Transcript PPT - Southeast TACE

Service Collaboration &
Linkages to Achieve Seamless
Transition from School to
Career Outcomes
Debra Martin Luecking
Senior Executive for LueMar Consulting Group
October 29, 2013
Known Barriers (compared to
nondisabled peers)
• Less likely to finish high school
• Less likely to pursue postsecondary education
• More likely to be unemployed for much of their
adult life
• Some will need connections to ongoing support
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Known Barriers
• Sporadic work experiences & employment
• Gaps & lack of coordination in school-based
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services
Limited participation in own transition planning
Variable engagement of families in transition
planning
Sporadic, disjointed, or even nonexistent
connections to post-school supports
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Bridge the Gap
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Research-based Transition Components
& Services
Based on Guideposts for Success
(NCWD/Y, 2005)
• Youth empowerment & self-determination
• Work experiences & job development
• Family supports
• Connecting activities & systems linkages
• Social & health services
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Seamless Transition
Flow of Student Services
12th Grade
(or 1 yr prior to exit)
VR
opens case
Paid
Employment
ENROLL
Applications
for Post school
(DD,MH)
Selection Criteria
•Desire to participate
•Need supports to
seamlessly transition
•Receiving Special
Education services or Sec.
504 plan
• Eligible for VR service
Post school
Follow Up
Linkages
DISCOVERY PROCESS
• Self-determination
• Work-based Experiences
instruction
• Positive personal/
career profile
• Paid Employment
Supports
In paid employment
receiving supports from
CRP (if needed)
or
Student-led IEP development
Health & Social Linkages
Family Support/Participation
Public Benefits Management
(all services are adjunct to school and academic preparation)
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Post School Completion
(2 yrs beyond high school)
Service Outcomes
11th Grade
(or 2 yrs prior to exit)
Enrolled postsecondary
education receiving
supports from Disability
campus services (as
needed/as requested)
Direct Services
10th Grade
(or 3 yrs prior to exit)
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Seamless Transition is…..
A sequential delivery of specific transition
service features beginning in early high
school
and….
the braiding of resources of transition partners;
Resulting in uninterrupted, collaborative
transition from public secondary education to
employment and/or postsecondary
education.
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What is Seamless Transition?
For the exiting student:
The Next Day is the Same as
the Day Before
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What We Believe:
There’s a job for everyone who wants one,
regardless of disability, need for support,
or economic vitality of their community
Work is Good!
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Beliefs
The aspirations, skills, and positive
attributes of a job seeker must match the
needs, expectations, and workplace
culture of the employer
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Beliefs
Job seekers need to be actively involved
in decisions made about their future and
empowered to make these decisions
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Beliefs
Effective job development is highly
individualized
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Beliefs
No one agency can do it alone—linkage
with school and other key partners is
critical
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Expected Key Outcomes
At the Point of Transition
• Early VR involvement
• Early Community Provider involvement
• Positive personal career planning
• Individualized paid work experiences
• Individualized paid inclusive job
• Supports in place prior to exit
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Expected Key Outcomes
Longer Term
• Collaborative teaming
• Systematic delivery of model sustained
• Maintaining individualized paid inclusive job
• Successful VR case closure
• Ongoing support needs maintained
• Career advancement services available
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Features of Seamless Transition Model
• Work experiences relevant to attaining adult employment
• Employment in integrated settings where they are hired
by the employer
• Non-work activities in community settings
• Adult provider working with school personnel before
school exit
• Cost sharing resources- LEA,VR, DD,MH
• Outcome of paid work with supports in place before
school exit
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Flow of Student Services
(10th grade or 3 years prior to exit)
Service Outcomes
ENROLL
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Selection Criteria
•Desire to participate
•Need supports to
seamlessly transition
•Receiving Special
Education services
• Eligible VR service
• Self-determination self-advocacy instruction
• Positive personal / career profile
Student-led IEP development
Family Support/Participation
(all services are adjunct to school and academic preparation)
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Direct Services
DISCOVERY PROCESS
VR opens case
Applications
for Post school
Service Outcomes
Flow of Student Services
(11th Grade or 2 years prior to exit)
VR
Student-led IEP development
Family Support/Participation
(all services are adjunct to school and academic preparation)
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Direct Services
Work-based Experiences
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Paid Employment Supports
Health & Social Linkages
Public Benefits Management
(all services are adjunct to school and academic preparation)
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Direct Services
Paid Employment
Linkages
Service Outcomes
Flow of Student Services
(12th Grade or 1 year prior to exit)
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Flow of Student Services
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(post School Completion)
In paid employment receiving supports
from CRP (if needed)
or
Enrolled postsecondary education
receiving supports from Disability campus
services (as needed/as requested)
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Direct Services
Post school
Follow Up
Service Outcomes
(2 yrs beyond high school)
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Direction …….
