Youth Success Strategy Year 1 – Resources
Thanks to funding from the Canadian Association for Supported Employment (CASE) Innovation Lab, in 2022-2023, ODEN piloted the Youth Success Strategy project in three communities outside Ontario – British Columbia, Manitoba, and Nova Scotia. ODEN was testing the hypothesis that family networks can advocate effectively, at a local level, about the importance of higher expectations for students who have a disability and that when tools and resources are provided, employment service providers and businesses in their community can prepare and engage students who have a disability as a talent pipeline.
Part of this pilot involved creating a Train-the-Trainer Module to assist other networks and organizations in organizing a workshop to deliver the presentation: Employment-The GOLD Standard for Inclusion. This presentation brings awareness to the importance of employment for youth who have a developmental disability. The project developed a number of associated resources to support the delivery of this workshop. See the section below.
Employment The GOLD Standard for Inclusion – Train the Trainer Learning Module
This is an interactive workshop that can be delivered either in person or virtually. It is intended to be led by at least one parent or caregiver of a child who has a developmental disability. It can be co-led by another parent or person who has experience working with people who have a disability (for example, an educator, an employment service provider, or a service provider).
This workshop invites participants to raise their expectations for young people who have a disability at an early age, throughout the childhood and school experience. It encourages participants to see children and young people who have developmental disabilities from a strength-based perspective. The workshop provides participants with tools and ideas about what they can do to encourage a future that includes meaningful employment for all people who have a developmental disability.
Access the learning module and the customizable slide deck by using this link: Train-the-Trainer Module
Employment The GOLD Standard for Inclusion – Workshop Facilitator Guide
This guidebook supports the workshop facilitators to be aware of workshop outcomes and what their role as facilitators is (and is not). The guidebook provides a number of checklists to support running the workshop online as well as virtually.
Lastly, the guidebook provides presenter notes with emphasis on what is the intended message and how workshop facilitators can customize their own workshop to create impact.
Download the guide by using this link: Employment: The GOLD Standard for Inclusion – Workshop Facilitator Guide
Planning Guide- Hosting a Family Workshop Event
Planning a workshop event or any event can be both exciting and stressful. The purpose of this document is to help you and your organization/network plan your YSS Family Workshop event. We have broken down each area and provided step by step considerations and instructions wherever possible. This guide serves as a complimentary tool to the Canadian Youth Success Strategy Workshop Facilitator Guide.
Download the guide by using this link: Hosting a Family Workshop Event – Planning Guide
Family Workshop – POSTER or FLYER Template
A customizable poster (flyer) template for you and your organization to advertise your upcoming Family Workshop.
Download the template by using this link: Employment The GOLD Standard for Inclusion – Promotional Poster
For more information on the YSS Project, please connect with us at learn@odenetwork.com