Text of Kost Presentation on DOL Scorecard

Intro Slide 1 :  Creating Pathways to Employment and Entrepreneurial Development for New Yorkers with Disabilities;  Enhancing New York State’s Economic Recovery

New York State Department of Labor

Presenter – Elaine Kost

Slide 2: Interagency Collaboration and “No Wrong Door” to Employment:  Disability Program Navigator (DPN) Program

The Goal of the DPN Program is to:

· Increase employment and self-sufficiency for SSA beneficiaries

· Provide seamless and comprehensive services to individuals with disabilities to access WIA programs in the One-Stop Career Centers

· WIPA (Workforce Incentives Planning Assistance) providers:

· Approximately 20 DPN’s have been trained as WIPA providers and are in the credentialing process.  

DPN Advisory Board:

· Vocational Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (ACCES-VR)

· Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped (CBVH)

· Office of Mental Health (OMH)

· Office for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD)

· Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS)

Slide 3:  Interagency Collaboration and “No Wrong Door” to Employment: DPN Program

DPN State Lead represents DOL on the following committees:

· State Rehabilitation Council (SRC) and the Employer Marketing Sub-Committee

· Medicaid Infrastructure Grant (MIG) Most Integrated Service Coordinating Council (MISCC) and the Employment and Workforce Development Sub Committee

· Development Disabilities Policy Council (DDPC) Adult Issues Committee

· Customized Employment (CE)/Discovery

Slide 4: Interagency Collaboration and “No Wrong Door” to Employment: DPN Program

• Federal funding for the DPN Program ended 6-30-10
• NYS DOL plans to continue funding the current DPN program through 6-30-11 (25% DOL/75% local WIA).
• US DOL released the DEI (Disability Employment Initiative) SGA August 9, 2010.
• NYS DOL has applied for the SGA, grantees will be announced by 9-30-10.

Slide 5:  Interagency Collaboration and “No Wrong Door” to Employment: DOL Interagency Collaborations

· 2008 DOL/OASAS joint initiative to improve employment outcomes for individuals with substance abuse disorders.

· $500,000 DOL  ARRA funds given to OASAS to fund training for Certified Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC), CPP (Credentialed Prevention Professional) and Credentialed Prevention Specialist (CPS)

· $500,000 DOL ARRA funds given to OMH to develop occupational skills training for OMH clients with mental health service providers.

· ACCES-VR-DOL MOU 7-1-08 through 6-30-10

Slide 6: Interagency Collaboration and “No Wrong Door” to Employment: Integrated Interagency Case Management/Reporting System

• DOL in conjunction with the MIG is developing a redesigned case management/reporting system.
• OSOS (One Stop Operating System)/OS2 will replace the various current silos of employment-related information.
• Fragmented approaches to assist individuals with disabilities become integrated in all settings for a seamless approach .
• Phase I will finalize interagency MOU’s with  ACCES-VR, CBVH, OASAS, OMH, OPWDD and NYS  Office for Veteran Services and define agency specific data for OS2.
• Phase II, training and rollout to start January 2011, additional agencies will be considered. The system will be able to identify ticket holders and milestones to facilitate EN billing.

Slide 7: Interagency Collaboration and “No Wrong Door” to Employment: SMART (Skills Matching and Referral Technology) 2010

• SMART 2010 utilizes AI (Artificial Intelligence) software to scan a job seekers customer’s resume and compare key words and themes with potential job openings or “matches.”
• SMART 2010 suggests job matches based on the whole person i.e. a job seekers knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA) to broaden a job search .
• SMART matches resumes in the OSOS system to identify employers; over 5,000 jobs open and close in OSOS daily.

Slide 8: Creating Pathways to Employment and Entrepreneurial Development for
New Yorkers with Disabilities;  Enhancing New York State’s Economic Recovery

Questions?

Elaine Kost

New York State Department of Labor

Email Address: USAEMK@labor.ny.gov

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