1. Core Consulting…Greg Sundell
The morning after
(Technical assistance):
Crafting it all together for more job placements for persons with mild to
significant cognitive impairments…
Summary
Thisclassisa grassrootsfollowupforagencyandproviderprofessionalswhoareresponsiblefor
vocational supports.Itappliessalientbusinessconcepts tohowsuccessfulcompaniesapproach
developingtheirproduct,continuousimprovement,marketing,anddeliveringservice.Theclass
examinesprofessionalroles,whatinformation/skills arerequiredtoaccomplishoutcomes and
whatlessonswelearnedinsupportedemployment; privatesectorrecruitmentmethodsand; an
acknowledgment that success is based on the talent “we” process!
There are directors, coordinators, managers, counselors, job placement specialists,
advocates, and technical assistance professionals…What is your role?
What do we need to know regarding how someone gets a new job??
What set of skills do we need to get the job done???
2. Core Consulting…Greg Sundell
A. Role: The buckstopswith you andwhat doesthishasto do with
you!
1. Every position involves quality management; process engineering; control
engineering; supply management; retention; marketing; sales; human
resources...(business management concepts related to “getting it done”)
2. The concepts of person centered planning; self-determination; gentle teaching;
customized employment; discovery approach; vocational assessments; best
practices; evidence-based, all havethepotential to augment outcomes
or… not necessarily…depends…
3. The objectiveis to providea quality product: best placements for
persons who are not easy to place. Bottom line: It is up to a talented
professional to bring all their skills and their team together to get the job
accomplished.
4. (History): Supported employment has been successful for over 25
years. Many additional amendments, community acceptance and
inclusiveness; media attention; and general employerwillingness to hire…and
conversely, there is still a great deal of variability in the vocationalsupport
field with mixed outcomes regarding who is targeted; how supports are
funded; how operational structures either support placements or do not…and
didn’t sheltered workshops go through this before (once upon a time)? What
are the lessons learned? Data trends…?
B. What do weneedto know and whatdifference doesitmake?
Really? Or…it isharderthanit looks!
1. What do you know now? May not matter what academic paradigm is
primarily base (vocational rehabilitation, special education, psychologist,
social work, recruiter…) it is up to professional to advance their skills and
fill in important gaps. What arethegaps? Knowledge of private sector
3. Core Consulting…Greg Sundell
recruiting practices (use of LinkedIn, state employment site, Indeed, other
employment sites, building an employer pool, networking approaches with
employers, ability to develop worksite accommodations…); discovery
approaches; life space interviews; vocational assessments…the
recruiter/science of finding jobs…Do you research the expertize of
employers and ideas for job placements?
2. Who is the target population to place? What are their specific
characteristics? What are the barriers/challenges? What accommodations
will need to be developed? Are we developing an “accommodation library?
Are we placing persons in “pre-vocational” or a real job? Are we still
creaming from the top?
3. What operational structuresfacilitatesuccess (job coaching, short
and long term funding, job developmental approaches…)? How do you
know what the person’s strengths, interests and preferences (use of
discovery process) are? How does this specifically relate to a job search?
What if no one knows or can identify what are a person’s strengths,
interests and preferences really are? The potential empty person centered
plan! Did you do your homework before the test? What to do if the
funding is not there (or what to do if a funding agency tells you tobe
creative!?!)…
C. Bringing it all together! Practice and failingandevolvingand
succeeding…
1. Process: Who is target population: Characteristics’?
Staffing/funding required/available. What aregoing to do?
2. Control/operational: Staffing resources; job
placement/recruitment skills. What aregoing to do?
3. Marketing/networking/recruiting job placements. How are you
going to do it?
4. Core Consulting…Greg Sundell
4. Evaluating outcomes—ability to execute acquired skills and
adapt approaches. Did you get it done?
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Greg Sundell--lets talk!!
…is lookingforresidential andvocationalagencieswillingtocombine
talentsto reinventtheirsupports. Greg isa consultant to administrators,
agenciesandprovidersof residentialandvocational supportsfor
personswith developmental disabilitiesandassistsin improvingthe
respect, honorand craftsmanshipofourfield! Greghasover30years’
experience asan ExecutiveDirector,universityinstructor,special
education instructor,andconsultant.He haspresented papers
nationallyand internationallyon the adultservice system. Hiscurrent
text: “SomethingisMissing:A closerlookat adult supportsforpersons
with developmentaldisabilities”will be out in 2017. Heassistsagencies
in organizational change,Employment First efforts, strategicplans,
designing/managingcurriculum, andtalent acquisition.
I can’twait totalkwith administratorsready to energizetheirsupports!
