and Good Morning! Welcome! And Yet. 10/12/10 People with Disabilities

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1 Welcome! and Good Morning! Griffin Hammis Associates, LLC People with Disabilities o Working in a variety of jobs o Earning compe66ve salaries and wages o Having benefits as part of their compensa6on packages o Learning and developing o skills for the changing workforce o Building careers o Making decisions Griffin-Hammis Associates, 2 LLC; And Yet. o The unemployment rate of people with disabili6es con6nues to be very high. In the U.S. it is around 70%. Griffin-Hammis Associates, 3 LLC; 1

2 The Challenge Crea,ng las,ng, sa,sfying, person directed, employment beyond the confines of tradi,onal job development. Griffin-Hammis Associates, 4 LLC; Discovering Personal Genius: What We re Looking for: o The Ideal Condi6ons of Employment o Rela6onships that maker & that help us get lots of ideas Griffin-Hammis Associates, LLC; Callahan; Condon; Crandell & Brooks Griffin-Hammis Associates, 5 LLC; Ideal Conditions of Employment Interests Preferences Contribu6ons Environment Social Connec6ons Skills Griffin-Hammis Associates, LLC Griffin-Hammis Associates, 6 LLC; 2

3 Discovering Personal Genius o Assistance NOT Assessment o Real Environments o Familiar Ac6vi6es o New Ac6vi6es o Community Connec6ons o Experien6al Learning Griffin-Hammis Associates, 7 LLC; Discovering Personal Genius o Discovery is Structured o Iden6fying Discrete Informa6on o Do NOT think in terms of What job or business would be best? The process will reveal answers that we may never have considered. Griffin-Hammis Associates, 8 LLC; Discovering Personal Genius o Use a Team o More folks involved = more ac6vi6es & loca6ons o Natural validity of the mentor o More ac6vi6es & loca6ons = more diversity of thought o More diversity of thought =???????? Griffin-Hammis Associates, 9 LLC; 3

4 Discovering Personal Genius: Going Where the Dream Makes Sense A Course of Ac,on evolves (using the Team): Start at home Visit home community Observe regular ac6vi6es Visit others who have the same interests Par6cipate in classes or groups Build the network Follow leads and opportuni6es Griffin-Hammis Associates, 10 LLC; Discovering Personal Genius Assessment Discovery Griffin-Hammis Associates, 11 LLC; Making Community Connections Community Connec,ons and Belonging are Cri,cal Both for the Individual and the Providers of Support Griffin-Hammis Associates, 12 LLC; 4

5 How Most Jobs Are Found o Employment Agencies 12% o Answer Want Ads 14% o Networking 63% o Other 11% Griffin-Hammis Associates, 13 LLC; The Network Inventory your personal and organiza6onal networks. Inventory the jobseeker and his/her family s networks. Record the network. Systema6cally build and maintain established rela6onships. Monitor opportuni6es gained via various connec6ons. Griffin-Hammis Associates, 14 LLC; Activity Griffin-Hammis Associates, LLC; 5

6 Employment Options Wage Employment Resource Ownership Business within a Business Self Employment Griffin-Hammis Associates, 16 LLC; Business Exploration & Discovery Build Goodness of Fit by Learning About Businesses Target businesses based on key considera6ons within Ideal Condi6ons/Voca6onal Profile Visit businesses Visit as a customer (informally) Schedule Informa6onal Interview & Tour Observe and Learn Build the network Follow leads and opportuni6es Griffin-Hammis Associates, 17 LLC; Discovering Opportunity Focus is NOT so much on finding jobs; rather it is about discovering opportunity. o Build rela6onships with relevant businesses o Learn about that industry or type of business not just that specific business, but about the type of business in a broader sense. o Get behind the scenes o Nurture the rela6onships Griffin-Hammis Associates, 18 LLC; 6

7 Discovering Personal Genius Luck is what happens when prepara,on and opportunity collide. Griffin-Hammis Associates, 19 LLC; Melinda s Profile: Transi6on age Friendly Strong work ethic Resists supervision vigorously Orients well Rides city bus independently aher training Uses some sign language and minimal verbal language Reads and writes a likle Street smart Enjoys gardening Likes office work Griffin-Hammis Associates, LLC; 20 Job Development o Myth of the Labor Market o Employers are Always Hiring o Image of People with Disabili6es & CRPs o Why Customized Employment is Different o Avoid the Dream Job Trap Griffin-Hammis Associates, 21 LLC; 7

8 Big Sign Syndrome o 20,000,000 Businesses in the U.S. o Only 14,000 have 500+ Employees o Harder to Carve & Create in a Corporate Environment o In Small Biz the Owner/Manager Makes Decisions o Under Capitalized Opportuni6es o Easy to Get In o Observe the Back Office Opera6ons Griffin-Hammis Associates, 22 LLC; Tammara Geary Griffin-Hammis Associates, 23 LLC; 8