{"id":5556,"date":"2021-07-27T09:19:24","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T15:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/supportedemployment.ca\/?p=5556"},"modified":"2023-07-05T19:06:07","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T19:06:07","slug":"abilities-at-work-podcast-what-is-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/fr\/abilities-at-work-podcast-what-is-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Abilities at Work Podcast: What is CASE?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/abilitiesatwork\/embed\/episodes\/2--What-is-CASE-e146ou1\" width=\"800px\" height=\"204px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Subscribe to the Abilities at Work podcast on:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul id=\"block-5dc50a9c-4cb1-4fe6-88b4-37d6d0e47d54\" class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/abilitiesatwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anchor.fm<\/a>;<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/abilities-at-work\/id1576451462\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Apple Podcasts<\/strong><\/a>;<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82MTVjNGM1MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Google Podcasts<\/strong><\/a>;<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/crc9z7hf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pocket Casts<\/a>; or<\/li>\r\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/6tIFTQvEyQWLuIhmOwLQlk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6070\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Abilities-at-Work-podcast-logo-1.png\" alt=\"Abilities at Work podcast logo\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Podcast episode transcription:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">This is Abilities at Work, a weekly podcast hosted by the Canadian Association for Supported Employment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>Alex\u00a0Rascanu:<\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Hello everyone! I\u2019m your host, Alex\u00a0Rascanu.\u00a0The second episode of the Abilities at Work podcast\u00a0explores\u00a0what the Canadian Association for Supported Employment\u00a0is and what it does.\u00a0As we sat down with Joanna Goode, Executive Director of\u00a0the\u00a0Canadian Association for Supported Employment, we asked her\u00a0to share\u00a0about the organization&#8217;s history.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>Joanna Goode:\u00a0<\/em>CASE has a long history of bringing together the sector, our hallmark event being an annual supported employment conference that this year is going into its 26<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0year. The\u00a0Canadian Association for Supported Employment,\u00a0or CASE,\u00a0has been around for 26 years. We were started by a wonderful man named\u00a0Sean Wiltshire from Newfoundland, who was working in the sector and realized that there was value\u00a0in creating spaces for supported employment service providers to connect and share\u00a0ideas, innovation and resources.\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><em>Alex\u00a0Rascanu:\u00a0<\/em>We next shifted our conversation to learn about the\u00a0Canadian Association for Supported Employment\u2019s board of directors.\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><em>Joanna Goode:<\/em><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Throughout our history CASE has been led by a strong volunteer board of directors. They represent most of the provinces and territories,\u00a0and are all leaders in their own right in supported employment organizations or networks.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>Alex\u00a0Rascanu:<\/em><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Our next question for Joanna was what are some CASE initiatives that our Abilities at Work podcast listeners could benefit from accessing?\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><em>Joanna Goode:<\/em>\u00a0Starting in 2019, CASE started to expand, to offer more. We\u2019ve got a host of online resources that are beneficial for service providers\u00a0and also for employers, things like a knowledge hub which is a curated resource library, we\u2019ve got an HR inclusive practices toolkit, and we\u2019ve also spent a\u00a0fair bit of time creating ways for the sector to connect with itself. In addition to\u00a0the conference, we took an initiative called\u00a0MentorAbility\u00a0which was having a lot of success in British Columbia and Saskatchewan, and brought it\u00a0nationally\u00a0connecting prot\u00e9g\u00e9s (people who are looking to learn more about specific career fields) with mentors (experts in those sectors who want to learn about inclusive hiring practices).\u00a0We also started offering some facilitated online training for supported employment service providers in topics like job development and supported employment essentials. We also produce blog posts and newsletters, as well as the conference, to facilitate connections between people working in this sector or between employers who are looking to make their workplaces more diverse, and an interactive map where people can locate other service providers in their areas. Most recently, we\u2019ve launched\u00a0into doing a bit of research. There\u2019s a pretty significant lack of current, valued Canadian research on disability in the workplace\u00a0and on the supported employment sector. This past year, CASE has done two introductory\u2013level research projects on better understanding the supported employment sector in the country\u00a0and also looking at the impacts of Covid-19 on employment for Canadians who experience disability.