Transcript The Changing Landscape of Supported Employment

Pat Rogan, Ph.D.
Indiana University
[email protected]
11-7-09
Focus for Today
Looking back
Current “Best Practices”
Barriers & Strategies
Where do we go from here?
LOOKING BACK
 WE LEARNED THE IMPORTANCE OF:
 One person – one job MATCH (vs. group
placements & stereotypic jobs)
 Facilitating NATURAL SUPPORTS (vs. job coach
“velcroed” to the person’s side)
 Serving people with high support needs (vs. only
those who are independent)
 Building a meaningful day (vs. 20 hours of work
and then sit at home)
Meaningful Lifestyles
 Typical HOUSING
 Integrated WORK as the anchor of one’s
day
 Social RELATIONSHIPS
 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
 Typical FREE TIME activities
 LIFELONG LEARNING
 HEALTH & FITNESS
 SPIRITUALITY
 Individualized & flexible SUPPORTS
Start with the end in mind
Use PERSON-CENTERED PLANNING:
 What is your vision of a meaningful day?
 What would his/her day look like now?
 What are next steps? (ACTION PLAN)
What Do We Know?
BASIC FEATURES OF S.E.
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Real work for pay
Included in
ordinary work
places
Natural proportions
Person-centered
Customized
Choice & Control
What Do We Know?
FEATURES OF QUALITY S.E.
 Technology &
accommodations
 Business partnerships
 Natural supports
 Outcome based
What Do We Know?
TRANSITION FROM SCHOOL TO WORK
& ADULT LIFE
 Inclusive Education
 Community Job Training
 “Off campus” Transition Services
 Secure Job Prior to School Exit
 Meaningful Daytimes
 Seamless Transition
Use Personal Networks & Connections
for Job Leads
 Jim lives in the
neighborhood
near the pet
shop.
 His family shops
here.
JOB DEVELOPMENT (Carved Job)
Chris at the University
Use Technology
(Mattie uses a low tech “jig” at the state office building)
Don at the Food Co-op
(Custom made Plexiglas device)
What Do We Know?
Supported Entrepreneurship
SELF-EMPLOYMENT OFFERS:
 Full or Part-Time
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Employment
A Second Income
Small Business
Ownership
Business-Within-ABusiness
Resource Ownership
 Creation of employment
tailored to:
 Degree of mobility
 Speed of production
 Stamina & health
 Accommodation needs
STRENGTHSBASED!
AMY’S TOWEL SERVICE
 Characteristics: Autism impacts
preference for routines. Limited
verbal language.
 Strengths & Interests:
Folding laundry
 Process: Connection with
Mother’s Hairstylist –
 Job: Towels for Salons
“Megan’s Pony Espresso”
A coffee delivery service for The Coffee Break
Bryan & Cody
“Brody’s on the Canal”
LET’S TALK!!
QUESTIONS & COMMENTS?
Where Do We Go From Here?
A 2020 VISION
 START with the
END in mind.
 Change starts with
a VISION baited
by TENSION.
A 2020 VISION
A NEW GENERATION OF LEADERS!
Stephen Covey’s 8th Habit:
From Effectiveness to Greatness
Find your voice
& inspire others to find theirs!
A 2020 VISION:
SELF-ADVOCATES DRIVE SERVICES
 Self-determination
From a Young Age
 Circles of Support
 Personal Advisors
 Leadership
Development
A 2020 Vision:
CLOSURE OF SEGREGATED FACILITIES
Redirect Funding to Community
Services
National Organizational Change
Efforts
 National Network
 National Conferences
 National Study
 Publications
 Employment First
Initiatives
A 2020 Vision:
FUNDING FOR
INTEGRATED WORK
 Personal Budgets
 Results-based
Funding
 Outcome Obsession
A 2020 Vision:
FOCUS ON QUALITY
 A Rejection of the
Tyranny of “OK”
 A Sense of Urgency
A 2020 Vision:
ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
 A “Training Arm” in
Each State
 Opportunities to Share
our Stories
A 2020 Vision:
GOOD DATA IS AVAILABLE
What You Count Counts!
 #’s (integrated vs. segregated work)
 $$ to S.E. vs. Sheltered
 S.E. Outcomes
 Cost Savings & Public Benefit
A 2020 Vision:
Partnerships!
 With Individuals & Families
 With Schools
 With Businesses
 With Mainstream
Employment Services
 With Other Stakeholders
A 2020 Vision:
RELATIONSHIPS
(Not just supports)
THOSE WHO SAY
IT CAN’T BE DONE
SHOULD GET OUT OF THE WAY
OF THOSE WHO ARE DOING IT!
LET’S GET TO WORK!!