Post on 16-Dec-2015
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NCWD/A Customized NCWD/A Customized Employment Teleconference Employment Teleconference
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Discovery: An Approach for Assessing Applicants for Customized Employment
Ellen Condon, University of MT Rural Institute
Employment for All, and MG&A
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Customized EmploymentCustomized Employment
In Customized employment we begin with the premise that everyone can work.
The customized approach considers both the needs of the individual with a disability AND the employer.
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Customized…Customized…
Job Descriptions are based on employee contributions that mesh with employer need.
Disclose information about disability and need for accommodations for the purpose of negotiation.
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Customized job Customized job responsibilitiesresponsibilities
Job responsibilities are based upon individual’s strengths, needs and interests and is designed to meet the specific needs of an employer.
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Traditional AssessmentsTraditional Assessments
Measured readiness in unfamiliar and often times artificial environments,
Compared production and performance of people with disabilities to others, or to standardized norms,
Typically highlight deficits of people with significant disabilities.
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Customized EmploymentCustomized Employment
May include employment developed through job carving, self-employment, or other job restructuring activities that result in job responsibilities being customized and individually negotiated to fit the needs of an individual.
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If we are going to market an If we are going to market an individual’s contributions and individual’s contributions and design jobs which emphasize design jobs which emphasize
skills and abilities, or create self-skills and abilities, or create self-employment which maximizes a employment which maximizes a person’s participation, then the person’s participation, then the questions we need answered in questions we need answered in
assessment are:assessment are:
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Assessment necessary for Assessment necessary for Customized EmploymentCustomized Employment
Individual’s strengths, interests and contributions,
Impact of disability to identify conditions of employment, plan for supports and negotiate on their behalf with the employer,
And explain how they get things done,Strategies, supports or environments where
they are at their best.
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Carley graduated from Polson Carley graduated from Polson High school in 2002. Her High school in 2002. Her
contributions include:contributions include:Outgoing and friendlyTakes pride in her workAble to memorize the layout of large storesMeticulous about returning itemsStrives to be independent Quite capable of asking for assistance
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DiscoveryDiscovery
The process of gathering information about a person for the purpose of job development
Discovery“who is the
person?”
Vocational Profile: A tool tocapture
information
Representational Portfolio
Negotiate a job or design
a business
Develop atraining /support
plan
Customized PlanningMeeting
“what will they Do forwork?”
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Information gathered in Information gathered in DiscoveryDiscovery
Already existing information,From people who know the person best,In environments that make sense for the
person:– Home, school, community, familiar places,
unfamiliar activities that are relevant or of interest to the person.
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The information learned in The information learned in Discovery is used to create the Discovery is used to create the parameters of, or template for parameters of, or template for customization: the conditions, customization: the conditions,
tasks, supports for the individual tasks, supports for the individual on the job…on the job…
the information is never used to the information is never used to “weed people out” of “weed people out” of
employment.employment.
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Describing Information gatheredDescribing Information gatheredYou need to observe and capture
information about the impact of an individual’s disability for future negotiations with employers about supports, accommodations, tasks an individual can do,
And to plan for comprehensive ongoing supports.
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DiscoveryDiscovery
Uncovering existing informationNot measuring or comparingNot testing or evaluatingDoes not predict performanceEcologically valid informationEmpowers students and families
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Through Discovery we learn Through Discovery we learn about:about:
Connections to people and the communityInterests and preferencesSupport needsStrategies or adaptations that currently are
used by the person or their supportsThe individual’s contributions
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Why do Discovery?Why do Discovery?
Understand how the person’s disability impacts their life
Identify what is needed for supports in the work environment
To develop a training/support planTo identify the individual’s contributions
and tasks that they can do.
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Methods to offer Methods to offer Discovery or ExplorationDiscovery or Exploration
FacilitatedSharedSelf Directed
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Tools/Skills for DiscoveryTools/Skills for Discovery
Tools Listening Reflecting Sharing Seeing Describing Negotiating
Skills Conversation Interview Observation Time together Review Information Collection Disclosure Plan
Recognizing the “best” of a job seeker
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Places/PeoplePlaces/People
Places Person’s home Neighborhood Routine places Community Professional contexts
People Job Seeker Close family members Trusted friends Support staff Professionals who care Business community
contacts
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InformationInformation Routines; weekend, weekdays, seasons Social activities, transportation Previous work, chores, volunteer activities Education background Home/community supports received How the job seeker communicates, socializes,
does academics, gets around the community Vocational skills