Upload
alvin-hicks
View
218
Download
1
Tags:
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
04/18/23 Threshold Project 2
Presenters
Janell Humbles, PhD., LSW – Resource CoordinatorHomeless Initiative Program
Jane Wiles, Employment ConsultantAdult and child Center
Kay Wiles, MEd. – Housing Manager Homeless Initiative Program
04/18/23 Threshold Project 3
Who’s in the Audience
Mental Health ProvidersCase ManagersEmployment SpecialistAgency Supervisors/ManagersAgency Directors
04/18/23 Threshold Project 4
Background
One of five demonstration projects nationally.Funded by the Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor.Shelter Plus Care rental subsidy funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
04/18/23 Threshold Project 5
Goals
Participants secure and maintain competitive employmentParticipants secure and maintain housingSustainability of servicesSystems change
04/18/23 Threshold Project 6
Work is Recovery
“Recovery… means growing beyond the catastrophe of mental illness and developing new meaning and purpose in one’s life. It means taking charge of one’s life even if one cannot take complete charge of one’s symptoms.”
William A. Anthony, Ph.D.Excerpt from Psychology Rehabilitation Journal, 16
(4)
04/18/23 Threshold Project 7
Work is Recovery
Work provides: Purpose Structure Increased self-esteem New social networks Skill enhancement
04/18/23 Threshold Project 8
Engagement/Discovery
"The most significant predictor of treatment success is the ability [to provide] an empathetic, hopeful, continuous treatment relationship...”
-Dr. Kenneth Minkoff (2002)
04/18/23 Threshold Project 9
Strengths assessmentMotivational InterviewingStages of Readiness for ChangeHarm Reduction
Engagement/Discovery
04/18/23 Threshold Project 10
Collaboration Among Agencies
Co-location (= accessibility)FlexibilityCommunicationCommon outcome measuresShared responsibility
04/18/23 Threshold Project 11
Integrated Approach
Employment explored cooperatively with recovery planningCross training staff Employment staff “think” like case
managers Case managers “think” like
employment staff
Integrated service teams
04/18/23 Threshold Project 12
Know Your Client
Discovery/Building RapportSupported Employment Support Network
* Resource Coordinator* Therapist/Psychiatrist* Family* Church Members
04/18/23 Threshold Project 13
Employment Strategies
Customized Employment Employer negotiation Self-employment
Supported EmploymentSelf-directed job searchTraining
04/18/23 Threshold Project 14
Summary of Outcomes
Entered Employment rate: 85%
Highest Percentage Employed: 51%
Six-month retention: 28%