\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><em>Alex\u00a0Rascanu:<\/em><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Our final question for Joanna was what is CASE\u2019s vision for the future.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>Joanna Goode:<\/em><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>I think we have a role to play in strengthening a united voice for the sector that,\u00a0ultimately,\u00a0will hopefully lead to some change. One of the things we recognize in Canada is that each province and territory operates a little bit differently, so funding models work differently, approaches to support differ, the workplace and the economy in the provinces and territories differ&#8230; so finding a way for each of those groups to come together and look at the patterns, at trends that are happening across the country is really valuable. We also know that the sector as a whole is often underfunded, that organizations that are really invested in this work are don\u2019t always have the resources that they need to invest in things like professional development for their staff team, so I think\u00a0there is a really strong role for CASE to play in supporting resource sharing, innovation and best practices, ways that we can learn with and front each other for the betterment of the sector. Finally, I think that with any issue of importance like this, particularly complex issues, having a united voice is important&#8230; for CASE to act as a magnifier to the issues and concerns, and also the brilliance and the ideas that we\u2019re hearing from our members across the country.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>Alex\u00a0Rascanu:\u00a0<\/em>Thank you for listening to the\u00a0second\u00a0episode of the Abilities at Work podcast.\u00a0Until next time!\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">If you like what you\u2019re hearing, make sure to subscribe and share Abilities at Work with someone who needs to hear this message. For more resources from individuals who experience disability with employment\u00a0or resources to make your workplace more inclusive, visit SupportedEmployment.ca.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Transcription de l&#8217;\u00e9pisode du podcast:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Voici le\u00a0balado\u00a0hebdomadaire Les forces au travail, pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 par l\u2019Association canadienne de soutien \u00e0 l\u2019emploi.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>Alex Rascanu:<\/em>\u00a0Bonjour tout le monde! Je suis votre animateur, Alex Rascanu. Le deuxi\u00e8me \u00e9pisode du\u00a0balado\u00a0Les forces au travail expliquera en quoi consiste l\u2019Association canadienne de soutien \u00e0 l\u2019emploi et ce qu\u2019elle fait. Nous avons rencontr\u00e9 Joanna\u202fGoode, directrice g\u00e9n\u00e9rale de l\u2019Association canadienne de soutien \u00e0 l\u2019emploi, et nous lui avons demand\u00e9 de nous raconter l\u2019histoire de l\u2019organisme.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>Joanna\u202fGoode:\u00a0<\/em>L\u2019ACSE rassemble le secteur depuis de nombreuses ann\u00e9es et notre \u00e9v\u00e8nement phare, le congr\u00e8s annuel sur le soutien \u00e0 l\u2019emploi, c\u00e9l\u00e8bre sa 26<sup>e<\/sup>\u202fann\u00e9e. L\u2019Association canadienne de soutien \u00e0 l\u2019emploi, ou l\u2019ACSE, existe depuis 26\u202fans. L\u2019organisme a \u00e9t\u00e9 cr\u00e9\u00e9 par Sean\u202fWiltshire, un homme exceptionnel de Terre-Neuve, qui travaillait dans le secteur et qui s\u2019est aper\u00e7u qu\u2019il \u00e9tait avantageux de cr\u00e9er des espaces permettant aux prestataires de services de soutien \u00e0 l\u2019emploi de communiquer et de partager des id\u00e9es, des innovations et des ressources.\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><em>Alex Rascanu:<\/em><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Nous avons ensuite r\u00e9orient\u00e9 la discussion pour en apprendre davantage sur le Conseil d\u2019administration de l\u2019Association canadienne de soutien \u00e0 l\u2019emploi.\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><em>Joanna Goode:<\/em><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Tout au long de son histoire, l\u2019ACSE a \u00e9t\u00e9 dirig\u00e9e par un Conseil d\u2019administration solide form\u00e9 de b\u00e9n\u00e9voles. Le Conseil compte des membres de la plupart des provinces et territoires qui sont tous dirigeants au sein d\u2019organismes ou de r\u00e9seaux de soutien \u00e0 l\u2019emploi.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>Alex Rascanu:\u00a0<\/em>Nous avons ensuite demand\u00e9 \u00e0 Joanna quelles sont certaines des initiatives de l\u2019ACSE qui pourraient \u00eatre utiles aux auditeurs du\u00a0balado\u00a0Les forces au travail.