APSE: Employment First, Employment for All

APSE: Employment First, Employment for All


Latest Episodes

APSE Conversations with the National Board: Cindy Burns
September 29, 2021

Meet the APSE National Board of Directors and their newest members. Cindy Burns joins the podcast from the state of Georgia. Cindy shares her background in this field, how she grew up and how that imp

MN APSE Podcast: If You Believe It You Can Achieve It
September 27, 2021

Listen in to the MN APSE podcast episode! Self-advocate Riss Leitzke joins host Chris Davies to talk about their experience overcoming dual-sensory loss and landing a dream job at Wilderness Inquiry

APSE Conversations: Brittany Edwards-Sharpe with New Mexico
September 03, 2021

Brittany Edwards-Sharpe is on the podcast to talk about what training and support have looked like for employment support professionals in the state of New Mexico! Over the last few years, New Mexico

APSE Conversations: David King and Kate Travis Talking Employment
September 01, 2021

Meet David King in Ohio and Kate Travis in Connecticut. Both are Certified Employment Support Professionals™ (CESPs), and lead teams focused on employment supports. In this conversation, David and Kat

MN APSE Podcast: If You Believe It You Can Achieve It
August 30, 2021

Listen in to the MN APSE podcast episode! Long-time APSE contributor and one of the pillars of customized employment in the state, Bob Niemiec joins host Chris Davies to talk about the early days of

APSE Conversations: CESP With Nikki Chartier, CO
August 30, 2021

Meet Nikki Chartier of Pueblo Diversified Industries (PDI) in Pueblo, CO in this podcast episode with Kari Tietjen (National APSE's Certification Director). Nikki leads an employment team supporting i

APSE Conversations: CESP With Emily Harris, OR
August 23, 2021

Today's podcast features National APSE's Kari Tietjen (Certification Director) and Emily Harris, CESP of Oregon. Emily works with WISE to provide training and consultation to help employment for peopl

APSE Conversations: CESP With Renee Cencer, MI
August 16, 2021

Today's podcast features National APSE's Kari Tietjen (Certification Director) and Renee Cencer, CESP of Michigan. Renee shares how she learned about the Certified Employment Support Professional™ cre

APSE Conversations: Conference Session 2020 Shared!
August 10, 2021

Hear from Colorado leaders and national partners around certification and training. This panel discussion includes a review of how Employment First legislation was written and passed with funding to

APSE Conversations: Post-Conference Emerging Leaders
August 05, 2021

TWO Colorado presenters Deidre Sage and Rachel Hoard talk with Erica Belois-Pacer of National APSE ahead of the APSE Virtual Post-Conference event. The August 13th session will cover What is Individua