2024 Hawaii Summit on Employment First

Tell us about your day!

Mahalo for attending the 2024 Hawaii Summit on Employment First! We appreciate your attendance and collaboration. Together, we can work to advance equitable employment for all people of Hawaii.

Please take a moment to tell us about your day!

First, please tell us about your experience overall.

Next, please select the sessions you attended, and proceed to answer questions for each.

Opening session from Hawaii APSE and the Employment First Taskforce with Patrick Gartside, Director Misalucha, Julia Altolf, and Karen Lee

Session 1: Discovering yourself: Creation of a Personal Profile (Advocates) with Tricia Jones-Parkin

Session 1: Braiding and Blending Services (Practitioners) with Karen Lee

Session 1: Individual Placement and Support (IPS) IPS Overview with Sandra Reese

Session 2: Discovering Yourself: Employer Engagement (Advocates) with Steve Blanks

Session 2: Real Work for Real Pay: Success Stories (Practitioners) with Jennifer White

Session 2: Three Step Approach to Building Employer Relationships with Sandra Reese

Lunch Session Overcoming Obstacles with Derrick & Julie Tennent

Session 3: Discovering Yourself: A Pathway To Work (Advocates) with Jennifer White

Session 3: Employer Engagement (Practitioners) with Steve Blanks

Session 3: How Does Providing Evidence-based Supported Employment (IPS) Impact Social Determinants of Health with Sandra Reese

Session 4: Putting together your plan for employment (Advocates) with Karen Lee

Session 4: Customized Employment (Practitioners) with Tricia Jones-Parkin

Session 4: Building Infrastructure and Planning for Next Steps withSandra Reese