Person Centered Practices

The I Want To Work workbook is designed to assist people with intellectual disabilities gather information that they can use to obtain employment. It is grounded in person centered principles so all of the information gathered will be unique to the person.

After completing the I Want To Work workbook, a person will:

• have identified two areas of interest in which they would like to work,
• have a work support document, and
• have a résumé.

Download the I Want to Work Workbook.

It is recommended that those completing the I Want To Work workbook do so with a partner who knows them well.

The I Want To Work Partner Guide provides guidance and instruction to the person’s workbook partner on how to get the most useful information from the workbook. The workbook partner should be someone who knows the person who is familiar with a person’s routines, likes, dislikes, interests, and work history.

Download the I Want to Work Partner Guide.