Massworks: Focusing on the integration of disability, workforce development, and employment services




Past Events

Welcome to the MassWorks Training Calendar. This calendar provides a current list of training opportunities related to employment and disability for employment support professionals as well as people with disabilities, family members, and advocates. Training formats include workshops, conferences, tele-training, and online offerings. Events are in Massachusetts, the immediate surrounding area, and online. Email us to receive monthly training updates.

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If you are looking for the 2009 Working Without Limits Series click here.

In-person events and Online Trainings
Start DateTitleLocation
September 1 - 30, 2010 Coaching and Teaching Strategies Online
August 2 - September 30, 2010Creative Job Development for People with Significant Disabilities in a Challenging Economy [Registration extended to August 13th]Online
August 2 - 31, 2010Ethics 1: Introduction to Ethical Principles
Ethics 2: Exploring Recent Revisions of CRCC Code
[Registration closes 7/28/2010]
Online
June 1 - 30, 2010
There is no cost for this online training
Coaching and Teaching Strategies [Closed]Online
May 19, 2010 ; 12 noon to 1:30 PM (ET)
There is no cost for this online webinar
Webinar: Successful Placements for Individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome [Registration closed]Online
May 1 - 31, 2010
There is no cost for this online training
Earnings and Benefits: Using Social Security Work Incentives [Registration closed]Online
March 1 - 31, 2010
There is no cost for this online training
Coaching and Teaching Strategies [Registration closed]Online
March 1-31, 2010
There is no cost for this online training
Employment Law and People with Disabilities: The ADA, Criminal Records, and Beyond [Closed]Online
February 1 – 28, 2010
There is no cost for this online training
Social Security: How Work Impacts Benefits [Registration closed]Online
February 1 - 28, 2010
There is no cost for this online training
Employment Strategies for People with Psychiatric Disabilities [Registration closed]Online
Nov. 15 – Dec. 15, 2009
There is no cost for this online training
Getting Everyone on Board: Working with StakeholdersOnline
Nov. 15 – Dec. 15, 2009
There is no cost for this online training
Coaching and Teaching StrategiesOnline
July 20 – September 4, 2009Coaching and Teaching StrategiesOnline
July 20 – September 4, 2009Employment for People with Psychiatric DisabilitiesOnline
May 21, 2009, 9AM - 4PMMotivational Interviewing for Supported Employment [Closed]Shrewsbury, MA
April 7, 2009 9AM - 4PMWho's Out There? Understanding Systems and Resources [Closed]Taunton, MA
February 10, 2009 9AM - 4PMEmployment Law and People with Disabilities: The ADA, Criminal Records, and Beyond [CLOSED]Taunton, MA
February 5, 2009, 9AM - 4PM (snow date - Feb. 12)Motivational Interviewing for Supported Employment [Cancelled due to illness]Shrewsbury, MA
February 1 - 28, 2009Social Security: How Work Impacts Benefits [CLOSED]Online
January 29, 2009Work From The Inside Out: The New Alchemy of Employee Engagement with Denise Bissonnette [CANCELLED due to weather forecast]Shrewsbury, MA
January 13, 2009, 9AM - 4PMTeaching Networking Skills to Jobseekers [CLOSED]Taunton, MA
January 8, 2009 (Snow Date- January 15) 9AM -– 4:00PM Best Practices in Employment Services for People with Co-Occurring Mental Illness / Substance Abuse [Closed]ICI, 20 Park Plaza
January 2 - 31, 2009I've Got Too Much To Do: Time Management for Employment Staff [Closed]Online
November 1 - 30, 2008Coaching and Teaching Strategies [FULL]Online
October 28, 29 & November 18, 2008, 9AM - 4PMCustomized Employment: Meeting Business Needs [Registration is closed]Taunton, MA
October 1 - 31, 2008Social Security: How Work Impacts BenefitsOnline
Monday, September 22, 9:30AM - 12:30PMUpdates on the Ticket to Work Program: New Opportunities for Service Providers [Registration is closed ]Worcester, MA
