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    SHRM Portage County DEI Learning Series: Effective Partnerships with Job Coaches

    Date: September 18, 2024, 10:00am – 11:00am
    Organizer:
    Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities
    Location:
    Online Event - link provided upon registration.
    Price:
    Free
    Event Type:
    SHRM Portage County DEI Learning Series w/Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (Virtual)
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    In partnership with the Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities, SHRM Portage County invites you to join OOD's January Meeting titled:

    "Effective Partnerships with Job Coaching"

    ABOUT THE EVENT:  This is part of our SHRM Portage County 2024 Diversity and Inclusion Learning Series. We are partnering with the Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities to provide business owners and HR professionals an understanding of the ways we can make our businesses more inclusive.  

    For this event, participants can learn and earn 1 SHRM PDC and/or 1 HRCI  Credit.

    ABOUT THE PRESENTATION: This webinar provides an overview of how employers can effectively use job coaching services to support employees with disabilities in the workplace.

    Best practices for collaborating with job coaches to enhance workplace learning, establishing natural supports, and implementing teaching strategies that match the learning styles and needs of the employee with a disability will also be shared.

     ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:  Panel Discussion

    Alanna Smith

    Alanna Smith is the Business Relations Specialist for Northwest Ohio with the Division of Employer and Innovation Services at OOD. In this role, Alanna supports Ohio’s businesses in hiring and retaining individuals with disabilities.  Alanna joined OOD in September 2019 and holds a bachelor’s degree in recreational therapy.

    Megan Naves

    Megan Naves, CRC, is a Career and Credential Consultant with the Division of Employer and Innovation Services at OOD. In this role, Megan supports improved outcomes for individuals with disabilities by facilitating connections with training programs that lead to credentials needed for in-demand jobs. Megan joined OOD in March 2019 and earned a master’s degree in recreational therapy and a bachelor’s degree in speech language pathology.

    ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OHIOANS WITH DISABILITIES: Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) is the State of Ohio agency whose mission is to empower Ohioans with disabilities through employment, disability determination, and independence.

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