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Scaling the Cliff: Helping VR Clients Receiving
SSDI Achieve SGAWEB:
www.communityinclusion.orgwww.vr-ssdi.org
PROJECT H235L100004 IS FUNDED BY RSA, OSERS, US DEPT. OF EDUCATION
JOE MARRONEEMAIL: [email protected]
BOB BURNSEMAIL: [email protected]
ROB GROENENDAALEMAIL: [email protected]
JULISA CULLYEMAIL: [email protected]
KELLY HAINESEMAIL: [email protected]
RSA GRANT FUNDED:PARTNERS:
ICI, UMASS BOSTON MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH
NEW ADDITION: RURAL RRTC @ UNIV OF MONTANA
WHY DO IT?:CONCERN OF LIMITED SUCCESS WITH PEOPLE ‘S ACHIEVING SGA
MAJOR POLITICAL ISSUE
IS THERE A BETTER WAY OUT OF POVERTY FOR PEOPLE W.
DISABILITIES?
VISION OF LIFE SUCCESS
IS WORK THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF LIFE FOR EVERYONE?
NO. BUT IT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF LIFE THAT WE IN HUMAN SERVICES ARE
LEAST SUCCESSFUL AT HELPING OUR CONSTITUENCY ACHIEVE.
A SHIP IN HARBOR IS SAFE -- BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT SHIPS ARE BUILT FOR.
JOHN A. SHEDDSALT FROM MY ATTIC, 1928
REMAINING UNEMPLOYED IS WORSE FOR YOU THAN BEING EMPLOYED IS GOOD FOR YOU.
AVOIDING LONG TERM UNEMPLOYMENT IS A BETTER
OPTION THAN WAITING FOR AN IDEAL OR PERFECT JOB MATCH.
“IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE YOUR OWN FUTURE
WHEN YOU ARE NOT PART OF
THE ECONOMIC FABRIC
OF THE CULTURE YOU LIVE IN”
PATRICIA DEEGAN20th World Congress Rehab International: Oslo,
Norway – JUNE 2004
------ JOE MARRONE
INITIAL RESEARCH ASSESSMENT WORK:
1] REVIEW OF SVRA DATA2] CASE STUDY SITE VISITS3] DELPHI GROUP
ROLE/ LIMITS OF TRAINING?“You can teach a turkey
to climb a tree, but it’s easier to hire a
squirrel.”FROM Spencer M. Lyle Jr., McClelland C. David, Spencer M.
Signe (1994) Competency Assessment Methods. History and state of the art. Paper first presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Conference, Boston, MA P. 8
•RAPID ELIGIBILTY AND PLANELIG = 2 DAYSIPE = 30 DAYS
•WEEKLY CONTACT OF SOME KIND WITH AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF TEAM (TEL, EMAIL, IN PERSON)
•EMPLOYMENT OR PROGRAM LEADING TO EMPLOYMENT = 45 DAYS•SPECIFIC FOCUS MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING TRAINING AND USE – (ENGAGEMENT IS STAFF RESPONSIBILITY EARLY ON)
• SPECIFIC STANDARDS FOR a)EMPLOYER CONTACTS (? 20 WEEK) INTERVIEWS ( ? 7 X PLACEMENT GOAL)b)PLACEMENTS (? 3- 4 MONTH W. 75% LEADING TO CLOSURE)) HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT (? 30 WEEK)c)SGA LEVEL (? 50% AT SGA LEVEL WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF APPL)• 30 DAY PLACEMENT PLAN• CONTACT W. CLIENT WITHIN 1 WEEK OF APPLICATION• DIRECT JOB PLACEMENT/ MARKETING ASSISTANCE
•FOCUS ON FINANCIAL EDUCATION NOT JUST BENEFITS PLANNING•BPQY = 21 DAYS•SELF SUFFICIENCY PLAN = 30 DAYS•SELF SUFFICIENCY PLAN IN IPE•MONTHLY FINANCIAL EDUCATION SEMINARS•ACCESS TO SELF DIRECTED RESOURCES (E.G., DB 101)
“ I CAN’T UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE ARE FRIGHTENED
OF NEW IDEAS; I’M
FRIGHTENED OF THE OLD ONES.”
JOHN CAGE, COMPOSER
“LIFE LIVED WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE HUMAN
SERVICE & REHABILITATION
LANDSCAPE IS A LIFE IN WHICH THE FREEDOM TO BECOME & MAKE YOUR
OWN FUTURE IS DIMINISHED”
PATRICIA DEEGAN20th World Congress Rehab International: Oslo,
Norway – JUNE 2004
TERRY PRATCHETT"I'll be more enthusiastic
about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on
inside it. “
LILY TOMLIN“No matter how
cynical you become, it's never
enough to keep up.”
“ BEWARE THE CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT OF THINGS NOT WORTH
IMPROVING “
W. EDWARDS DEMING
SHOOK, J. (2010) HOW TO CHANGE A CULTURE. MIT SLOAN MGMT REVIEW, 51 (2), 62-68
SHOOK, J. (2010) HOW TO CHANGE A CULTURE. MIT SLOAN MGMT REVIEW, 51 (2), 62-68
JERRY GARCIA“ SOMEONE HAS TO DO SOMETHING AND IT’S PRETTY PATHETIC IT’S GOT TO BE ONE OF US “
“The nature of passive resistance within a nonprofit
setting is at levels that could teach Gandhi lessons.”Reynold Levy
President of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and former president of International Rescue Committee
SO WHAT USUALLY GETS IN THE WAY OF CHANGE
AT ANY LEVEL?
ANY DEAD HORSES IN YOUR ORGANIZATION?
(TAKEN FROM MATERIAL FROM ARTHUR EVANS, PH.D., FORMER DEPUTY COMMR, CT DMHAS),
NOW MH DIRECTOR, PHILA MH
Dakota tribal wisdom says that when you discover you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount. However, in human
services, we often try other strategies with dead horses,
including the following:
* Saying things like “This is the way we have always ridden this horse.” or from a Native American Tribal Saying:
"If we don't turn around now, we just may get where we're going."
* Appointing a committee to study the horse. * Harnessing several dead horses together for greater performance * Providing additional funding to increase the horse’s performance * Arranging to visit other sites to see how they ride dead horses
* Increasing the standards to ride dead horses * Creating a training session to increase our riding ability * Changing the requirements; declaring “this horse is not dead.” * Declaring the horse is “better, faster and cheaper” dead * Promoting the dead horse to a supervisory position
Finding a consultant knowledgeable about dead horses.
OLD YIDDISH PROVERB
If 1 person calls you a jackass, ignore him;
If a second person calls you a jackass, think about it;
If a third person calls you a jackass- get a saddle.