A Revolution in the Employment Process of Individuals with Disabilities: Customized Employment as the Catalyst for System Change

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Article Publication Date: 
3/4/2009
Summary: 
The experience of the Cobb and Douglas Counties Community Services Boards in Georgia in shifting from a segregated traditional service system to an innovative system focusing on economic development for persons with disabilities illustrates some common aspects of system change. The 7-year organizational evolution is analyzed here. The main points that emerged are: staff development; partnerships and funding; sustainability; management and HR practices; and expanding coverage to new populations.
Article Author: 
Citron, Tod; Brooks-Lane, Nancy; Crandell, Doug; Brady, Kate; Cooper, Michael; Revell, Grant
Topics: 
Consumer/Participant Direction; Employment Programs
Types/Tools: 
Research / Journal abstracts; Newsletter, periodic publication
Populations: 
Psychiatric Disabilities/Mental Illness; Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities; Physical Disabilities; Psychiatric Disabilities/Mental Illness
Sources: 
Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
Programs/Initiatives: 
N/A
States: 
All States/Territories; Georgia
Keywords: 
Community Inclusion; Organizational Change
addiction; customized employment; community rehabilitation program; VR; self-development; micro-loans; WIA one stop; job carving; Student-Driven Flexible Fund; Individual Development Account

Contact

Nancy Brooks-Lane
Cobb and Douglas Counties
Community Services Boards
nbrooks@cobbcsb.com
Phone: 
770-434-7911

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/51868