State Agency Promising Practice: The Tennessee Employment Consortium (TEC) - A Statewide Collaboration for Change

Authors

Jean Winsor, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow
ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston

Document Type

Occasional Paper

Publication Date

2007

Keywords

Collaboration, 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

The Tennessee Employment Consortium (TEC) is a statewide organization focused on increasing the number of Tennesseans in integrated employment. The consortium comprises volunteers from the state’s Division of Mental Retardation Services (DMRS) and Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS), the Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities, the ARC of Tennessee, the Center on Disability and Employment at the University of Tennessee, community rehabilitation providers (CRPs), family members, and other stakeholders. TEC’s ability to organize collaborative activities across state agencies, advocacy organizations, and CRPs has played an important role in increasing integrated employment outcomes.

Recommended Citation

Winsor, Jean and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston, "State Agency Promising Practice: The Tennessee Employment Consortium (TEC) - A Statewide Collaboration for Change" (2007). ThinkWork! Publications. 84.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/thinkwork/84