How do we get
there?
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Key Informing Groups
• Students
• Families
• Instructional Staff
• VR
• System Agency Staff (DD,MH,SSA)
• Local Providers (CRPs, CILs, Parent
Networks, CC/Univ)
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Supply and Demand
KEY
Linkage for operational or
direct services
Job Seeker
Employer
Potential resources for
Job Seeker
D E M A N D
Community
Rehabilitation
Providers
Independent
Living Center
Assistive
Technology
Center
LEA
Local Project
Management Team
Additional Resources
Social Security
Mental Health
Post Sec
Developmental
Disabilities
Education
S U P P L Y
One-Stop Career
Center
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Vocational Rehabilitation
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Braiding of Critical Resources
Timeline
Components
Resource
10th grade
Discovery
Education
10th grade
Discovery – Unpaid Work
Experiences
Education
11th grade
Discovery – Individualized Paid Work VR & WIA Experience
CRP
12th grade
Individualized Paid, Inclusive
Employment
VR - CRP
12th grade –
post-school
Workplace Supports – Intensive
VR - CRP
Post-school
Workplace Supports – Ongoing
DD or MH
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Research to Application
Case Study:
Maryland Seamless Transition
Collaborative
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Expected Outcomes
Final Outcomes
Expected
and Final Outcomes
2007 – 2012
400 students experience the Model
451 enrolled
365 active
All exit students
204 (56%)
Achieve Seamless Transition
137 (67%)
In competitive employment
Enrolled in postsecondary
education
Or both
66 (32%)
46 (23%)
System connections in place:
VR open case
Community providers
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25 (12%)
193 (95%)
151 (74%)
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Expected
and Final
Remain
in transition
at Outcomes
high schoolCont.
exit 67 (33%)
Status at the point of transition:
Linked to VR
60 (90%)
Linked to CRP
52 (78%)
Participated in summer youth
employment
41 (61%)
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Diversity of the Model
student populations
Seamless Transition by Exit Document
• Diploma 88/131 (67.2%)
 41 enrolled in PSE
 22 in competitive employment
 25 in PSE & competitive employment
• Certificate 49/73 (67.1%)
 44 in competitive employment
 5 in PSE
• Disabilities & Seamless Transition outcomes
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System Outcomes
• Instituted VR policy of early engagement, 2
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years from exit
VR piloting transition services fee schedule that
embraces work experiences/job before exit
CRPS are active employment partners with VR
and LEAs
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System Outcomes (cont.)
• Sustained teams to manage seamless transition
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for students
Some LEAs have expanded model to all high
schools, all students
In 2013, more counties are receiving technical
assistance to achieve seamless transitions
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Seamless Transition Meets Sam
• no work experience at age 18.
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perceived “too disabled to work.”
unpaid work experiences
referred to VR for summer youth
employment
last year employed in 2 jobs
At graduation, same jobs, same
adult agency supporting him.
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Learn more about MSTC and
seamless transition
www.seamlesstransition.org
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Questions?
Comments?
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Register for Upcoming Webinars
November 18 - Working with Schools
December 10 - Role of Work Experiences in Transition
February 3 - Work Experience Expectations
February 26 - Experiences with Transition and Work
March 18 - Work Experience Site Development
April 24 - Working with Youth in the Justice System
May 15 - Using technology with youth for employment
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Contact Information
Debra Martin Luecking, Ed.D.
LueMar Consulting Group
[email protected]
301.803.0859 cell
304.258.1569 office
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Thank You
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Education Credits
CRCC Credit - (2.0 - pending)
By Novemebr 9th participants must score 80%
or better on a online Post Test and submit
an online CRCC Request Form via the
MyTACE Portal.
My TACE Portal: TACEsoutheast.org/myportal
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Southeast TACE Region IV
Toll-free: (866) 518-7750 [voice/tty]
Fax: (404) 541-9002
Web: TACEsoutheast.org
MyTACE Portal: TACEsoutheast.org/myportal
Email: [email protected]
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Disclaimer
This presentation was developed by the
TACE Center: Region IV ©2013
with funds from the U.S. Department of Education,
Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) under the priority
of Technical Assistance and Continuing Education Projects
(TACE) – Grant #H264A080021. However, the contents of this
presentation do not necessarily represent the policy of the
RSA and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal
Government [34 CFR 75.620 (b)].
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