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In Search of Effective Employment Strategies

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

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  1. 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

  2. University of Iowa Law, Health Policy and Disability Center

  3. 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

  4. University of Iowa Law, Health Policy and Disability Center

  5. University of Iowa Law, Health Policy and Disability Center

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. < 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

  9. Year Two First Strategy Benefits Planning • 2 Sessions • Effect on Attitude and Outcomes • Questionnaires • Actions • Findings

  10. Year Two – Cont’d Second Strategy Consumer Choice • 8 Providers • Community Rehab Organizations • Manpower • Workforce Development One-Stop • BASE (self employment) Findings

  11. Year Two – Cont’d • Third Strategy • Provider Outcomes • National Results Council Findings

  12. Year Three • Benefits Planning • Soft Skills Training • Customized Skills Training • Bindery Operations (Printing Industry) • Office Skills (Manpower)

  13. 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

  14. 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

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