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Multi-System Collaboration: Supporting Individuals from Pre-Employment through Employment and Community Engagement across the Life Course. Bringing Employment First to Scale, Issue No. 14

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Title: Multi-System Collaboration: Supporting Individuals from Pre-Employment through Employment and Community Engagement across the Life Course. Bringing Employment First to Scale, Issue No. 14
Language: English
Authors: Kennedy-Lizotte, Rie, Sass, Adam, Zlockie, Jeanine, University of Massachusetts Boston, Institute for Community Inclusion
Source: Institute for Community Inclusion. 2018.
Availability: Institute for Community Inclusion. University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125. Tel: 617-287-4300; Fax: 617-287-4352; e-mail: ici@umb.edu; Web site: http://www.communityinclusion.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 16
Publication Date: 2018
Sponsoring Agency: National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) (DHHS/ACL)
Contract Number: 90RT50280100
Document Type: Reports - Research
Descriptors: Day Programs, Community Programs, Rehabilitation, Disabilities, Employment, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Federal Government, State Government, Government Role, Access to Education, Equal Education, Public Agencies, Individual Needs, Individualized Programs, Participative Decision Making, Family Involvement, Transitional Programs, Students, Adults
Geographic Terms: Delaware, Florida, Washington, Iowa, Alaska, Pennsylvania
Abstract: To meet current federal regulations and provide the opportunity for individuals to receive services in the least restrictive environments, states are focusing on providing day habilitation services in inclusive community environments, rather than traditional congregate facility-based programs. The two main services of day habilitation focus on helping people work and participate in community activities and civic life while engaging with nondisabled people in their communities. To ensure that a person can live an "everyday life" regardless of the supports they need, it is important to consider employment and non-work services in tandem. The two services are Community Employment (CE) and Community Life Engagement (CLE). Understanding effective interagency collaboration to support individuals with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) requires a multilevel view of the agencies themselves, including their roles and relationships within a federal framework, their statutory and regulatory obligations at the state level, and the key touchpoints they have in the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families. Collaborative efforts can affect all these levels. This paper looks at the roles of federal and state agencies with responsibility for education, vocational rehabilitation (VR), and I/DD services over the life stages of students, transition-age youth, and adults. In addition, the paper examines the pivotal role of meaningful and effective person-centered planning (PCP) in ensuring that, at the individual level, the various agencies are successful in partnering to achieve positive individual-level outcomes. [This report was co-authored by ThinkWork! At the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston.]
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2019
Accession Number: ED598266
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:To meet current federal regulations and provide the opportunity for individuals to receive services in the least restrictive environments, states are focusing on providing day habilitation services in inclusive community environments, rather than traditional congregate facility-based programs. The two main services of day habilitation focus on helping people work and participate in community activities and civic life while engaging with nondisabled people in their communities. To ensure that a person can live an "everyday life" regardless of the supports they need, it is important to consider employment and non-work services in tandem. The two services are Community Employment (CE) and Community Life Engagement (CLE). Understanding effective interagency collaboration to support individuals with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) requires a multilevel view of the agencies themselves, including their roles and relationships within a federal framework, their statutory and regulatory obligations at the state level, and the key touchpoints they have in the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families. Collaborative efforts can affect all these levels. This paper looks at the roles of federal and state agencies with responsibility for education, vocational rehabilitation (VR), and I/DD services over the life stages of students, transition-age youth, and adults. In addition, the paper examines the pivotal role of meaningful and effective person-centered planning (PCP) in ensuring that, at the individual level, the various agencies are successful in partnering to achieve positive individual-level outcomes. [This report was co-authored by ThinkWork! At the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston.]