As your partner, Development Workshop advocates for you. Specifically, we can help identify and coordinate services available through other agencies to ensure your needs, desires and goals are met.

You choose the appropriate services that will assist you in achieving your goals. These choices then, are tailored to meet your specific needs and are monitored by measured progress.

Some skills you may consider include:

•  Daily Living Skills
•  Social Skills
•  Home Management
•  Communication
•  Money Management
•  Health and Safety
•  Rights and Responsibilities
•  Shopping/Consumer Skills
•  Cooking
•  Self Advocacy
•  Conflict Resolution

Appropriate social skills are essential in maintaining personal relationships, empoyment and for developing friendships that last a lifetime.

Because we believe that social skills are best learned in a social environment,
we offer field trips, crafts and recreational activities to teach and reinforce appropriate social skills.

We offer individualized goals and flexible services. Activities are developed
for each person and measured to result in increased independence. Instruction
is offered in a variety of environments including the community, the
home and the classroom.

Our Staff

LIFE is staffed by trained professionals who are committed to helping individuals achieve their goals in an environment where they feel
valued and respected.

All staff are First Aid and CPR certified.

CARF Accreditation

LIFE at Development Workshop is the only program of its kind in Eastern Idaho that has earned the prestigious CARF (Commission on Accreditation
of Rehabilitation Facilities) National Accreditation.

CARF is an independent, nonprofit organization. Their focus is on ensuring
that the services you choose will meet your needs for quality and the best possible outcomes. CARF'S rigorous audits help to guide us in delivering
the best rehabilitative practices in the industry.

Development Workshop, Inc. is licensed by the State of Idaho.

Human Resource Solutions at Development Workshop will offer you exposure to a wide variety of training options. You will develop the skills needed to secure employment in a competitive job market.

Human Resource Solutions provides classroom training that concentrates on a variety of skills valued by area employers. By developing these occupational skills, you will increase your chances for success in a competitive job market. Learn new skills, or brush up on existing ones. You will train using the latest software versions and up-to-date computer hardware in a relaxed
classroom environment.

Career Skills Training Opportunities Include:

                                        •  Windows  

                                        •  Word Processing 
 
                                        •  Spreadsheets  

                                        •  Microsoft PowerPoint

                                        •  Electronic Bookkeeping
 
                                        •  Desktop Publishing 
 
                                        •  Keyboarding

                                        •  Cashiering  

                                        •  Communications  

                                        •  Customer Service  

                                        •  Database Management

                                        •  Cover Letters

                                        •  Resumes 
 
                                        •  Interviewing Skills
  
                                        •  Brush up Classes

Our programs are open entry, self paced, individualized, and open exit. You set your own goals and speed. Our skilled and dedicated staff are here to help you hone your job seeking skills with expert support in developing effective cover letters, resumes and interviewing skills.

          •  Open Entry: New classes start every week.

          •  Self-Paced: Work at your own speed and in your learning style.

          •  Individualized: Your course of study is designed to meet your goals.

          •  Open Exit: Certificate issued upon completion of meeting your goals.

"Without the help of my career counselor, I would not have achieved my goal; a career in retail." -Janette Nielson, Old Navy

Finding a good job that leads to a great career doesn't have to be difficult.
Development Workshop can help. We can help you identify and develop
your strengths and abilities. Then we will help you find a job that
matches your interests.

"I wouldn't have reached my dream of working at Melaleuca without my career counselor's help. From the application through the interview and the 'try-out', he encouraged me to try my best and assured me that I could do it. I enjoy helping customers on the phone." -Lindi Adams, Melaleuca

What can you expect when you choose Community Employment Services
from Development Workshop?

        Our Career Counselors will:

                • Provide individualized assistance
                • Develop a professional resume for you
                • Teach effective interviewing techniques
                • Actively search for a job that is right for you
                • Introduce you to employers
                • Accompany you to job interviews
                • Provide training at the job site
                • Request assistive technology, if required
                • Develop not only a job, but the beginning of a great career

Our years of experience have given us a broad base of satisfied employers who call us FIRST when they have a career opportunity.

For over 15 years, Development Workshop has been a leader in
helping people find good jobs that can result in greater independence,
personal satisfaction, and great careers.