1. WHAT IS WORKING Circleville, OH

2. WHAT IS WORKING Sharing Information & Resources Between MH & VR Continued Follow-Up With Consumer & Employer Seek Grant Funding

3. WHAT IS WORKING Be Solution Oriented ; The Default Answer Is Not “NO!” MH & VR Work Together Peer Successes = MORE Peer Successes

4. WHAT IS WORKING Informal Cross-Training Between MH & VR Good Working Relationship With Counselors & Case Managers Results In Better Outcomes For VR & Consumers

5. WHAT IS WORKING Use The “Choose-Get-Keep” Model Good Rapport With Employers Referral Form With Functional Limitations; What The Consumer Wants; & A Release For The Psychiatrist

6. WHAT IS WORKING Job Tryouts  Funded by grants  From rapport with employers, to paid experience, to placement  Results in placement 50% of the time

7. WHAT IS WORKING Athens, OH

8. WHAT IS WORKING Community Based Assessment  Leads to employment  Allows employer & consumer a graceful way to bow out

9. WHAT IS WORKING Job Coaching Works On Going Support By E.T.C.

10. WHAT IS WORKING Wooster, OH

11. WHAT IS WORKING Obtaining Employment Is A Peer Driven Process – Hearing Success Stories Results In More Consumer Successes The Goal Is A Job, Not A Pre-Vocational Activity

12. WHAT IS WORKING Agency Goal For Employment = Treatment Team Goal For Employment Listen To Your Instincts As A Service Provider; Think Outside The Box

13. WHAT IS WORKING Transitional Work Experiences In Mental Health Centers  2 Hours One Week, Maybe 4 The Next  Skill Attainment Planned Job Try-Out  Volunteer experience as a try-out

14. WHAT IS WORKING Consumer Run Organization Job Club Has Resulted In Placements Emphasis On Recovery Works – “Recovery Is The Context For Employment”

15. WHAT IS WORKING Networking With Other Agencies Open Communication With Clinical Team Members

16. WHAT IS WORKING Columbus, Ohio

17. WHAT IS WORKING Project Work  Day employment for consumers  Consumers choose the type of work & the days & hours of work  Consumers are paid for their work at the end of the day – immediate positive refinforcement

18. WHAT IS WORKING Peer Approach To Employment Contact Between MH & VR  Buy-in from entire team  Includes VR Counselor, Case Manager, & Psychologist/Psychiatrist

19. WHAT IS WORKING VR Counselors Spend Half A Day Each Week At The Mental Health Center  Better communication with consumers  Better communication with MH Counselors

20. WHAT IS WORKING Ask Consumers To Do Something Physical Each Day  Reduction in depression symptoms  Builds stamina for work Give Accurate Information To Consumers  Housing, benefits, and vocational services

21. WHAT IS WORKING Proper Documentation At Referral To Reduce Time In System True Integration Of MH & VR Services, Not Just “Every Once In A While”

22. WHAT IS WORKING Specialization Of Caseloads = More & Better Outcomes Integration Of Voc. Specialist To A.C.T Teams – Show Consumers How To Write A Resume & Interview

23. WHAT IS WORKING Transition Team To Work With Consumer To Increase Readiness For Work (Youth Population)