September 16-17, and October 7, 2008, 9AM - 4PMCustomized Employment: Getting to Know Your Job Seeker [Registration is closed]Taunton, MA
Thursday, September 11th, 2008, 9AM - 4PMEthical Communication and Confidentiality in the Vocational Rehabilitation Setting [Only 10 slots available! Registration deadline: 8/28/08]Holyoke, MA
September 4, 9AM - 4PMMotivational Interviewing for Supported Employment [Registration is closed]Boston, MA
August 13, 2008 9AM - 4PMServing Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: Quality Employment Practices [Registration is closed]Worcester, MA
August 7, 2008 9AM - 4PMCognitive Functioning and Employment Services for People with Psychiatric Disabilities [Registration is closed]Nashua, NH
June 12 and 19, 2008Serving Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD): Quality Employment Practices [FULL]Dedham, MA
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 from 9:00 -4:00, registration will begin at 8:30. Registration Deadline: April 25, 2008Employment: It's Everyone's Job!Stoneham, MA
May 6, 2008, 9:30AM - 3:30PMEmployment and Benefits Conference: A Free Training for People with Disabilities [in Spanish and English]Holyoke, MA
April 29 and May 13, 2008, 9AM - 4PMCreative Job Development for People with Significant Disabilities in a Challenging EconomyBoston, MA
March 6, 2008 -- 9AM - 4PMEmployment Services for People with Psychiatric Disabilities: What Works?Worcester, MA
March 5, 2008 -- 9AM - 4PMRetention in the Workforce: Not Just a Job – A CareerBoston, MA
January 9th from 9am to 4pm.Unlocking Doors to Employment: Navigating Gatekeepers and Screening Tools [FULL]Taunton, MA
December 13th, 2007 from 9:30am to 3pm.Social Security Benefits and Employment Rights: A Training for ProvidersNewton, MA
December 6th 2007 from 9am to 4pm.Engaging and Developing Motivation in Job SeekersNorthampton, MA
November 15th, 2007Diabetes and Work ConferenceBoston, MA
November 8, December 13, 2007 & January 24, 2008 from 9am to 4pmGut Instincts Are Not Enough: Using Information for Successful Employment OutcomesBoston, MA
Mission Employment 3 ConferenceMarlborough, MA
Ethics and the Employment Services Provider [CLOSED]Worcester, MA
Employment Services for People with Psychiatric Disabilities: What Works? Worcester, MA
Quality Improvement Tools for Evidence-Based Supported EmploymentWorcester, MA
Teaching Coping Skills: How To Help People with Psychiatric Disabilities Who Work!Worcester, MA
Quality Employment Services for People Who Are Blind or Visually ImpairedNewton, MA
Autism Spectrum Disorder: Pathways to EmploymentWorcester, MA
Workforce Development Excellence Initiative (Set of 3 Spring Seminars)Boston/Marlborough, MA
Retention in the Workforce: Not Just a Job--a CareerWorcester, MA
The Certificate Program in Psychiatric Vocational RehabilitatioBoston, MA
Best Practices in Employment for People Who Are Deaf/HOHNashua, NH
Working Together to Make a Difference: A Conference for MA Job DevelopersSturbridge, MA
Partnerships to EmploymentWarwick, RI
Engaging the Job Seeker and Developing MotivationWorcester, MA
System IntegrationNashua, NH
Career Development for Employment Staff (online, month of April)Online course
Employment Strategies for People with Psychiatric Disabilities (online, month of April)Online course
Addressing Barriers to Employment for Tenants with Disabilities in Public/Subsidized Housing -BOSTONBoston, MA
Ability Awareness Seminar:Enhancing Diversity. Recognizing AbilityBoston, MA
Addressing Barriers to Employment for Tenants w. Disabilities in Public/Subsidized Housing WORCESTERWorcester, MA
Beyond Traditional Hiring Practices: Avoid Getting Screened OutWorcester, MA
Sharing Skills - Building ConnectionsWorcester, MA
>>Innovative Community Employment and Support Strategies: A Comprehensive Series (6 days in Mar/Apr)Hampton Beach, NH
Building Careers in DesignBoston, MA
Coaching and Teaching Strategies (online, month of March)Online course
Working with Stakeholders (online, month of March)Online
