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In Search of Effective Employment Strategies. NACBHD Regional Conference August, 2002 Pat Steele - University of Iowa Law, Health Policy and Disability Center Maria Walker - Polk County Health Services. University of Iowa Law, Health Policy and Disability Center. Year One.
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In Search of Effective Employment Strategies NACBHD Regional Conference August, 2002 Pat Steele - University of Iowa Law, Health Policy and Disability Center Maria Walker - Polk County Health Services
Year One • Demographic Data • Goals • Describe the characteristics of consumers who receive employment services from PCHS • Generate hypotheses that will help to shape employment strategies for these consumers
Sample Size Median Age Range Gender Ethnicity MI/CMI MR DD 390 455 62 44 37 34 (20-82) (19-84) (19-80) Male Male Male (53%) (53%) (53%) White White White (82%) (88%) (92%) Consumer Profiles by Disability Group:Background Variables
Living Arrangement (%) Alone With Relatives With Unrelated Marital Status (%) Single Married Div., Wid., or Sep. MI/CMI MR DD 47 15 31 19 29 42 34 56 27 57 95 73 9 2 13 35 3 15 Consumer Profiles by Disability Group:Indirect Measures of Support
< High School (%) Special Education HS Diploma/GED ___________________________________________ Post Secondary (%) Some College/Voc College Degree Graduate Training MI/CMI MR DD (356) (428) (52) 22 13 25 21 49 25 38 31 42 11 4 8 4 2 5 1 <1 Consumer Profiles by Disability Group:Highest Level of Education
Year Two First Strategy Benefits Planning • 2 Sessions • Effect on Attitude and Outcomes • Questionnaires • Actions • Findings
Year Two – Cont’d Second Strategy Consumer Choice • 8 Providers • Community Rehab Organizations • Manpower • Workforce Development One-Stop • BASE (self employment) Findings
Year Two – Cont’d • Third Strategy • Provider Outcomes • National Results Council Findings
Year Three • Benefits Planning • Soft Skills Training • Customized Skills Training • Bindery Operations (Printing Industry) • Office Skills (Manpower)
Year Three – Cont’d • Non-Skills Training Group • 4 Out of 12 Employed • Bindery Operations • 8 Out of 15 Employed • Office Skills Training • 4 Out of 14 Employed
Preliminary Findings • Benefits Planning Critical But Not A Catalyst for People to Seek Employment • Soft Skills and Hard Skills Training Need to Be Integrated With One Another • Discipline of Workplace Throughout Training