Document Type
Occasional Paper
Publication Date
Fall 10-2017
Keywords
Community Life Engagement, CLE, Supported Living, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, I/DD, Developmental Disabilities, ThinkWork, # H133G140150, #90DN0295
Disciplines
Regional Sociology | Rehabilitation and Therapy | Social and Behavioral Sciences | Social Work | Sociology | Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling
Abstract
WorkLink is a program that braids community employment and life engagement services. The goal is to enable individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to work while receiving wrap-around day supports, as needed. Started in 1996, WorkLink is a program of TransCen, Inc. and is based in San Francisco. WorkLink clients do not have to give up day supports when deciding to pursue work. In addition to helping individuals establish and maintain meaningful community relationships, day supports are used to discover and explore vocational goals and job options. This information then helps guide individuals’ employment planning process. At WorkLink clients receive individualized combinations of community employment and life engagement services, support plans are built based on needs. Clients can receive a maximum of 30 hours of community support per week. As of January 2014, WorkLink supported 60 people with disabilities, including 39 individuals with IDD. Of those, 24 received both employment and day services, and 15 individuals only received supported employment (SE).
Recommended Citation
Boeltzig, Heike and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston, "Service Provider Promising Practice: Braiding Community Employment and Life Engagement Services - TransCen’s WorkLink Program" (2017). ThinkWork! Publications. 40.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/thinkwork/40
Included in
Regional Sociology Commons, Social Work Commons, Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Commons