According to the CESP handbook, one of the core competencies of an employment support professional is to facilitate the transfer of training and support to natural supports in the workplace1. Natural supports are the relationships and assistance that occur among co-workers and supervisors in a typical work environment2. They can help the supported employee to learn the job tasks, receive feedback, and integrate into the work culture3. Providing all the job training is not considered to be the role of the employment support professional because it may prevent the development of natural supports and create a dependency on the employment support professional. A better approach would be to provide initial training and fading support, while encouraging the involvement of co-workers and supervisors as naturalsupports4. Providing training and feedback to co-workers working with the supported employee, identifying accommodations to help the supported employee become more independent on the job, and developing natural supports are all considered to be the roles of the employment support professional. References: 1: CESP Candidate Handbook, page 5 2: CESP Candidate Handbook, page 18 3: Natural Supports in the Workplace 4: Job Coaching and Natural Supports