8/28/2012

1. DVR Projects and Initiatives Meredith Dressell Linda Cottington Ellie Hartman 8/28/2012

2. Projects/Initiatives • Projects • Not Statewide • Focus on specialized group of DVR Consumers • Includes Partnerships • New pattern of service • Initiatives • Statewide Availability • Can be used by all (or large group) of DVR Consumers • Sustainable over long term • Proven results

3. Projects • How do we decide? • Is it new? • Is it transferable? • Is it a project to assist with a state plan goal? • Will it have an impact for a number of consumers? • Is it sustainable?

4. Current Projects • REDI-Walgreen's • Independent Living Innovation and Expansion X 8 • Individual Placement and Support (IPS) • Project Search • Let’s Get to Work! • Wrap Around Milwaukee • PROMISE GRANT * NEW

5. REDI-Walgreen’s • Emphasis-Employment skills training leading to Employment with corporate partners (4 weeks) • Locations-Milwaukee County, Oconomowoc, West Bend, Oshkosh, Kaukauna, Appleton, Green Bay, Madison • Total of 17 sites • Number of hires statewide: 54 (46 hired by Walgreens and 3 with another employer) Success rate: 72% • Number of graduates statewide: 75

6. IL Innovation and Expansion • Emphasis-Employment skills training or services to fill service gap with focus on peer provided services • Location-8 IL Centers • Number of Consumers-200+ • Statewide Expansion-Some projects will expand based on need-Project is statewide. Focus: Assistive Tech, Financial Literacy, Transition, Peer Support.

7. Individual Placement and Support (IPS) • Emphasis-Integration of employment in mental health services • Location-LaCrosse, Marathon, Washington Counties (others) • Grant from Johnson & Johnson/Darmouth College • Number of Consumers-150+. • Statewide Expansion-Yes county by county, or regionally • Evidenced based; fidelity model.

8. IPS Consumer Video • http://www.percthinkwork.org/resources/item/steves-story-job-search-challenges-and-success • http://www.percthinkwork.org/resources/item/steves-story-job-search-challenges-and-success • http://www.percthinkwork.org/resources/item/steves-story-job-search-challenges-and-success • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-KX9Tdpn0E • http://www.percthinkwork.org/resources/item/steves-story-job-search-challenges-and-success • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-KX9Tdpn0E

9. Project Search • Emphasis-Employment Skills taught on-site with support leading to Employment • Locations- Appleton , Madison, Milwaukee, Marshfield , Menominee and Waukesha (7 sites total) • Number of Consumers-140 grads since 2008 • Current (2013-2014) Number of Interns – 60 • Outcomes: 87% of 2012-2013 Interns are Employed (Average 25 hours/week). • Statewide Expansion-Yes

10. Wrap Around Milwaukee • Emphasis: Advocates assist DVR consumers in resolving life issues which may have created barriers to obtaining and maintaining employment. • Pilot in Milwaukee with two contracted agencies: La Causa (Transition age) and The Bridge (Adult) • First year goal is 15 referrals enrolled and served by each agency.

11. Let’s Get to Work! • Emphasis-Early exposure to employment while still in high school • Locations- Kewaunee (Luxemberg-Casco, Algoma), Oconomowoc, Holmen, Manitowoc, Grafton, Rhinelander, Stoughton, West Allis, New Auburn • Number of Consumers-45 to date • Statewide Expansion-Yes • Also created Youth OJT

12. Initiatives • How do we decide? • Is it a new or ongoing collaboration? • Is it a project to assist with a required benchmark? • Will it have an impact for most consumers? • Is there a track record or data on the initiative?

13. American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation (AIVR) • Emphasis: an Initiative designed to assist tribal governments to develop or increase their capacity to provide Vocational Rehabilitation services in a culturally relevant manner. • DVR collaboration with tribes (GLITC) to provide on site skill training to consumers. • Train and Place model: goal is for opportunities for tribal employment in the gaming, hospitality and hotel/food industries or other businesses based. • Statewide expansion – yes . Now expanding to 3 additional locations.

14. On the Job Training (OJT) • Emphasis-Training wages paid by DVR • DVR pays 50% of wages for first 90 days • One page agreement • 1296 consumers used OJT since 2009/ 183 Transition Youth in FFY 2013 • 81%+ success rate

15. Youth On the Job Training (Y-OJT) • Emphasis-Training wages paid by DVR for Youth • DVR pays at least 50% of wages for first 500 hours of permanent employment • One page agreement • Part of Let’s Get to Work Project • Made available to all youth served by DVR

16. State Internships • Emphasis-Training wages paid by DVR • DVR pays 50% of wages for LTE placement • One page agreement • Many consumers directly hired after state internship since 2009 with the others having transferable skills for job placement • 13 agencies have signed MOU with DVR

17. What is new? • Pending Projects in Development • Call Center Train and Place • PROMISE GRANT – 5 Year Initiative • Expansion of Wrap Around Services • Soft Skills Training

18. Wisconsin PROMISE GrantPromoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income US Department of Education FFY 14-19

19. Partnerships must include: • Medicaid • Long Term Care • Mental Health • Vocational Rehabilitation • Workforce Development • Youth Programs Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (W-2) Special Education

20. Wisconsin PROMISE Grant • SSI Youth (14 to 16) and their families • Recruitment/Enrollment: 2,000 youth and their families over a two year period starting 2/1/14 • Demonstration Grant: 1,000 control (services as usual); 1,000 treatment

21. TREATMENT Case Management (DVR-IRIS) Career/Work-based experiences Benefits/work incentives/financial literacy Wrap around Family Services: Parent Training and Information Evaluation Partner Coordination (Data Sharing)

22. What if I have an idea? • Resources: • http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dvr/service_providers/resources/default.htm • linda.cottington@dwd.wisconsin.gov

23. Thank You! Meredith Dressel Assistant Bureau of Consumer Services Director 608-261-0075 meredith.dressel@dwd.wisconsin.gov Linda Cottington Program Development 608-266-0177 Linda.cottington@dwd.wisconsin.gov Ellie Hartman