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NextmeetingisMarch12withfirsttwohoursbeingworkinsubcommittees.
Documentationandreferralgroup:
- TemplateswillbeplacedintoAWAREandthenewVRCtrainingswillofferthenecessaryinformationregardingnewforms
- Referralformwillcontinuetobeupdated.Parametersunsureofpreviously:
- Guardianshipandlineswithextraspacewillbeaddedtothereferralform
- ThereferralformwillautomaticallybeaddedtocasenotessectioninAWARE
- InformationwillbeautomaticallypulledfromAWAREintothereferralform
Betsyoffered:Theupdateswillnotbe“piecemeal”inAWARE,whenreadywewillhaveformavailableforuse.
Therearetwolevels,completionofformandtrainingonutilizationofforms
CRPfairs:EsthersharedinformationontheCRPfairs.Bangorishostingthemtwiceamonth.4-5CRP’sattendingand12clientssignedup.CRP’spreferredthismeetandgreetastheyhavetheopportunitytomeetwithanumberofclientsandcollaboratewithotherCRPagencies.Theyareofferingthefairsintheafternoonfrom2-4toallowformoremeetingspace.Thiswouldalsoallowfortransitionstudentstoattendafterschoolletsout.Twoprovidersattendedandwerenotinterviewed.
AugustawillhosttheirfirstfaironFebruary26thfrom9am-11amattheAugustaCareerCenter;invitationssentouttoCRPsincludingexpectationthatthedeveloperssenttothefairarethedeveloperswhowillworkwiththeclients. 10employmentspecialists from6agencies haverespondedandplantoattend. RachelandElinorworkingwithVRstaffregardingappropriatereferrals.
Itisimportantforcounselorsandclientstomeetbeforeattending thefairtodiscusstheclient’sIPE goalsothattheywillmeetwithproviderswhomayhavethisasaspecialty. CounselorswillhavetheopportunitytopreparetheclientfortheCRPmeetings. CounselorsmaychoosetoattendtheFairwiththeirclientsordiscusstheirclients’experiencesandchoicesfollowingtheFair. Counselorswill alsohavethechoiceofcompletingthereferralpacketaheadoftimeinorderfortheirclientstosubmitthemdirectlytothechosenCRPonthedayofthefair,ifapplicable. Releaseofinformationformswouldbecompletedwiththeassistanceofthefairfacilitators.
Alison:TWAandCBSA’swillbefillable.Theformswillbeavailableontheintranetandinternet.
CRPProfileisbeingdevelopedwhichmayinclude:missionstatement,lengthofbeinginbusiness,contactinformationandlinktotheirwebsite,successstoriesandstatementsfrom“clients.”Theprofilesheetwillbeforwardedtomembersofthesteeringteamforedits/additions.
BusinessRelations:
Workedoneightitemsincluding:CRPApplicationletter,provisionalletter,sitereviewletter,qualityindicators,3or4yearapprovalletter,clientfilereviewchecklist,andVRCfeedbackform
Accessandavailability:
Diane’sgroupmetwiththeBillinggroupandstatedtheyarefocusingonBridgeton,PiscataquisandRocklandasunderservedareas.
Travelreimbursementtotheseaboveoutlyingareasneedstobeconsidered.Thegroupislookingatexistingproviderswhoarewillingtotraveltotheseareas.
Theissueoflongtermsupportregardingjobcoachingfortheseareasinordertoassistclientsinmaintainingemployment.
AccessandavailabilitymetwithBusinessRelationsregardingthefinancialcostoftrainingemploymentspecialists
StartupcostsforCRP’sandthesustainabilityoftheCRPwhentravelling(whatincentivescanVRprovidetotheseprovidersaswecan’tguaranteeaparticularnumberofclientsfortheircaseloads).
(Suggestionistohavethedeveloperreimbursedwhentheytraveloutsideofacertainarea,suchasoutsidea20mileradius.)
DiscussionwillbetakingplacewithDHHSwithKevinandKarentobesurechallengesareworkedthrough.
Thegroupisseekinginputregardingfaircompensationfordeveloperswhoaretravelling.
