OREGON COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT PROJECT 20092010

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OREGON COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT PROJECT2009-2010

• A systems change initiative to develop
  comprehensive employment supports for persons
  with disabilities

Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
This presentation is sponsored by The Oregon
Competitive Employment Project, which is part of
the Oregon State Department of Human Services,
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
funded through a Medicaid Infrastructure Grant
from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CFDA93.768)


Updated January 27, 2009
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MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Oregon Competitive Employment
Project is to enhance the quality of life in
Oregon by achieving, maintaining and advancing
the competitive and inclusive employment of
persons with disabilities. Office of Vocational
Rehabilitation Services
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Oregon Competitive Employment Project 2009-2010

• 3rd in a series of Centers for Medicare and
  Medicaid Services (CMS) funded Medicaid
  Infrastructure Grants (MIG) in Oregon. Current
  cycle runs through January 1 2009 December 31,
  2010.
• The current MIG, which is known as the
  Competitive Employment Project (the Project) is
  charged with addressing employment supports on a
  comprehensive level.
• Major initiatives for 2009-2010 include the Work
  Incentives Network a national and state employer
  awareness campaign around hiring people with
  disabilities and activities that support
  employment for people diagnosed with serious
  mental illness, traumatic brain injury or a
  developmental disability.
• The CMS approved 2009-2010 application can be
  found on the Projects website
  http//www.oregon.gov/DHS/vr/cep.

Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
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WORK INCENTIVES NETWORK (WIN)2009

• WIN is a free benefits and work incentives
  planning service for people with
• disabilities who want to obtain, maintain or
  advance in employment.
• WIN supports and services are provided by 10 Work
  Incentive Coordinators in 6
• Oregon Centers for Independent Living across
  the State.
• Over 1,400 people statewide received WIN
  services in 2008.
• WIN staff assist people with disabilities to
• MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS about work and their
  benefits
• USE WORK INCENTIVES to achieve their employment
  goals and
• NAVIGATE THE BENEFITS SYSTEMS when they begin
  working.
• To find more information about WIN, or to find
  the WIN staff nearest you go to
• http//www.oregon.gov/DHS/vr/cep/index.shtml.

Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
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SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT FOR PERSONS DIAGNOSED WITH
SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS 2009

• Continue to support The Oregon Supported
  Employment Center for Excellence (OSECE). The
  OSECE assists counties moving from a day
  treatment to a supported employment model and
  includes a peer mentoring component.
• The OSECE provides technical assistance in
  implementation of evidence based supported
  employment models including trainings, supported
  employment toolkits, site-visits, and on-going
  consultation for sites across the state conducts
  supported employment fidelity reviews of each
  site helps establish local stakeholder groups in
  each participating county to provide local
  oversight and organizes a annual state-wide
  conference.
• To read more about the OSECE http//www.rri.pdx.e
  du/or_excellence_center.php

Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
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EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT2009

• Collaborating with 26 states who have MIGs to
  develop the creative message and materials for a
  national employer awareness campaign on hiring
  people with disabilities.
• Collaborating with the Oregon Business Leadership
  Network (OBLN) and the Employment Department to
  develop infrastructure within the State to ensure
  Oregon has the human resources needed to respond
  to employers who view the national campaign.
• Continued support of OBLN in various activities.
  For more information go to www.obln.org.

Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
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Other MIG Activities 2009

• Continued support of Oregon conferences
  including
• Southern Oregon Options for Success in
  Employment. For more information contact Kristi
  Hyman kristi.l.hyman_at_state.or.us
• Oregon Parent Training and Information Center and
  the Department of Educations Building Bridges
  transition conference. For more
  informationwww.orpti.org
• Brain Injury Association of Oregons annual
  Pacific Northwest Brain Injury Conference. For
  more information www.biaoregon.org and
• Oregon Business Leadership Networks Career
  Exploration/Job Fair day. For more information
  www.obln.org.
• Continued support of the Office of Developmental
  Disability Services participation in the State
  Employment Leadership Network (SELN). For more
  information www.seln.org.
• Continued work on a system that will ensure
  Oregon Job Developers have access to the core
  competencies needed to provide quality
  assessment, discovery, development and retention
  services.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION

• Project website
• http//www.oregon.gov/DHS/vr/cep
• Project contact information
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• TTY 1-866-801-0130
• Project Staff
• Travis Wall, Project Director
• Sara Kendall Project Manager
  sara.kendall_at_state.or.us
• Molly Sullivan Program Analyst
  molly.a.sullivan_at_state.or.us
• Gene Rada Policy Analyst
  eugene.e.rada_at_state.or.us
• Paula Fitch Administrative
  Assistant paula.fitch_at_state.or.us

Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services