Workshop #6
Self-Determination
Workshop Series
Training Program
Put Yourself in the Driver’s Seat: Getting on the Road
to Employment & Entrepreneurship
Presented by:
The National Research and Training Center on Psychiatric
Disability, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago
The Center is supported by the National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, USDOE,
and the Center for Mental
Health Services, SAMHSA. |
Workshop Agenda
and Guest Speakers
Are you ready to work, but not sure what road to take?
Come to this session to explore how your talents and skills can be used
in finding a job or starting your own business. This workshop will highlight
employment and small business skills, how to use traditional employment
on the road to self-employment, and an introduction to planning your
business. You also will learn how to assess your own interests and capabilities
to choose a path and formulate your plan, conduct a job search or market
research for your business, use the Internet as an employment resource,
and access local employment and small business centers. Emphasis will
be on promoting employment and entrepreneurship for people with
psychiatric disabilities, and how mental health providers and other supporters
can help map the way. Come ready to learn and to share your work talents
and ideas!
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