WHAT IS WORKING

Circleville, OH

WHAT IS WORKING

Sharing Information & Resources Between MH & VR

Continued Follow-Up With Consumer & Employer

Seek Grant Funding

WHAT IS WORKING

Be Solution Oriented ; The Default Answer Is Not “NO!”

MH & VR Work Together

Peer Successes = MORE Peer Successes

WHAT IS WORKING

Informal Cross-Training Between MH & VR

Good Working Relationship With Counselors & Case Managers Results In Better Outcomes For VR & Consumers

WHAT IS WORKING

Use The “Choose-Get-Keep” Model

Good Rapport With Employers

Referral Form With Functional Limitations; What The Consumer Wants; & A Release For The Psychiatrist

WHAT IS WORKING

Job Tryouts Funded by grantsFrom rapport with employers, to paid

experience, to placementResults in placement 50% of the time

WHAT IS WORKING

Athens, OH

WHAT IS WORKING

Community Based Assessment Leads to employmentAllows employer & consumer a graceful way

to bow out

WHAT IS WORKING

Job Coaching Works

On Going Support By E.T.C.

WHAT IS WORKING

Wooster, OH

WHAT IS WORKING

Obtaining Employment Is A Peer Driven Process – Hearing Success Stories Results In More Consumer Successes

The Goal Is A Job, Not A Pre-Vocational Activity

WHAT IS WORKING

Agency Goal For Employment = Treatment Team Goal For Employment

Listen To Your Instincts As A Service Provider; Think Outside The Box

WHAT IS WORKING

Transitional Work Experiences In Mental Health Centers 2 Hours One Week, Maybe 4 The Next Skill Attainment

Planned Job Try-Out Volunteer experience as a try-out

WHAT IS WORKING

Consumer Run Organization Job Club Has Resulted In Placements

Emphasis On Recovery Works – “Recovery Is The Context For Employment”

WHAT IS WORKING

Networking With Other Agencies

Open Communication With Clinical Team Members

WHAT IS WORKING

Columbus, Ohio

WHAT IS WORKING

Project WorkDay employment for consumersConsumers choose the type of work & the

days & hours of workConsumers are paid for their work at the end

of the day – immediate positive refinforcement

WHAT IS WORKING

Peer Approach To Employment

Contact Between MH & VRBuy-in from entire team Includes VR Counselor, Case Manager, &

Psychologist/Psychiatrist

WHAT IS WORKING

VR Counselors Spend Half A Day Each Week At The Mental Health CenterBetter communication with consumersBetter communication with MH Counselors

WHAT IS WORKING

Ask Consumers To Do Something Physical Each DayReduction in depression symptomsBuilds stamina for work

Give Accurate Information To Consumers Housing, benefits, and vocational services

WHAT IS WORKING

Proper Documentation At Referral To Reduce Time In System

True Integration Of MH & VR Services, Not Just “Every Once In A While”

WHAT IS WORKING

Specialization Of Caseloads = More & Better Outcomes

Integration Of Voc. Specialist To A.C.T Teams – Show Consumers How To Write A Resume & Interview

WHAT IS WORKING

Transition Team To Work With Consumer To Increase Readiness For Work (Youth Population)