelong Learning Skills for Job Success.” A related brief, “Helping Youth Develop Soft Skills for Job Success: Tips for Parents and Families,” is also available online at http://www.ncwd-youth.info/information-brief-28
Info Brief for Families on Soft Skills for Job Success Now Available in Spanish
Posted: 8/25/2011
Written and translated by PACER staff for the National Center on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth), the NCWD Info Brief, “Helping Youth Develop Soft Skills for Job Success: Tips for Parents and Families,” is now available in Spanish. This brief provides guidance for parents and family members on ways to help young people prepare for job success by working with them and encouraging them to develop soft skills. "Soft skills" are common sense skills that are important in all aspects of life and have been identified by employers as particularly important for success at work. Both the Spanish version of the brief, Ayudando a los jóvenes a Desarrollar Habilidades Sociales para tener Éxito en el Trabajo: Consejos para los Padres y las Familias, and the English version can be found at http://www.ncwd-youth.info/information-brief-28
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