thomas wedel

The digital CV Breaking the taboo of disability

Thomas Wedel

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Integration is only possible if the

human being, with all of his or

her skills and abilities, is the

focus of the process – and if

people can make their own decisions.

Approach “Supported Employment”:

Placement – Qualification

Experience has shown that it is necessary to prepare participants by honing their social

skills!

Learning in the sheltered

workshop

• Personal plan for the future

• Training of social skills

• Professional practical training (computer

skills, office training, gardening, carpentry,

kitchen work, etc.)

• Job application training

Learning in the sheltered

workshop

• Personal plan for the future

• Training of social skills

• Professional practical training (computer

skills, office training, gardening, carpentry,

kitchen work, etc.)

• Job application training

Training in Social Skills

This training not only covers practicing new

concrete behavior skills, but is also geared

toward developing a new conscious perception

toward one’s own and others’ behavior.

Training in Social Skills

Primary Content• reality-oriented self-perception

• improved perception of oneself and others

• establishing appropriate ability to accept criticism and voice it

• communication techniques

• development of conflict and assertiveness strategies and flexibly using these

• team spirit

• resilience in stressful situations

• emotional stability

• relaxation training

• attention and concentration training

Training in Social Skills

Content of the Instruction

• How do I appear to others? What all is a part of this? How do others appear to

me?

• Practicing body language. How close is considered to be comfortable? How do

speech and behavior fit together?

• Exercises in confident and unconfident behavior. What is felt to be aggressive?

• Verbal and non-verbal signals

• When do I have a right to something? When am I dependent upon others’

goodwill? How can I then react? Exercises supporting these everyday life

situations

• Relaxation techniques, roll plays, riddles

Training in Social Skills

Implementation in daily situations

• The participants are the “subject matter”

• Trying out various behavioral possibilities

• Realizing realistic situations out of participants’ daily life

• The group establishes their own group rules

• Parameters: punctuality, behavior during instruction, independence,

work scheduling, feedback from the group

Mr. H. at work in the storeroom at IKEA in Fuerth, Germany

Cowboys and Indians

Breaking the Taboo

Talking about handicaps• What do I have?

• What type of handicap do I have?

• What sort of aid do I need?

• Where do I need support?

• What is relevant for the work?

• What can I do regardless?

• How does it work best for me?

Mr. Z on the job

Exercise: Please imagine a specific

person and then describe this

person based on the given criteria:

Learning in the sheltered

workshop

• Personal plan for the future

• Training of social skills

• Professional practical training (computer

skills, office training, gardening, carpentry,

kitchen work, etc.)

• Job application training

Job Application Training

• curriculum vitae

• cover letter

• “filling in the gaps”

• my skills

• “special application”

• role plays

more

Thank you for listening!

Thomas Wedel

Integrationskoordinator „arbeit plus“

Boxdorfer Werkstatt BZB gGmbH

Am Spund 4

90427 Nürnberg - Germany

Tel. 0049-911/930990

Fax. 0049-911/93099 99

Mail: wedel@boxdorfer-werkstatt.de