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DB101 MNWork • Benefits • You
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PATHWAYS TO EMPLOYMENTMAKING WORK PART OF THE
PLAN
•Change expectations about work, which will encourage a change in attitude and behavior
•Strengthen communications and improve access to timely and reliable information
•Expand and strengthen MN’s benefits and work planning infrastructure
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Creating a NEW NORMAL
“all people with disabilities are encouraged and supported in
exploring work as a viable option to build wealth and social
well being”
- NCHSD
And… we all play a role.
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What we will cover today
• Overview of objectives – Technical challenge: tools, resources– Adaptive challenge: changing behaviors and
expectations
• Introduce tools and resources to support the change– DB101: New tool to support better work outcomes– DLL: neutral, safe access to understand options,
connection to community resources and plan
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Pathways to Employment Strategy
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Making Work Part of the Plan Goals
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People with disabilities can: The service delivery system can:
make informed choices about work and benefits
advocate, plan and obtain competitive employment
work competitively to full potential
achieve financial, health, and social well-being
successfully manage their benefits and earnings
introduce work as an option and a solution
provide consistent and accurate information
alleviate fears and educate
build work into “the plan”
encourage work to full potential
Turning the data curve
People with reported disability in the labor force: 21.9%
People with no reported disability in the labor force: 70.1%
Bureau of Labor Statistics, February 2010
Disability & Chronic Poverty Cycle
- Poverty and Disability, Atkins & Giusti, 2003
What keeps somepeople with disabilities
from going to work?
Fears and misconceptions, rather than the disability itself are often the most significant
barriers to employment.
PERCEPTIONS
“Working just isn’t an option for my client. He’s just too difficult.”
Fears of Professionals
“I could work more but I make sure I don’t work more than 18 hours each week so I don’t lose my Social Security.”
Doug
Do most public programs & social supports encourage employment?
Fears of Losing Benefits
Fears of Losing Benefits
To access SSA disability benefits you must show that you have a disability that prevents you from working and will last for more than 12 months.
However, once you get on SSA benefits, SSA has developed policies and services that help SSA bennies reach their work goals.
The Power of Expectations “Most consumers are motivated to work, provided they perceive that the professionals helping them also embrace the belief in the importance of work and genuinely believe
that they can work”
-Rogers, Walsch, Masotta & Danley, 1991
DB101 a tool to support the change
A person centered system to:
• Expand information access• Improve Benefits education• Change messaging and perceptions• Facilitate work planning
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DB101 Provides - • Content - centralized and easy to understand, that:
• covers benefits programs and work incentives,• supports a learning process,• answers frequently asked questions, and• addresses common pitfalls.
• Estimators that tailor information to the user to:• show connections between work and benefits, • develop tailored plans, • help set work goals,• educate about work incentives and benefits, and• offer tips for success.
• Experts (DHS, DLL, MNWIC) who can help:• answer questions,• access personal benefits information,• interpret results,• understand next steps, and• connect to community resources.16
How it Can be Used
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The Work • Benefits • You Platform
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DB101.org DLL You
The DB101 Site!
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DB101.org - Content
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Content brings it all together…
Information delivered in multiples ways to support learning
– Success stories– Links to manuals, applications, key
web sites– Try Its!– Glossary links– Going to Work Tool Box– Resources from
Mnhelp.info
DB101.org - Your Situation
Your Situation: Going To Work
Article - Combatting the Myths
Life Situations Starting a Job While on Benefits: Isaac's Story
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DB101.org - Programs
Programs: SSI
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MA-EPD: Next Steps
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Try Its – Bring Content to life
DB101.org - Estimators
School and Work Estimator
School and Work Estimator
Benefits and Work Estimator
Estimator Results….
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Estimator Results –NOT better off
Plan A with IRWES
Results go deeper….
• Summary• Timeline• Monthly Income and Expenses• Health coverage• Tips • Next Steps
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MA-EPD Estimator
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MA-EPD Estimator Results
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Learn more
Online learning
Quick Start Guides
Meeting in a Box
DB101.org HighlightsSupport along the way…
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Talk to an Expert provides real time support for:
•Content questions•Understanding next steps•Interpreting results•Technical assistance•Accessing public benefits data•Connecting to the WIPA
DB101 is a Service of DLLMN’s information and assistance
system for disability related questions
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DLL
• Orient families to programs and benefits available
• Make referrals to community resources
• Follow up to make sure needs are met
• Assist with the application process
• Uses DB101 to educate that work is an option
• Serve as a resource for other disability related issues
The System Behind the Scenes
Talk to an ExpertAccess it your way
live chat, Email, or phone
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Virtual technology connects the system so people get the right information at the right time
Real Time Benefits Access
By clicking on talk to an expert users are connected with DLL Specialists at DHS who can pull their benefits information from the data warehouse.
Immediate access to benefits information keeps people engaged and creates more reliable estimator results.
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Learn more
Online learning
Quick Start Guides
Meeting in a Box
DB101 as Part of the Process
Inserting DB101 into the process to support systems change
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DB101 can help at all stages
to move to full potential
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Doesn’t know/believe
work is an option
Exploringwork as
an option
Limitswork
potential(TWP, SGA, …)
Wants towork to
potential(no limits)
Has aworkplan
Workingas
planned
Work/lifechanges
(raise, promotion, marriage…)
Youth-Visioning and planning for competitive work
Support across the continuum
Professional Roles
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Embedding tools in systems
• DB101 will be integrated into key systems to:– build clear, consistent messaging about work and
benefits at consumer touch points and,– support policy shift of “opting out” of work rather than
“opting in”.
Strategic Adoption Approach
– Identify potential DB101 alignment with system– Field test to define best practices and opportunities– Identify how best practices can be embedded in the
system– Develop communications and training to support best
practices– Deploy in system to provide short term TA and
support for adoption
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Business ModelingThe VR Process
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Findings: DB101 helps people overcome barriers, set goals & create better outcomes
Finding Example
Reduces fears & lack of knowledge to create better employment outcomes
Consumer working 5 hrs/week saw she could work 15 more hrs & now does so.
Helps people move through towards seeking work at full capacity
Consumers in enclave work could see & believe that they could earn a higher wage working a competitive job in the community.
Can be applied across disability types & in different phases in the planning process
Worked successfully for more than two dozen cases with all disability types & at different phases of employment planning.
Provides a level of “objectivity” between the professional and the consumer that creates more engagement & better connection
Consumer had formal Benefits Analysis, but didn’t “believe” the numbers – counselor did session together with consumer in DB101 & consumer felt more confident & moved forward.
Creates efficiencies for the provider providing easily accessed & consistent information & conserving time
Providers greatly favored the immediate access to a consumer’s accurate benefits data which helped them to move quickly to build plans & engage client.
Illuminates big picture of employment planning & benefits planning, creating better informed consumer
Counselor used it in consumer job group to illustrate how work and benefits interact & motivated her group to actively move ahead
Moving DB101 into Practice
Be Curious & Explore
•Learn by trying new things– Scenarios– Scavenger Hunts– Save a session– Use Benefits Look Up
•You can’t break it and it is completely private•Schedule time to learn
Apply
•Decide to try it with someone•Teach someone else about it•Talk to someone else who has been using it•Share ideas in forums•Use training materials
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