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><em>Joanna\u202fGoode:<\/em>\u00a0Depuis 2019, l\u2019ACSE a commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 se d\u00e9velopper et \u00e0 offrir davantage de services. Nous avons une multitude de ressources en ligne qui sont avantageuses pour les prestataires de services et pour les employeurs, comme le\u00a0centre de\u00a0ressources, une biblioth\u00e8que de ressources\u00a0et une trousse en mati\u00e8re de politiques d\u2019inclusion des RH. Nous avons \u00e9galement pass\u00e9 un certain temps \u00e0 trouver des fa\u00e7ons qui permettraient au secteur de cr\u00e9er des liens. En plus du congr\u00e8s, nous avons d\u00e9cid\u00e9 d\u2019\u00e9largir \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9chelle nationale une initiative nomm\u00e9e\u00a0MentorHabilet\u00e9s\u00a0qui connaissait un grand succ\u00e8s en Colombie-Britannique et en Saskatchewan afin de mettre en relation des\u00a0mentor\u00e9s (des personnes qui souhaitent en apprendre plus sur un domaine de carri\u00e8re en particulier) avec des mentors (des experts de ces secteurs qui souhaitent en apprendre plus sur les pratiques d\u2019embauche inclusive). Nous avons \u00e9galement commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 offrir des formations en ligne pour les prestataires de services de soutien \u00e0 l\u2019emploi sur des sujets comme le\u00a0perfectionnement professionnel\u00a0et les essentiels du soutien \u00e0 l\u2019emploi. De plus, nous r\u00e9digeons des articles de blogue et des infolettres, en plus d\u2019organiser le congr\u00e8s, afin de favoriser les \u00e9changes entre les personnes qui travaillent dans ce secteur ou entre les employeurs qui souhaitent diversifier leur milieu de travail. Nous avons \u00e9galement cr\u00e9\u00e9 une carte interactive dans laquelle les gens peuvent trouver d\u2019autres prestataires de services dans leur r\u00e9gion. R\u00e9cemment, nous avons commenc\u00e9 \u00e0\u00a0faire\u00a0quelques recherches. \u00c0 l\u2019heure actuelle, il existe une lacune plut\u00f4t importante en mati\u00e8re de recherches canadiennes sur les\u00a0personnes en situation de\u00a0handicap en\u00a0milieu de travail et sur le secteur du soutien \u00e0 l\u2019emploi. Au cours de la derni\u00e8re ann\u00e9e, l\u2019ACSE a r\u00e9alis\u00e9 deux projets de recherche pr\u00e9liminaires afin de mieux comprendre le secteur du soutien \u00e0 l\u2019emploi au Canada et d\u2019\u00e9tudier les r\u00e9percussions de la COVID-19 sur l\u2019emploi des Canadiens en situation de handicap.\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><em>Alex Rascanu:\u00a0<\/em>Notre derni\u00e8re question pour Joanna \u00e9tait la suivante\u202f: quelle est la vision de l\u2019ACSE pour l\u2019avenir?\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>Joanna\u202fGoode:<\/em><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Je crois que nous avons un r\u00f4le \u00e0 jouer pour renforcer la voix unifi\u00e9e du secteur qui, \u00e0 terme, g\u00e9n\u00e9rera des changements. Une des choses dont nous sommes conscients au Canada est que chaque province et chaque territoire fonctionne de mani\u00e8re l\u00e9g\u00e8rement diff\u00e9rente. Par exemple, le fonctionnement des mod\u00e8les de financement, les approches en mati\u00e8re de soutien, les milieux de travail et les \u00e9conomies diff\u00e8rent d\u2019une province ou d\u2019un territoire \u00e0 l\u2019autre. C\u2019est pourquoi il est important de trouver une\u00a0fa\u00e7on\u00a0pour chacun de ces groupes de se rassembler et d\u2019examiner les r\u00e9currences et les tendances que l\u2019on retrouve dans l\u2019ensemble du pays. Nous sommes \u00e9galement conscients que le secteur dans son ensemble est souvent sous-financ\u00e9 et que les organismes qui s\u2019impliquent dans ce domaine n\u2019ont pas toujours les ressources dont ils ont besoin pour investir dans des \u00e9l\u00e9ments tels que le perfectionnement professionnel pour leur personnel. Je crois donc que l\u2019ACSE peut jouer un r\u00f4le r\u00e9ellement important pour favoriser le partage de ressources, l\u2019innovation, les meilleures pratiques et les moyens d\u2019apprendre les uns des autres en vue d\u2019am\u00e9liorer le secteur. Pour finir, je crois que pour tout enjeu de cette importance, en particulier les enjeux complexes, avoir une voix unifi\u00e9e est important afin que l\u2019ACSE puisse mettre en lumi\u00e8re les probl\u00e8mes, les inqui\u00e9tudes ainsi que les brillantes id\u00e9es soulev\u00e9es par nos membres partout au pays.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>Alex Rascanu:<\/em><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Merci d\u2019avoir \u00e9cout\u00e9 le deuxi\u00e8me \u00e9pisode du\u00a0balado\u00a0Les forces au travail.\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\u00c0 la prochaine!\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Si ce\u00a0balado\u00a0vous a plu, n\u2019oubliez pas de vous y abonner et de partager Les forces au travail avec quelqu\u2019un qui a besoin d\u2019entendre ce message. Pour plus de ressources provenant de personnes en situation de handicap \u00e0 l\u2019emploi ou de ressources pour rendre votre lieu de travail plus inclusif, visitez supportedemployment.ca\/fr\/.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subscribe to the Abilities at Work podcast on: Anchor.fm; Apple Podcasts; Google Podcasts; Pocket Casts; or Spotify. 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