“yes virginia, there really is a seamless transition!” community partnerships that create...
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“Yes Virginia, there really is a
Seamless Transition!”
Community Partnerships that Create Successful Transitions
NIH-CC PartnershipNIH-CC Partnership
Issues we faced…• Entitlement to eligibility was more of a transfer than
transition • School ends mid-June; adult service funding begins
July 1 at earliest• Adult service providers only know student through
paperwork and interviews• First year with adult service provider spent
retraining • Limited funding often only 20 hours/week or less• Identifying creative funding streams prior to
student’s exit
Brainstorming• Contacted professionals in the field to discuss
options for creating a true seamless transition. Dr. Sherill Moon, U. of MD Catrina Johnson, DDA in MD Berenda Riedell, DORS in MD Karen Lee, with SEEC, local adult service provider
• Learned about Project SEARCH model• Visited Cincinnati to meet with PS founders• Attended PS annual conference in Atlanta
Partnership Development• Identified partners for planning committee
Voc. Rehab for MD & DC Long-term funding agencies from MD & DC Adult service provider Project SEARCH consultant Ivymount parents Ivymount Board member Ivymount staff
• First committee meeting January 2010
Nuts & Bolts of establishing our partnerships
• Brainstormed list of potential business partners and identified specific person to initiate call
• Set tight one-week deadline for all calls• Developed specific talking points for calls• Developed a task list and identified who was
responsible for each task with a specified due date. Task list was updated at each Planning Meeting
Goal of above to gain business commitment
Making it Official• Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
a roadmap delineating specific organizational roles
Prepared by representatives from each partner, allowing each organization a chance to review & revise
• MOU documents and assures the commitment of all partners involved
Timeline: from 1Timeline: from 1stst Mtg. to Program Mtg. to Program
Jan. 2010
Sept. 1st 2010
Interns start with 3-day
Orientation at NIH-CC
1st mtg. with potential
stakeholders
Planning committee meets bi-weekly
MOU signed by partners
Jan.-June 2010
March-May 2010
Mtgs. with potential Business Partners
April 30th
2010
Presentation to NIH
May 26th
2010
July-Aug. 2010
Partners meet weekly; job
devel. & travel training for
interns
MOU signed by partners
We did it!
Program DescriptionProgram Description
• Business led partnershipBusiness led partnership• One school year programOne school year program• 12 young adults with 12 young adults with
intellectual disabilitiesintellectual disabilities• Rotation through unpaid Rotation through unpaid
internships with continual internships with continual feedbackfeedback
• Outcome of employment Outcome of employment and change in the and change in the business culturebusiness culture
Key ConceptsKey Concepts• Collaboration with Collaboration with
business, education, business, education, rehabilitation (VR) and DD rehabilitation (VR) and DD
• Braided funding (combine Braided funding (combine existing funding to existing funding to support program)support program)
• Immersion: training in real Immersion: training in real work settingswork settings
• Low risk, low cost for Low risk, low cost for business business
• Hiring interns who are a Hiring interns who are a “good fit” “good fit”
•Goal of employmentGoal of employment
Partner ResponsibilitiesSchool:• 8 students• Instructor (serves as on-site team leader)• Overall Program Coordination
Adult Provider (Community Rehab. Partner)• 4 Transitioning Youth clients• Job Coaches (2)• Job development• Overall program coordination
Responsibility of Business Partner Responsibility of Business Partner
• Business liaison: min 10% of time planning Business liaison: min 10% of time planning and implementing programand implementing program
• Involved in crucial decisions:Involved in crucial decisions: Student selection; internal job placement Student selection; internal job placement
• Providing internship sites Providing internship sites • Marketing: internally Marketing: internally throughout the business throughout the business
InternshipsInternships • Cornerstone of PSCornerstone of PS• Marketable SkillsMarketable Skills• 4 – 5 hours each day 4 – 5 hours each day • Work & Social SkillsWork & Social Skills• 10 - 12 weeks10 - 12 weeks• Flexible Flexible • Feedback & Feedback &
Assessment Assessment
Hospitality Services
• Bar Coding • Assist patients and
visitors with traveling throughout the Clinical Center
PharmacyPharmacy
•Stock meds•File med order sheets•“Tubing” •Deliver meds•Check expiration dates and dispose of outdated medicine
Medical Records Medical Records andand
Specimen TransportSpecimen Transport
• Excel Spreadsheet Data Entry
• Inter-Office Mail Delivery on NIH Campus
• Daily Clerical Tasks
• Hospital Service Orders
• Specimen Rounds
Materials ManagementMaterials Management
• Check expiration dates of medical supplies• Pull inventory from warehouse based on order tickets
Managing Pyxis
• Automated supplies dispensing system
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Dept. of Perioperative Medicine
• Decontaminate surgical tools used in the operating room
• Inspect all utensils for bio-hazardous waste
Establishing a Successful Relationship
• Define roles & responsibilities for partner organizations & individuals
• Establish commitment for braided funding • Always stress partnership and collaboration• Believe in and support a common goal (employment
for all)• Establish open communication processes with all
partners (meetings at least every 2 weeks during development)
• Work to be one team…no yours, mine all ours
Outcomes of First Year
• 8 Interns hired at NIH-CC (20 hours to 40 hours/week
• Interns received NIH Director’s Award “for their outstanding work effort and genuine spirit, which has positively impacted workplace culture and the receptivity of NIH to employ people with disabilities.”
• Expansion of internship opportunities to other institutes on NIH campus for 2011-2012 program
• Replication of the program to others businesses and formats
Our Partners
Developmental DisabilitiesAdministration
Department on DisabilityServices
For further information…
• Lu Merrick [email protected]
• Amy Alvord [email protected]
Ivymount School11614 Seven Locks Road Rockville, MD 20854 301-469-0223
For Further Information
• Karen Lee• [email protected]
• Steve Blanks• [email protected]
• 301.576.9000