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Using Customized Employment for Individuals with Disabilities Who Have
Criminal Backgrounds
Randy Dicks and Elizabeth Coles InVision Human Services
November 15, 2011
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• Understand the basics of customized employment, primarily Discovery
• Understand how Discovery can teach us when we see an individual function “at their best”
• Understand how to deal with our “fear” and the fear the community feels towards offenders
• Understand how to create a useful Vocational Profile that will address the behaviors, while maintaining the safety of the community
• Learn how to monitor and adapt the Vocational Profile and job development process as needed
• Hear stories of success
Goals and Objectives
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Perseverance is the Key.
• Image: Cartoon character selling mud pies for 10 cents, says: “I’ve been doing this for 47 years. They say perseverance is the key to success.”
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• Discovery: to gain insight or knowledge of something previously unseen or unknown; to notice or realize; to make known, reveal, disclose
• Used with permission from Marc Gold & Associates©
The Essence of Discovery
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The Iceberg Analogy of Discovery
What we usually know about the people we try to assist – just the tip of the iceberg.
We need to know much more – bottom of the iceberg.
Used with permission from Marc Gold & Associates©
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Diving into Discovery• What are we feeling?
Fear? Uncertainty? Excitement?
• It is common to experience all of these when we embark on a process that is new to us. The key is to proceed
with caution, but keep moving. Don’t be stagnate.
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• The individual
• Supports Coordination/VR Counselor
• Family
• Friends
• Staff
• Anyone who knows the individual well
Who is Involved in Discovery
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• Getting to know the individual
• Observing interactions with others
• Observing daily routines
• Chores
• Patterns
• Understanding skills/tasks the person uses everyday
Who is involved in Discovery (cont.)
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The Need to Refocus• Our backgrounds teach us
to focus on deficits: Johnnie can’t be around
people Timmy doesn’t understand
boundaries Mary is a thief Susie has been arrested
nine times but wants to work in a daycare
• We all have deficits/baggage that we carry with us. In our own lives we tend to overlook it and focus on the positive.
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What Do We Learn from Discovery?
Discovery leads us to discover three critical areas:
• Conditions
• Interests
• Contributions
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What are Your Conditions of Employment?
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What are your Interests?
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What are your Contributions?
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How Do I Use the Information I Gained in Discovery?
OK….. So now I have information, but this person is still an ex-offender…
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Employment and Discrimination
• While employers are generally not allowed to have blanket bars against hiring ex-offenders, they are permitted to consider the relationship between the criminal charges and the position being sought.
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Disclosure
• How
• What
• Where
• When
• Why
• Ensuring that we proceed with permission from the individual we are representing
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Success Stories
• Image: Person putting laundry into washing machine
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• Some tools that are available for individuals with Developmental Disabilities specifically related to problematic sexual behavior:
• RRASOR or Static 99: review of records, provides baseline score for re-offending, looks at prior offenses
• ARMADILO-S: looks at risk and protective factors that correlate with the likelihood of re-offending
Tools
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• Client Specific
• Environmental Specific
• Image: Polar bear falling by sign that says “Watch for ice”
Areas of Risk
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• Feeling a need to protect the individual, and holding information;
• Assuming that therapy for issues leads to reduced risk;
• Overlooking little things, which often are acute risk factors (i.e. loss of a friend, staff, or job).
Under-Estimating Risk
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Over-Estimating Risk
• Thinking that a behavior will progress and get worse if certain things are not avoided;
• We (staff) are responsible, so we are in control;
• People have their personal assumptions of what indicates risk, without knowing that constitutes risk;
• People get stuck on stories from the past.
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• Identifies who may be a target for offenses, and where and under what conditions these offenses are most likely to occur;
• Outlines specific supervision requirements across all settings;
• Identifies any restrictions or external controls that are needed to safely support the individual within the community.
Components of the Risk Management Plan
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Change Comes from Within……
• You first have to envision what you want to accomplish, and then take steps to make it happen.
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Motivation
• We are in the business to motivate, not persecute.
• As a supporter you need to be respectful, genuine and empathic.
• Give guidance, avoid harsh judgments, and remember that change cannot be forced.
• Support self-efficacy; the goal is to help teach self-management skills so they can rely on themselves, not us or the system.
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Comments & Questions
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InVision Human Services
Randy DicksManager of Community and Employment Supports412-456-2144 ext. [email protected]
Elizabeth ColesProgram Supervisor, Employment Supports 412-456-2144 ext. [email protected]
• Customized Employment Training
• Customized Employment Technical Support
• Behavior Support Plan Development
• Risk Screenings for Problematic Sexual Behavior
• Risk Management Plans for Problematic Sexual Behavior
• Staff Training• Program Evaluation and
Development
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THANK YOU!
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Offender Webinar Series
Obtaining Employment Outcomes for Individuals with Disabilities who have Criminal Backgrounds
• Archived – Providing Employment Services to Individuals with Disabilities who have Criminal Backgrounds
• Archived – Overview of the Legal Consideration Providers and VRCs should know when working with Offenders
• Today – Using Customized Employment for Individuals with Disabilities who have Criminal Backgrounds
• December 14, 2011 – Forensic Employment Programs for Offenders with Mental Health Disabilities
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Education Credits
CRCC Credit - (2.0) – DUE November 25
• Approved by Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) Participants must score 80% or better on a online Post
Test and submit an online CRCC Request Form via the MyTACE Portal.
CEU Credit - (0.2)• Approved by the University College at Syracuse
University Participants must submit an online CEU Request Form
via the MyTACE Portal.
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Disclaimer
This presentation was developed by the TACE Center: Region IV© 2011 with funds from the U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) under the priority of Technical Assistance and Continuing Education Projects (TACE) – Grant #H264A080021. However, the contents of this presentation do not necessarily represent the policy of the RSA and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government [34 CFR 75.620 (b)].
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