Centers Hatching Initiatives for

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• Centers Hatching Initiatives for
• Realizing Potential
• www.rcep6.org/il/chirp
• Funded by
• Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA)

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• CURRENTS
• CHIRP Project
• Training Goals
• Training Process
• Materials

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University of Arkansas CURRENTS

• CURRENTS
• Center for the Utilization of Rehabilitation
  Resources for Education, Networking, Training,
  and Service
• We serve Region 6 though our various grants and
  fees for service
• Arkansas
• Louisiana
• New Mexico
• Oklahoma
• Texas
• Primary Customers are VR and IL

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The Basics CURRENTS

• LEADERSHIP
• CUSTOMER SUPPORT
• RESPONSIVENESS
• TECHNOLOGY
• www.rcep6.org

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The CHIRP Team

• Carri George Julie
  Ballinger
• MeShelle Lincks

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CHIRP Participants

• The Center of Independent Living Staff
• Consumer control (staff and governing board)
• Community based, cross-disability, nonresidential
  nonprofits
• Array of IL services includes 4 core services of
  I R, peer counseling, life skills training,
  self system advocacy
• Funded by Rehab Act Title VII and/or State/other
  grants
• State Voc Rehab Program Youth Transition
  Counselors Appropriate Supervisors / Staff
• Funded through Title I of the Rehab Act
• All services must lead to employment outcomes

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It takes a village to raise a child. PROJECT
GOALS

• By focusing on the common goal of successfully
  transitioning young people with disabilities to
  adult roles in their communities we will
• Improve cooperative working relationships between
  CILs, the SILC, the DSU and other relevant
  agencies in the State of Texas
• Develop tools, techniques and strategies for CILs
  to add value to transition services in the State
  of Texas.
• Build communities of support for youth in
  transition by strengthening collaboration.
• Develop evidence-based practices for replication
  across the country.

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Year 1

• Think Tank and Texas Incubator Met
• Developed/Reviewed Round I Training Curriculum
• Initiated collaboration between CILs and DARS
• Identified how CILs DARS together will add
  value to youth transitioning
• Began visioning and strategic planning

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Year 2

• Completed Round I Training with Pilot CILs and
  DARS
• CBCIL - September 2006
• PILC December 2006
• ARCIL January 2007
• Refined the training for the remaining CHIRP
  sites
• Completed Round I with rest of the CILs and DARS

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Year 3

• Think Tank and Texas Incubator Met
• Developed/Reviewed Round 2 Training Curriculum
• Round II Training Begins!
• Pilot CILs and DARS
• Learn From Pilot Sites / Refine Training
• Rest of Texas CILs and DARS

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Year 4 5

• Reaching My Own Greatness Trainings
• Evaluate project goal attainment
• Provide TA as needed
• Nationwide CHIRP Duplication
• Think Tank will provide peer mentoring to other
  states
• Texas CILs will peer mentor in the IL Net / APRIL
  Peer Mentoring Program
• Web-based training and resources available

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• How Are You Feeling About
• YOUR
• CHIRP Project?

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Lean, Clean, Operating Machine
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Just Barely Hanging In There
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Ready To Take on the World
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Really Happy To Be A Part Of CHIRP
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ALL?
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Round 2

• Goals
• for this
• training

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Focusing on Transition of
Youth From School To Adult Roles

• Celebrated Our Work!
• collaboration successes and goal achievement
• Collaboration Status is Defined
• contributions made by all members, roles,
  strengths and weakness
• Collaboration Weaknesses are Defined and
  Addressed
• develop strategies for addressing those
  weaknesses
• Effective Project Management is Happening
• tools and identifying resources to support our
  goals
• Developed the Next Action Steps
• successfully implement our goals
• Have Web Based Tools for Sharing
• lessons learned ourselves from the other CHIRP
  groups plus gaining resources

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• How Will We Accomplish These Goals?

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Training Process

• Review Initial Planning
• Vision Goals Adding value to youth transition
  process
• Celebrate!
• Collaboration and goal successes
• CIL and DARS Collaboration Strengths and Barriers
• Iowa Paths Collaboration Survey
• Agenda Buffet
• Specifically address needs of our collaboration
  process and goal attainment
• Sharing and Resources
• Learn to use CURRENTS CHRIP SharePoint site
• Requested Resource
• Become familiar with Parent Training and
  Information Center

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• Handouts
• Evaluations very important!
• Housekeeping
• Bathrooms
• Snacks and Lunch
• Introductions
• Lets Begin!

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CHIRP