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Week 3
OK, so you have now learned about your strengths and weaknesses, and you have used that information to identify what jobs will be a good fit for you. You have applied those jobs and you got an interview! Yay (and also YIKES)!
Today we are looking at our ability to stay emotionally regulated before and during interviews. The reason why we are looking at this is because if you are not regulated and very anxious—as we all can be in interviews—it is going to be hard to effectively communicate why you are a great person to hire for the job.
Bonuses
This is our final week, where we actually get to talking about interview questions. You are in the room now. You have looked at your strengths and weaknesses. You found jobs at which you feel you can perform the essential functions, you've applied for them, and now you have the interview! So let's dive in.
Career Exploration
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Self-Advocacy program provides the knowledge and skills to help those with disabilities understand and navigate their disability functionally within the workplace—an invaluable skill for successful employment. Through a series of prompts and self-questionnaires, participants identify individual strengths and weaknesses within executive functions, interpersonal skills, and learning styles to provide an in-depth understanding of just how one's disability will impact employment. We will identify specific strategies for managing each functional impact.
The program then outlines the differences between accommodations and modifications, and how to read job descriptions with an understanding of what can and cannot be accommodated for. We learn how to implement self-accommodations when possible and what to expect when requesting reasonable accommodations. Spoiler alert: it's not as straightforward as it may sound. Participants leave having gained the tools needed to navigate neurodivergence in the employment setting and get pointed in a direction that suits each participant's needs.
PROGRAM GOALS
- Identify functional impacts of neurodivergence on executive functions, interpersonal skills, and learning styles
- Identify specific reasonable accommodations or self - initiated strategies for meeting job requirements when the skills requested are weaknesses for you, specifically
- Learn the difference between accommodations and modifications
- Learn the basics of how to read the required functions of a job description and understand if it is a good fit based on participant’s strengths and weaknesses
- Familiarize participants with the Job Accommodation Network, an invaluable free resource
WHO THIS PROGRAM IS FOR - WHEN IT MAY BE HELPFUL
This program should be considered when someone has recently received a new diagnosis as an adult and would like to explore how this impacts them in the area of employment. It can also be a useful program when individuals have unrealistic expectations of what employers can accommodate for in a job setting, or when participants have low insight into what kind of work settings they would be most successful in. This program can also be used after participants have taken other programs and want to dive deeper into how to navigate neurodivergence in the employment setting.
COMPLIMENTARY PROGRAMS
- Emotional Regulation
- Sensory Processing
- Time Management
Other Available Resources
