Employment Services
In October 2008 the Division of Developmental Disabilities began a statewide employment initiative. The driving forces behind this initiative are those individuals receiving DD services, people are saying they want to work. Our vision is to increase the number of people working in integrated employment. As part of our restructure process we have hired a Director of Employment & Training and appointed Employment Coordinators in each of the 11 regional offices. This creates a concentrated effort around employment and moving the vision forward. We strongly believe in an employment first philosophy, where employment is the priority option provided prior to any other day service option. Our expectation is if someone is of working age they are expected to explore work options, build on career planning and engage in work that makes sense to them.
| Project Partners State Employment Leadership Network Self Direction Employment Network |
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| Manuals. Publications and Reports Statewide Workplan SELN Findings and Report 5 Year Employment Projections Exceptional Parenting Article: The New Path to Employment |
Links to Other Websites Empower Missouri SELN NASDDS ICI APSEMO T-TAP SSA ACRE MO Planning Council |
