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Approaches & Tools

Concept
Control           
     Principle

 Pursuit of a meaningful career based on control, respect, and personal responsibility.
Strategies

 Share control of dollars

Participant chooses resources

 

Participant chooses who gives them advise

 

Participant chooses who will help them plan

 

Participants set their own timelines

Participants determine their vocational goals
Information & How It Is Provided

Listen to what participants want.   

 

 

Use diagnostic and other information as one of the tools to help them obtain that vocational goal

  

 

 

Information establishes a partnership with the participant

Ask participants how we can help them reach their goal

 

Ask participants What information would be useful to you?

 

Ask How we should obtain that information

 

Staff and participants need to share all information - the good, bad, the neutral.

 

Admit what is not known but who or where the information could be found.

 

Establish a relationship with a participant before requiring additional information about their disabilities.

 

Allow self-reporting of a disability to determine eligibility.

 

 

 

 


Concept Information & How It Is Provided
 
Principle
 

 

 

Information about participants should be owned by them.

 

 

Participants set boundaries around their information.

 

 

 
 Strategies

Participant chooses who evaluates or provides the information to them.

 

Help participants think about what information they want to share. 

 

Work with participants on how to present themselves in the most positive manner. 

 

Help participants know their accomplishments, dependable strengths, & understand the impact of their disabilities.

 
 
 

Participant determines what information they want to share with providers. 

 

Participants own their own reports.

 

All reports purchased by PEP for participants are sent to them. 

 

PEP received a copy of the report if authorized by the participant.  All participants authorized at least portions of the report to go to PEP.  Over time, those participants allowed PEP to see the entire report.

 

 Vocational Planning

 

 

Concept

Vocational Planning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Staff Role

 

 

 

Participant’s Role

 Vocational planning needs to be user friendly and make sense to participants.

 

 

In Principle
Vocational planning needs to be user friendly and make sense to participants.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
Teach decision-making skills

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Help participants succeed in their chosen outcomes

 

 

 

 

 

Joint exploration of career options

 

 Participants need to develop and drive their plan and service

 

Participants set short-term objectives that can be accomplished and build towards long-term goal.

 

S
 Strategies

Vocational plans must be flexible and changeable.

 

Provide training and individual support to participants on how to set goals, how to break a goal into objectives, how to write an objective and vocational plan, how to participate in Future Planning and how to run your team meeting.

 

Help participant evaluate the pros and cons of a decision.

 

Help participants think about the ramifications of decisions (and the impact of the decision in a year)

 

Provide training classes in decision-making.

 

Help participants obtain advice & information  from an array of sources

Action Plan that delineates who will take responsibility: Staff, Participant, or Team member

 

Explore vocational ideas generated by the participant & team

Share research on labor trends, WOIS, vocational counseling, informational interviews.

Participant chooses who is on their team

Decide with team expenditures of dollars

       

Partnership Agreement

Below are the steps that will need to be taken in PEP.  Please review this sheet with your counselor.  Determine which steps you can take independently, which ones you want support from your counselor and what type of support, and which steps at this point you cannot do.  Also you and your counselor should determine by what date each step would be taken.

Code

I= Independent                                  S= Staff

P&S = Participant & Staff

Who                        Steps  & Date                 Type of Support Request           

            # of  Classes You will Attend

 

                        Deciding Who Is On Your Team

 

______                       Keeping Supports in Place

 

                        Inviting People To Be On Your Team

                       

                        Scheduling Your Team Meeting

 

                        Setting Your Agenda For Your Meeting

 

                        Keeping In Contact With Your Team

 

                        Keeping In Contact With Your Counselor

 

                        Following Through On Commitments and Appointments

                        Exploring Your Vocational Options

 

                        Deciding On Your Vocational Goal

 

                        Writing Your Vocational Plan

                        Choosing a Provider/School

 

                        Establishing Outcomes you want From a Provider

                        Contracting With a Provider

                        Monitoring Services You Are Receiving

                        Authorizing Payment for Services You Receive

                        Problem Solving Issues When They Occur

                        Stating Your Concerns and needs

I agree to the above agreement.

                                                                                                                                               

Participant Signature                                                           Counselor  Signature

                                                                                                                                   

Date                                                                                        Date


                                                                       

Pre-Team Exploration Sheet

Things to think about

 

Name:___________________________________________

 

 

Helpful People in Your Life:

(How might they help?  Who is already working that might help?)

 

List your best points:

(What talents do you have to offer?  What do people like about you? What have past employers liked about you?)

 

 

 

 Behaviors that could cause concern:

(Along with positive traits, each of us has habits or behaviors that other people might have a hard time understanding. You should think about these because they may affect getting, keeping or enjoying a job.)

 

 

What do you like to do?

(Where do you spend your time?  What happens during the day?  What do you look forward to doing? Do you like shopping, going to church, eating at restaurants, Walking? Watching television—what are your favorite programs? Music, movies?)

 

 

 

Possible Employers & Jobs:

(Kind of businesses you’d like to work for; Jobs you’d like to do)

 

 

 

 

Put together & examine your work history:

(This can include volunteer work, too.  Write down the jobs, and then look at the parts of each job, and what you liked & disliked.  Do you know how to use any tools or equipment? Any computer skills? People skills?)

 

 

 

 

Assess your health:

(How much can you lift & carry? Trouble walking or standing? Using your hands? How many hours can you work?  Medicines?  Do you need to work indoors, quiet environment?)

 

 

 

What are your needs for on-the-job support?

(Review the information you’ve gathered.  Pay special attention to the lists on health & behavior concerns.  Are there some things you will need assistance with in keeping your job?)

 

 

 

Things to think about before you take a job:

(How much $ do you need to make?  How many hours do you need to work? How far are you willing to commute?  Is there a chance for advancement?  What is the downside of the job?  What will you do if the hours conflict with other activities? )

 

Topics Covered in the First Team Meeting

 

Strengths / Talents / Interests:

 

 

 

Skills:

 

 

What Works on a Job/ What Does not:

 

 

 

What do you want from PEP?

What are expectations from your counselor?

 

 

How much money do you need to earn and by when?

How much money are you earning now or on your last job?

 

 

Jobs or job task you have enjoyed in the past?

 

Job Ideas?                           Possible contacts in that field?

 

 

 

Amount of time per week you are willing to spend on your plan?

 

 

Issues or concerns?

 

 

Resources available?

 

 

Action Plan

 

What                                                  Who                           By When