Supported Risk Taking Promoting Dignity Of Risk Through
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Supported Risk Taking Promoting Dignity Of Risk Through Innovative Practices APSE 2015 Presented by Community Integrated Services Angelina Bush Marcos Rios Estelle Gilliams
Mission Community Integrated Services’ mission is to empower people with disabilities through individualized employment opportunities that foster self-sustainability, equality, and community. Through partnerships with area businesses and organizations, CIS works to find jobs that fulfill the employment goals and desires for the people they serve.
Vision We believe that all people have the right and responsibility to be an active part of their community, regardless of their disability, and Community Integrated Services helps people with disabilities Live an Everyday Life through employment.
Community Integrated Services • Non-Profit organization 501(c)3 • Established in 1991 in Philadelphia, PA – 25 individuals/ $250, 000 budget • Supported Employment Agency in Philadelphia, PA, surrounding counties, and the state of Delaware • Employment First Agency • 25 staff who have obtained CESP • 47 staff who are ACRE Certified
Community Integrated Services • • Currently serve 756 individuals 248 Job Placements in 2014 Employment for Everyone! 6. 2 m (F. Y. 2013) vs. 7. 8 m (F. Y. 2014)
Community Integrated Services • Diversified Funding Sources – Medicaid Waivers (Intellectual Disability, Autism, and Office of Long Term Living) – Vocational Rehabilitation – School Districts – Ticket to Work – Settlements and Trust Agreements – Private Pay – SSA Work Incentives – Grants • Braided funding approach
Risks People Take in their Lives
We all Take Risks • • Crossing Street Teaching our sons and daughters to drive Sending our children to school Driving Going out on that big date involving a ring Attempting to get that prom date Are all these risks any different from the people we work with?
Dignity of Risk The Dignity of Risk is the right to take risks when engaging in life experiences, and the right to fail in taking these.
Financial Risks Working vs. Not Working
Financial Risks Not Working • Expectation to stay on benefits • No financial gain – Not able to purchase goods/services • Not paying taxes, not building for retirement • • Non-complacent in general Mental health deterioration Isolation Lack of daily routine
Financial Risks Working • What makes sense financially? • Will there be a loss in benefits? – If so, by how much? • What happens if I stop working?
Elevating Practice & Supporting People • Realizing individuals have unanswered questions about working and SSA benefits. o Misinformation o Confusing information o Lack of guidance on application process • Work Incentive Counseling at CIS o Currently have 3 Fully Certified Staff, 1 Provisionally Certified (CWIC) o Assist individuals across agency (756 people)
Proactive Case Management • Work Incentive Counseling since 2011 • Upfront and ongoing process • 100% of individuals offered Benefits Counseling Services • 97% of individuals receive Benefits Counseling Services • 3% of individuals refuse Benefits Counseling Services
Proactive Case Management Individuals receive assistance with • Applying for benefits (eligibility and appeals) • Verifying benefits • Understanding how work impacts benefits – SSA, Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP, HUD, Childcare • Help with reporting work to SSA • Developing and implementing work incentives to SSA (IRWE, PASS, Subsidy & Special Conditions, BWE, and SEIE) • Understanding overpayments • Rectifying issues on SSA records
Meet Andy • • Receives SSDI & Medicare based on his work history Receives the Medicaid Adult Autism Waiver Benefits Counseling while in job development Started working full time as a Machinist at an Engineering company • Benefits Frustration and Nightmare!!!
