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Being Your Own Boss & Building a Good Support Team

Tami J. Weber. Being Your Own Boss & Building a Good Support Team. Third Annual Wisconsin Self-Determination Conference. Building A Good Support Team/ Being Your Own Boss. Hire Your Own Workers Employer Managing Your Schedule Self-Advocacy Stay In Your Home Empowerment

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Being Your Own Boss & Building a Good Support Team

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  1. Tami J. Weber Being Your Own Boss & Building a Good Support Team Third Annual Wisconsin Self-Determination Conference

  2. Tami J. Weber Building A Good Support Team/Being Your Own Boss • Hire Your Own Workers • Employer • Managing Your Schedule • Self-Advocacy • Stay In Your Home • Empowerment • Independence • Team Work

  3. Tami J. Weber Building A Good Support Team/Being Your Own Boss • Finding Personal • Care Workers • Advertise • Newspapers • Signs • Internet Ads • Job boards • Tech Schools, universities, etc…

  4. Tami J. Weber Building A Good Support Team/Being Your Own Boss • Finding Personal • Care Workers • Immediate Surroundings • Family • Friends • Church • Community

  5. Tami J. Weber Building A Good Support Team/Being Your Own Boss • Employer • In depth interview • Resume & cover letter • Application & background check processed through Consumer Direct (Fiscal Agent/Co-Employer)

  6. Tami J. Weber Building A Good Support Team/Being Your Own Boss • Employer • Keep copies of all paperwork & communication (with names & dates) • Requests for time off • Switching Shifts • Emails

  7. Tami J. Weber Building A Good Support Team/Being Your Own Boss • Employer • Keep copies of all paperwork • Copies of all past schedules • Copies of all past time cards • In case of questions re: pay rate, hrs. worked • Time off/missed shifts

  8. Tami J. Weber Building A Good Support Team/Being Your Own Boss • Self Advocacy • Control & A Voice • Having the power to make our • own decisions concerning the day-to-day matters that most people take for granted • Where to live • When/What to eat • When to go to bed/get up

  9. Tami J. Weber Building A Good Support Team/Being Your Own Boss • Self Advocacy • Control & A Voice • Social outings • Being active in the community • Privacy…you choose (Not an • agency) who is taking care of you • physically—bathing, dressing, • grooming

  10. Tami J. Weber Building A Good Support Team/Being Your Own Boss • Self Advocacy • No Home Health Services • Increased privacy • You set the rules • No asking for “permission” from a • nurse or supervisor to change schedule • Initiating own care

  11. Tami J. Weber Building A Good Support Team/Being Your Own Boss • Self Advocacy • Stay In Your Home • Non-Institutionalized setting • Stay in your own environment • Happier • Physically healthier

  12. Tami J. Weber Building A Good Support Team/Being Your Own Boss Empowerment • Sense of Achievement • Dignity • Self-confident in abilities • Self motivation

  13. Tami J. Weber Building A Good Support Team/Being Your Own Boss Independence • Self Reliant • Leader • Increased sense of being an • equal member of society

  14. Tami J. Weber Building A Good Support Team/Being Your Own Boss • How To Manage Your Schedule • Work schedule like jigsaw puzzle • PCW burnout rate high…try • not to over schedule any one person • Always “try” to employ 1 extra • person…almost as “on-call” • status

  15. Tami J. Weber Building A Good Support Team/Being Your Own Boss • Manage Your Schedule • Schedule holidays & weekends equally & fairly • Keep schedule consistent; • (day-to-day week-to-week) • Be flexible… • Keep sheet available for special • scheduling requests

  16. Tami J. Weber Building A Good Support Team/Being Your Own Boss • Remember…Workers Have Access to everything In Your Home • Money…credit cards, food share card, etc… • Electronics – laptops, dvd players, etc… • Medications • Mail -- Social Security Number

  17. Tami J. Weber Building A Good Support Team/Being Your Own Boss Team Work • Positive attitude • Respect • For client • Your property • Co-workers

  18. Tami J. Weber Building A Good Support Team/Being Your Own Boss Team Work • Strong work ethic to achieve best • possible outcome • Foster a professional, positive & “fun” • work environment

  19. Tami J. Weber Building A Good Support Team/Being Your Own Boss Team Work • Communication… • Between you and the workers • Workers with one-another • communication log book

  20. Tami J. Weber Building A Good Support Team/Being Your Own Boss • Taking additional responsibility • for one’s own life gives people • a stronger sense of purpose. • Thus, individuals tend to be • more medically compliant, • with an increased drive to be independent, and have a • renewed positive outlook.

  21. Tami J. Weber Building A Good Support Team/Being Your Own Boss Phone: 715.425.2855 Cell: 715.410.7440 Tami J. Weber 1164 Bartosh Lane #12 River Falls WI 54022 tamiweber@comcast.net webertami@gmail.com

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