Experiences with Expanded Discovery and Internships for Transition Aged Youth Therese Fimian Institute for Economic Empowerment Norciva Shumpert Marc Gold & Associates March 7, 2014
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Experiences with Expanded Discovery and Internships for Transition
Aged Youth
Therese Fimian
Institute for Economic Empowerment
Norciva Shumpert
Marc Gold & Associates
March 7, 2014
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Pathways Core Strategies
• An Expanded Discovery Approach
• Paid Internships with an Employment Support Plan
• An Employer Payroll Tax Adjustment
• Ongoing Career Support
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What is Expanded Discovery?
Expanded Discovery involves utilizing additional strategies such as internships and work experiences to gain additional information to enhance initial discovery.
Utilizing a work experiencing to further understand
who is the person from a work perspective:
• Interests
• Conditions
• Contributions
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4The “Why” of Work Experiences and Internships as Expanded Discovery• To assure a “no fail” experience
• To provide a lens for developing and translating work skills
• To affirm or explore an area(s) of potential interest
• To determine the conditions that might be necessary for success
• To assist employers (and counselors?) to see competence
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How to Use Expanded Discovery?
• Currently work experiences/internships are used to learn more about capability
• Typically this is evaluative: success/failure
• Through the lens of Expanded Discovery, an individual cannot fail a work experience – we are learning more about what works and what doesn’t work for that individual
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How are Internships Determined?
• Initial Discovery – all participants receive Discovery as a foundation service
• Internship Plan or Job Development Plan – all participants participate in a Internship Plan or Job Development Plan at the end of Discovery to determine whether Expanded Discovery is needed
• Individual Choice – all participant may choose multiple internships or they may choose job development for employment. The type of internship is negotiated with participants.
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How to Identify Internship Sites?
Based on interests, contributions, conditions and desired outcomes of participant
• Experience
• Skill development
• Mentorship
• Employment
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Types of Matched Internships
Standard Internship: Duties reflect job descriptions in the business
Adapted Internship: Duties are carved from typical job descriptions
Customized Internship: Duties are determined through an Employer Needs/Benefits Analysis
Hybrid Internship: Duties are customized by employer reflecting the businesses hiring culture
Self-Employment Internship: Under development, will reflect micro-enterprise start-up
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The 16 Career Clusters
From the National Association of State Directors of Career
Technical Education Consortium
1. Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
2. Architecture & Construction
3. Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communication
3. Business Management & Administration
5. Education & Training6. Finance7. Government & Public
Administration8. Health Science
9. Hospitality & Tourism10.Human Services11. Information Technology12.Law, Public Safety,
Corrections & Security13.Manufacturing14.Marketing & Retail15.Science, Technology,
Engineering & Mathematics16.Transportation, Distribution &
Logistics
From the National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium1. Agriculture, Food & Natural
Resources9. Hospitality & Tourism
2. Architecture & Construction 10.Human Services
3. Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communication
11.Information Technology
4. Business Management & Administration
12.Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
5. Education & Training 13.Manufacturing
6. Finance 14.Marketing & Retail
7. Government & Public Administration
15.Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
8. Health Science16.Transportation, Distribution &
Logistics
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Internship Site Development
• Engage business site partners
• Identify potential match through initial Discovery/Internship Planning Meeting
• Conduct Site Analysis
• Systematic Instruction and Supports
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Internship
• Job Analysis Process, culture, information leads to understand
goodness of fit. Further clarifying our translations in initial Discovery
• Weekly/monthly reviews • Internship Support Plan
What isn’t matched is supported. Becomes blueprint for Employment Support Plan if job
offer made/accepted.
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Engaging Key Partners
• School District
• Special Education Transition Program
• Parents
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What Are We Learning? Josh
Josh – Aluminum fabrication manufacturer
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What Are We Learning? Zack
• Zack – Print Shop Tech
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What Are We Learning? Jenni
• Jenni – Nursing Assistant
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What Are We Learning? Tanner
• Tanner – Library Assistant
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What Are We Learning? James
James – Granite Shop
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What Are We Learning? Ethan
Ethan – Athletic Equipment Assistant
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What Has Worked?
• Integrating into the IEP process with the school system
• Shifting from evaluation to positive, strengths based
• Working into VR transition processes
• Business partners like process of internship to employment
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What Are We Struggling With?
• Ongoing Career Development (especially for Transition Students)
• Including additional education and training into the career plan
• Funding for all components
• Need for participant’s to learn financial literacy
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What Are Some Cautions?
• Using Expanded Discovery as an ends, not a means to an end (Jobs, Careers)
• Balancing individual choice and encouraging more experience
• Letting employers use this as an employee try-out Potential to hire is a key discussion point
• Keep bar high for internship site selection Diversity of jobs, locations Matches the desired outcome of the individual
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Why is Expanded Discovery Important?
• The information learned through expanded discovery supports achieving long term career goals
• Creates opportunities for employers to work with individuals in areas where they are more likely to be working in an area of strength/interest
• Develops skills, confidence, clarity on match and conditions for success
• Creates environment for families to get comfortable with work and work impacts
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What Can You Do?
• Use Work Experiences and Expanded Discovery • Consider matching to work experiences and customizing
work experiences (not just general)• Be purposeful about work experiences – must relate
back to the desired outcomes for the individual• Be strategic when developing business partner sites –
employers appreciate knowing that an internship is set up because of the potential for an match
• Ongoing education and training for staff is critical• Encourage and share high expectations for career
focused jobs as EARLY as possible!!
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Questions or Comments
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Contact Information
Therese Fimian
Institute for Economic Empowermenthttp://www.instituteforempowerment.org/
[email protected] Shumpert
Marc Gold & Associateshttp://www.marcgold.com/
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This presentation was developed by the TACE Center: Region IV ©2014 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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