Using the Massachusetts Job-Quest (MJQ) Website , MA
Employment Law and People with Disabilities: Beyond the ADANashua, NH
Planning a Life: Making the Most out of High SchoolBoston, MA
Social Security: How Work Impacts Benefits (online, month of February) Online
Building a Jobs Pipeline: MassEconomy: The Labor Supply and Our Economic FutureBoston, MA
NetworkingNashua, NH
How to Fit It All In: Time Management for Employment Staff (online, month of January)Online
Access Board: Status of ADA Related RulemakingTele-training
Social Security for ProvidersNewton, MA
TAFDC & Welfare ReformBoston, MA
Ask the Department of JusticeTele-conference
Customized Employment: Meeting Business Needs (11/14-15, 12/5)Nashua, NH
SSI & SSDIBoston, MA
Supports for Working FamiliesBoston, MA
MassPRA Annual ConferenceWORCESTER, MA
Building Teamwork, Increasing Morale, and Improving CommunicationWorcester, MA
Customized Employment: Getting to Know Your Job Seeker (9/26-27, 10/17)Nashua, NH
Organizational Development: Competencies and Outcome Measures (9/20-9/21)Worcester, MA
Empowering Employers to Build an Inclusive WorkforceBoston, MA
Supported Employment Web -Based Certificate Seriesonline
Job Accommodation Network Conference 2006Boston, MA
Fall 2006 Career DevelopmentPortsmouth, NH
CCPA Fall Conference - Exploring Choices, Realizing DreamsFarmington, CT
Collaboration between Career Services and Disability Services Works- The DCO ModelOnline
Work, Earnings, and Social Security Work Incentives (August, online)Online
ADA Update: 16 Years Latertele-conference
Achieving Customized Employment Outcomes Using Diversified FundingOnline
CORITraining -MA law Reform InstituteWorcester, MA
Organizational Transformation to Expand Integrated Employment: Lessons LearnedLive Webcast
Organizational Transformation to Expand Integrated Employment: Lessons LearnedOnline
Innovative Community Employment and Support StrategiesWorcester, MA
Organizational Transformation to Expand Integrated Employment: Lessons LearnedOnline
Certificate Program in Psychiatric Vocational Rehabilitation, MA
CORI Training -MA Law Reform InstituteChelsea, MA
Evidence Based PracticesAudio Conference
Beyond the Myths of Job Retention: How to Support People with Psychiatric Disabilities to Achieve Long-Term Vocational SuccessTyngsboro, MA
Rethinking Vocational Assessment: Effective Ways to Individualize the Job SearchWorcester, MA
Funding the Transition to Meaningful Adult Rolesonline
Engaging and Supporting Transition Age Youth on a Path to Productive Adult Lives (or How to Avoid a ?¢‚Ǩ?ìCareer?¢‚Ǩ¬ù as a Patient)Tyngsboro, MA
Coaching and Teaching StrategiesRocky Hill, CT
Survey of Employer Resources Regarding the ADAAudio Conference
How to Fit It All In: Time Management for Employment StaffOnline
Career Development for Employment StaffOnline
Providing Employment Supports for Individuals with Psychiatric DisabilitiesOnline
Job Development for People with Psychiatric DisabilitiesRocky Hill, CT
Employment Law and People with Disabilities: The ADA and BeyondRocky Hill, CT
Partnering with One-Stops to Facilitate Customized Employment OutcomesOnline
Planning for Emergencies in the Workplace: Inclusion of People with DisabilitiesAudio Conference
TASH New England - 2006 ConferenceWorcester, MA
Working with StakeholdersRocky Hill, CT
Commonwealth Workforce Coalition ConferenceWorcester, MA
Hot Topics in Employment: Pre-employment Testing and Leave as an AccommodationAudio conference
Engaging Employers, MA
Representing and Negotiating on a Job Seeker's Behalf, MA
Skills AcquisitionPortland, MA
Customized Employment Planning, MA
Professional and Career Development for Human Service StaffWorcester, MA
Introduction to TransitionWorcester, MA
The ABC's of Supervising OthersDanvers, MA
Innovative Customized Employment StrategiesBoston, MA
Successful Job DevelopmentWorcester, MA
Managing Diversity in the WorkplaceWorcester, MA
Innovative Customized Employment StrategiesBrockton, MA

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