NYAPRS Note: The employment resource book offered by the Center for Practice Innovations is a tremendous tool for consumers, peer specialists, and anyone interested in helping themselves or community members to gain access to employment. The CPI team who designed this resource will be presenting at our annual conference on Wednesday, September 17 at 2:45, which will particularly review the Individual Placement and Support approach to competitive employment. You will also have the opportunity to hear from CPI on Thursday about the progress of OnTrackNY, the pilot treating young adults experiencing their first mental health episodes.
Register for the event here, don’t miss these valuable workshops!
CPI’s Employment Resource Book – Designed to Help Consumers Achieve their Employment Goals
The Center for Practice Innovations (CPI) is pleased to make its Employment Resource Book available directly to consumers.
Informed by the principles of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach to supported employment, the Employment Resource Book is designed for consumers to use with employment specialists, other practitioners, peer specialists, family members and other supports, and on their own.
This important resource contains over 30 topics and 10 appendices that focus on three themes: prior to the job search, during the job search, and after getting a job. This isn’t a curriculum that individuals would need to complete it any specific way – rather, people focus on topics as they become relevant to their lives. Each topic is organized to provide important information, personalized activities, and next steps.
You can obtain the Employment Resource Book through the CPI website (http://practiceinnovations.org/) by clicking on the “Purchase CPI Products” tab on our home page. You will be asked to register and to select a password for your account. Once your account has been established, you will be able to download an electronic version for free or purchase bound paper copies.