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Centers Hatching Initiatives for Realizing Potential rcep6/il/chirp Funded by

Centers Hatching Initiatives for Realizing Potential www.rcep6.org/il/chirp Funded by Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA). CURRENTS CHIRP Project Training Goals Training Process Materials. University of Arkansas CURRENTS. CURRENTS

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Centers Hatching Initiatives for Realizing Potential rcep6/il/chirp Funded by

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  1. Centers Hatching Initiatives for Realizing Potential www.rcep6.org/il/chirp Funded by Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA)

  2. CURRENTS • CHIRP Project • Training Goals • Training Process • Materials

  3. University of Arkansas CURRENTS • CURRENTS • Center for the Utilization of Rehabilitation Resources for Education, Networking, Training, and Service • We serve Region 6 though our various grants and fees for service • Arkansas • Louisiana • New Mexico • Oklahoma • Texas • Primary Customers are VR and IL

  4. The Basics – CURRENTS • LEADERSHIP • CUSTOMER SUPPORT • RESPONSIVENESS • TECHNOLOGY • www.rcep6.org

  5. The CHIRP Team Carri George Julie Ballinger MeShelle Lincks

  6. CHIRP Participants • The Center of Independent Living Staff • Consumer control (staff and governing board) • Community based, cross-disability, nonresidential nonprofits • Array of IL services includes 4 core services of I & R, peer counseling, life skills training, self & system advocacy • Funded by Rehab Act Title VII and/or State/other grants • State Voc Rehab Program Youth Transition Counselors & Appropriate Supervisors / Staff • Funded through Title I of the Rehab Act • All services must lead to employment outcomes

  7. “It takes a village to raise a child.”PROJECT GOALS By focusing on the common goal of successfully transitioning young people with disabilities to adult roles in their communities we will: • Improve cooperative working relationships between CILs, the SILC, the DSU and other relevant agencies in the State of Texas • Develop tools, techniques and strategies for CILs to add value to transition services in the State of Texas. • Build communities of support for youth in transition by strengthening collaboration. • Develop evidence-based practices for replication across the country.

  8. Year 1 • Think Tank and Texas Incubator Met • Developed/Reviewed Round I Training Curriculum • Initiated collaboration between CILs and DARS • Identified how CILs & DARS together will add value to youth transitioning • Began visioning and strategic planning

  9. Year 2 • Completed Round I Training with Pilot CILs and DARS • CBCIL - September 2006 • PILC – December 2006 • ARCIL – January 2007 • Refined the training for the remaining CHIRP sites • Completed Round I with rest of the CILs and DARS

  10. Year 3 • Think Tank and Texas Incubator Met • Developed/Reviewed Round 2 Training Curriculum • Round II Training Begins! • Pilot CILs and DARS • Learn From Pilot Sites / Refine Training • Rest of Texas CILs and DARS

  11. Year 4 & 5 • Reaching My Own Greatness Trainings • Evaluate project goal attainment • Provide TA as needed • Nationwide CHIRP Duplication • Think Tank will provide peer mentoring to other states • Texas CILs will peer mentor in the IL Net / APRIL Peer Mentoring Program • Web-based training and resources available

  12. How Are You Feeling About YOUR CHIRP Project?

  13. Lean, Clean, Operating Machine

  14. Just Barely Hanging In There

  15. Ready To Take on the World

  16. Really Happy To Be A Part Of CHIRP

  17. ALL?

  18. Round 2 Goals for this training

  19. Focusing on Transition of Youth From School To Adult Roles • Celebrated Our Work! • collaboration successes and goal achievement • Collaboration Status is Defined • contributions made by all members, roles, strengths and weakness • Collaboration Weaknesses are Defined and Addressed • develop strategies for addressing those weaknesses • Effective Project Management is Happening • tools and identifying resources to support our goals • Developed the Next Action Steps • successfully implement our goals • Have Web Based Tools for Sharing • lessons learned ourselves & from the other CHIRP groups plus gaining resources

  20. How Will We Accomplish These Goals?

  21. Training Process • Review Initial Planning • Vision & Goals = Adding value to youth transition process • Celebrate! • Collaboration and goal successes • CIL and DARS Collaboration Strengths and Barriers • Iowa Paths Collaboration Survey • Agenda Buffet • Specifically address needs of our collaboration process and goal attainment • Sharing and Resources • Learn to use CURRENTS CHRIP SharePoint site • Requested Resource • Become familiar with Parent Training and Information Center

  22. Handouts • Evaluations – very important! • Housekeeping • Bathrooms • Snacks and Lunch • Introductions • Let’s Begin!

  23. CHIRP

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