Service Provider Promising Practices: LCS in Wisconsin - An Organizational Investment in Capacity-Building and Staff Training

Authors

ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston

Document Type

Occasional Paper

Publication Date

2014

Keywords

Staff Qualifications and Knowledge, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, I/DD, Developmental Disabilities, Access to Integrated Employment, ThinkWork

Disciplines

Organization Development | Rehabilitation and Therapy | Social and Behavioral Sciences | Social Work | Sociology | Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling

Abstract

Over the last five years, LCS, a provider in Racine, Wisconsin, has developed the capacity of its staff to expand integrated employment service options. LCS has hired and retained staff who are passionate about integrated employment, and has invested in supporting them to deliver high-quality integrated employment services. Through state-of-the-art training and other resources, LCS has navigated internal and external challenges to building staff competencies, and has solidified its mission of sustaining highly qualified staff.

Recommended Citation

ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston, "Service Provider Promising Practices: LCS in Wisconsin - An Organizational Investment in Capacity-Building and Staff Training" (2014). ThinkWork! Publications. 48.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/thinkwork/48