DianemetwithBusinessRelationstodiscusshowdevelopingbusinessestoworkwithVoc.RehabwillimpacttheworkbeingdonebyCRP’sinoutlyingareas.
ImportanttobesurethatsupportisofferedtotheseCRPworkinginoutlyingareas.
Twoprongapproach:CRPstartingupasatelliteofficeorutilizingreimbursementoffered.
Communications:Communicationsgroupcontinuestoseekdraftversionsofworkcompletedthusfarsothattheymaycontinuewithdevelopingthehandbook. ThesubcommitteecontinuestomeetmonthlytodiscussandworkonsectionsofthehandbookandinitialplanningforthetrainingofthisnewCRPsystem.
Billing: Planforemploymentservicesdraftform,workingona“retentionform”,workingonajobrequirementslistthatcamefromWorkOpportunitiestoaskatplacementofaclientonaworksite.
Considerationsare:jobdutiesandtasksfromemployer’sperspective,barriersandhowtoaddressthebarriers,theclosureformandplacementnotificationformincludingretentioninformation(milestone2)
Alsolookingathowascreenreaderwillbeabletoreadtheforms-discussingthiswithJosh.
WhathappensifclientfindstheirownjobwhenworkingwithaCRP?IsthereapaymentforthemilestoneifthepositioniswithintheIPEgoal?IfnotwithinIPEgoal,offertoVRCtorequestthisbeapprovedand/orpaid?
Kevinisdevelopingexcelformformilestone3and4. Includingquestionsandretentionplans.
KarenandBethwillworkonclosureprocessforCRPwithclient.
WorkingtoaddressthefactthatthereislittleroomfornegotiationforCRP’sandtheVRC’sregardingpaymentsforservices.
AccessandAvailability:
DiscussionaboutestablishedCRPswhomaywanttoexpandtheiremploymentspecialistservicestoincludeservingdeafclientswhousesignlanguageforcommunicationpurposes aswellasprovideopportunitiestohearinganddeafindividualstobecomequalifiedCRPstodelivertheseservices.
JohnShattuckandElinorWeissman(membersofthissubcommittee)havesentalettertotheRCD’swithinVRrequestingameetingonMarch26thandhaveaskedtheRCDstoprepareby reviewing theircurrentlistsofclientsforpotentialcandidatestobetrainedasEmploymentSpecialists. Theyarealsobeingaskedtoprovidesomestatisticalhistoryofservicedelivery sothatwemaycalculatetheexpected capacityandfinancialsustainabilityofapotentialCRPwhomaystepforwardtoprovideservicestothedeafcommunity.
TrainingcostsfordeafindividualswhopursueCRPtrainingwouldbecoveredbyVRclientcaseloadfunds.
RequirementsforbothdeafandhearingCRP’swillbetiedtoanobjectivelanguageassessmenttoassesstheperson’sabilitytobeASLproficient.
Employmentspecialistsandtheirsupervisorswouldbeexpectedtocompleteadditionaltrainingmoduletargetingskillsetrelatedtoemploymentservicesfordeafclients.
DiscussionofresourcesavailabletoEmploymentSpecialistsrelatedtoaccessibilityforcommunicationandonthejob(DebMyersandEricDibner).
Proposaltoincorporateintoaccreditationprocess, 6requiredhoursofdeafnessrelatedtrainingofthe18hourswhicharecurrentlyrequiredofestablishedCRPstomaintaintheirin-stateaccreditationstatus.
ThecostsofemployingCRPswhoaredeaforHOHarebeingexploredbythegroup. FinancialresourcestoassistCRPswhohiredeafemploymentspecialists havebeenidentifiedwiththeassistanceofEricDibner.Therearetaxcreditsavailableto CRPsfortraining,tocover interpretingcostsfor staffmeetingsandsupervision,etc.
Alabama,MinnesotaandNewYorkcontacts offeredbyProfessor DougWatson(formerlyofNYU’sDeafnessResearchandTrainingCenter)regardingresearchtoassistindevelopingandmeetingaccessandavailabilitygoals.