Current Nationally Supported Model: Work Incentive Planning and Assistance (WIPA) • SSA funded program to help individuals receiving SSA Disability Benefits who are working or thinking about going to work. • Individuals are prioritized to get services. • Promote the Ticket to Work Program and Self Sufficiency. • Conduct WISE (Work Incentive Seminars) for Beneficiaries • 93 WIPA programs across the United States (in 2014) • 11. 3 m adults ages 18 -64 on SSDI or SSI based on disability in United States as of 04/2015. Not including children. – http: //www. ssa. gov/policy/docs/quickfacts/stat_snapshot/index. html? qs
Local Level WIPA- Philadelphia Region • Philadelphia area WIPA Disability Rights Network of PA Covers Philadelphia County and 3 surrounding Counties. 3 Staff members 184, 782 of individuals ages 18 -64 on SSA disability based benefits (SSDI and SSI) o 61, 594 individuals per WIPA Staff o o • http: //www. ssa. gov/policy/docs/statcomps/ssi_sc/2012/ssi_sc 12. pdf • http: //www. ssa. gov/policy/docs/statcomps/oasdi_sc/2012/oasdi_sc 12. pd f
Limitations of WIPA • • Sheer Volume Knowledge of WIPA/ Find WIPA/ Initiate Contact Not Proactive Locations of WIPA Employment team not included Timeliness of Services No help with application for benefits
Communication Barriers & Risks
Perceived Risks of Hiring Those With A Language Barrier • Unable to train • Take too much time to train • Miscommunication • Perceived comprehension difficulties
Perceived Risk of Working Where No One Speaks Your Language • Not fitting in • Not understanding
People 1 ST Language Vs The Deaf Community PEOPLE 1 ST POLICY • Emphasis on the person 1 st and the disability 2 nd o A person who has an intellectual dis. Ability o A person who has autism THE DEAF COMMUNITY • Emphasis on “deaf” or “hard of hearing” first before the person o Deaf person o Hard of hearing person
DEAF CULTURE • • • Straight forward Conversational storytelling Home signs Strong community Some differences within the community o Deaf o Hard of Hearing o Hearing Aides o Cochlear Implant
Number Of Deaf Consumers And Staff Fluent In ASL At CIS • 33 currently active hearing impaired consumers • 7 staff fluent in ASL but not certified interpreters
Advantages Of Using A Job Coach Fluent In ASL Rather Than Interpreters • Relationship w/ the consumer • Understands what the consumer means and can explain that rather than doing a straight interpretation which might not be what is the intended point • Understanding supported employment service • Cost efficient
Other Communication Barriers And Associated Risks Consumers who: • Have limited speech • Use assistive technology • Speak another language • Use augmentative and alternative communication
23 CIS Staff Who Speak Another Languages • 13 Spanish • 7 Staff Fluent in ASL • 6 others (Croatian, Laotion, Slovakian Czech, Brazilian Portuguese, Norwegian, and French)
Bilingual Consumers • 23 individuals CIS supports are bilingual or speak another language. • PA Department of Education Grant for 5 students this past school year o Needed to be bilingual o Needed to be at risk for dropping out of school. o Needed to have an IEP
Meet Eric • Student from PA Dept of Ed Grant • Interested in working with his hands • Working as a Carpenter’s Apprentice
Accommodations and Assistive Technology • Used to assist individuals to be as independent at work as possible • Make things easier on the individual o Can be something simple or complex • What do we use in our lives to be more efficient and makes things easier? o Reminders and calendars in cell phone o Alarm clocks/watches o Automatic bill pay
Meet Chris • Is deaf with a cochlear implant, is legally blind, and is on the spectrum. • Is currently in Job Development and had some recent interviews. • Uses ASL and an i. Pad to communicate • Benefits counseling
Meet Esther • Extensive stroke history from a young age • Became a nurse • Suffered a traumatic brain injury during surgery • Caused a speech disability • Uses voice-over machine on Mac. Book • Currently is a Nurse Researcher Associate
Accommodations and Assistive Technology • • Task list checker Text alerts for breaks Tip counter (to help report earnings) Voice over on Apple phone Point of service Picture book Zoom text
Transportation Risks • Safety Concerns o Getting lost, following street signals, safeness of route o Being lured by a stranger • Skill level with travel training o Transfers with public transportation, walking distance • Modes of transportation o Public transportation, CCT/Paratransit, Rideshare, walking, taxi, biking, family or community members • Reasonable commute o Travel time, transfers, and cost • Paying for travel o Individual, Medicaid waiver, SSA work incentives, reduced public transportation fare
Transportation Risks con’t • Looking for employment based on reasonable commute for particular person • Travel training consumers to ensure knowledge and competence of route. • Staying safe and teaching safeness while traveling • Stakeouts • Financial assistance with travel costs initially
Different Models of Employment • • • Traditional wage job Resource ownership Independent Contractor Entrepreneurship Artists and Artisans Each model has it’s own risks
Risks of Employment Models • Going through HR • Interview process • Fitting in with co-workers • Being singled out based on disability • Negotiating with employer
Reducing Risks Of Non-traditional Employment Models • Customized employment o Discovery and determining what makes sense for the individual • Development of small business advisory council o o o Taxes Implications (accounting assistance) Business Legality (licenses, business structure) Banking and finances (acquiring loans, profitability) Benefits Specialist (SSA benefits guidance) Research and Marketing (business feasibility and guidance)
Meet Christian Comic Man Comics on CBS news
Connecting With The Community • To become fully successful at work, other things in life also need to be addressed: o Interview and work clothes o Coordination and help with other services and benefits received o Daycare help o Financial counseling o Budgeting o Housing
Community Supportive Partners • • • Community Behavioral Health Client Assistance Program Social Security Administration Department of Human Services Career Wardrobe, Dress for Success, Menz. Fit, WAY Child Care Information Services & Emergency Daycare The Benefits Bank PA Health Law Project Financial Empowerment, Clarifi, LIFT, Benephilly PHASE group, Project HOME, PHA Broad Street Ministries (food pantry)
Wrapping up • The individuals that we support have the same desires in life that we do! • Dignity of Risk • We take the same risks!
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