The NYS CASE is sponsored by the New York State Education Department, ACCES-VR

Using Research to Shape Practice By Thomas P. Golden The NYS CASE is sponsored by the New York State Education Department, ACCES-VR The “NYS CASE” for Approaching Staff Development Differently By Patricia Dowse, Thomas P. Golden, Wendy Quarles & Jeffrey Tamburo The NYS CASE is sponsored by the New York State Education Department, ACCES-VR

Overview In this presentation, we provide an overview of the NYS CASE. During this session participants will… 1.Be provided an orientation to the scope of work the NYS CASE will be conducting 2.Review the services and supports that will be available to their organization 3.Be asked to aid NYS CASE partners in surfacing and identifying training and information needs and priorities

CREATING A foundation for excellence BY ENHANCING THE capacity and proficiency OF NYS SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PROVIDERS

Foundation for excellence… A collaborative partnership Multi-disciplinary team Fidelity-based supported employment approach Statewide performance baseline and progress measurement Multi-faceted strategy Competency-based curricula Organizational development support

Capacity and proficiency… Individual Practitioner: – Customizable, three-tiered certificate program 1.Supported Employment Service Delivery 2.Advanced Supported Employment Practice 3.Supported Employment Administration and Leadership – Competency-based curricula (22 courses) – Web-based applications and tools Information, resources, and online certificate management portal – Statewide CASE listserv – Grandfathering of completed SETI courses

Organization: – Supervisor interface on successful practitioner completion and competency feedback loop – Fidelity-based tools to promote organizational effectiveness – Access to organizational development support – Online CASE portal for access to OD tools and resources – Opportunity to host regionally-based training Capacity and proficiency…

System: – Training interface across the various state agencies – Intersection with the Statewide Cross Agency Supported Employment Workgroup (515) – Performance baselining with VR, establishment of performance goals, and statewide progress tracking SE outcomes KPI performance Program fidelity

Advancing Supported Employment As professionals in the field, what do we need to learn, un-learn or re-learn in order to take Supported Employment to the next level in NYS? What does the next level look like? What tools, techniques and topics would help to get us there?

The NYS CASE is sponsored by the New York State Education Department, ACCES-VR