ThinkWork is the hub for an array of programs related to employment for people with IDD at the Institute for Community Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Browse our publications and presentations below. You can subscribe to our Mendeley Group to download our work into your citation manager. You can also subscribe to the following ThinkWork authors in SelectedWorks:
John Butterworth, Principal Investigator
Allison Hall, Project Director
Jen Bose
John Kramer
Cady Landa
Alberto Migliore
Jennifer Sulewski
Jaimie Timmons
Jean Winsor
Submissions from 2015
Emerging Practices, Transition: Leadership (Issue Number 2 of 8), Karen Flippo and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Emerging Practices, Transition: Strategic Goals and Operating Policies (Issue Number 3 of 8), Karen Flippo and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State Agency Promising Practice: Project GATE in Alabama - Creative Sequencing of Funding, Susanne Freeze and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Caregiving, Services, and Advocacy Among Siblings of Individuals with Disabilities, John Kramer and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Emerging Practices, Transition: Performance Measurement and Data Management (Issue Number 4 of 8), Cady Landa and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Emerging Practices, Transition: Services and Service Innovations (Issue Number 6 of 8), Cady Landa and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Emerging Practices, Transition: Training and Technical Assistance (Issue Number 7 of 8), Cady Landa and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Emerging Practices, Transition: Youth Leadership and Family Engagement (Issue Number 8 of 8), Cady Landa and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Community Life Engagement: Data Sources, Definitions, and Measurement (Engage: A Brief Look at Community Engagement, Issue No. 2, 2015), Oliver Lyons, Allison Hall, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Increasing Organizational Accountability and Performance: Activity Tracking for Employment Consultants, Alberto Migliore, Kelly Nye-Lengerman, Jeanine Pavlak, Steve Aalto, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Introduction to Community Life Engagement (Engage: A Brief Look at Community Engagement, Issue No. 1, 2015), Jennifer Sullivan Sulewski, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
CRP Organizational Change (Bringing Employment First to Scale, Issue No. 2), ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Integrating Research, Training, and Knowledge Translation (Bringing Employment First to Scale, Issue No. 1), ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Delphi Panel Findings, Brief #1: Introduction, Values, and Major Themes, Cindy Thomas, Jennifer Sulewski, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Delphi Panel Findings, Brief #2: Transition from School to Work, Cindy Thomas, Jennifer Sulewski, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Delphi Panel Findings, Brief #3: Collaboration Across Agencies, Cindy Thomas, Jennifer Sulewski, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Delphi Panel Findings, Brief #4: Education and Training for Job Seekers, Cindy Thomas, Jennifer Sulewski, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Delphi Panel Findings, Brief #5: Processes Within State Agencies, Cindy Thomas, Jennifer Sulewski, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Delphi Panel Findings, Brief #6: Generation and Use of Data and Evidence, Cindy Thomas, Jennifer Sulewski, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Delphi Panel Findings, Brief #7: Paths Toward Fair Wages, Cindy Thomas, Jennifer Sulewski, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Emerging Practices, Transition: Interagency Collaboration (Issue Number 1 of 8), Jean Winsor, Cady Landa, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Data Note: State Intellectual and Developmental Disability Agencies' Service Trends, Jean Winsor and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Emerging Practices, Transition: Funding Mechanisms (Issue Number 5 of 8), Jean Winsor and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Submissions from 2014
StateData: The National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes, 2014, John Butterworth, Jean Winsor, Frank A. Smith, Alberto Migliore, Daria Domin, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, Allison Cohen Hall, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Partnerships in Employment: What Matters Most: Research on Elevating Parent Expectations, TASH Town Hall, December 2014, Erik W. Carter and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State Agency Promising Practice - Missouri: Using a Regional Technical Assistance Infrastructure to Promote Employment First, Allison Hall and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Effective supervision and career advancement of individuals with IDD, John Kramer, Jean Winsor, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Partnerships in Employment: Summary of: Section 1915(c) Home and Community Based Services Waivers and Section 1915(i) State Plan Home and Community Based Services, Cady Landa and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Service Provider Promising Practice - Able Opportunities and the Work Independence Network (Washington): Creating an Individual Placement Model Focusing on the Needs of Both Job Seekers and Employers, ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Service Provider Promising Practice: Job Squad, Inc. (West Virginia) - A Blog that Conveys the Importance of Community Employment, ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Service Provider Promising Practice: LaunchAbility Academy Training Program (Texas) - On-Site Training to Improve Employment Outcomes, ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Service Provider Promising Practice: Lending Works from Progressive Employment Concepts (California) - Helping Business Owners Find Start-Up Capital, 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, ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Service Provider Promising Practice - Via of the Lehigh Valley (Pennsylvania): Partnership with Local Schools to Provide Customized Employment, ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Service Provider Promising Practice - Work Inc. (Massachusetts): Using Data to Track Job Development Activities During Organizational Change, ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State Agency Promising Practice: Oregon’s Keys for Case Managers Initiative - Ensuring Case Manager Technical Capacity, Investment, and Engagement in Employment First, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State Agency Promising Practice: Wisconsin’s Community Conversations - Building a Youth Employment Coalition Through Structured Opportunities to Communicate, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Submissions from 2013
Service Provider Promising Practice: KFI in Maine - Making Mission-Driven Choices About Funding and Service Innovation, ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Service Provider Promising Practice: New England Business Associates (Massachusetts) - Everyone is Job-Ready, ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Submissions from 2011
State Agency Promising Practice: New Hampshire - Translating Research into a Position Statement About Integrated Employment, Jennifer Bose and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State Agency Promising Practice: Oregon’s Employment Support Website - Communicating the Employment First Policy, Jennifer Bose and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State Agency Promising Practice: Iowa’s Governance Group: Facilitating Partnerships That Support Integrated Employment, Allison Hall and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State Agency Promising Practice: Nevada’s Regional Forums - Creating a Shared Responsibility for Improving Employment, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Submissions from 2010
State Agency Promising Practice: Maryland - Collaborating to Promote Self-Employment for People with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, Jennifer Bose and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State Agency Promising Practice: Massachusetts - Using a Collaborative, Person-Centered Planning Approach to Facilitate Community Employment, Jennifer Bose, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State Agency Promising Practice: Michigan’s Job Development Incentive, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Submissions from 2009
State Agency Promising Practice: Pennsylvania’s Employment Newsletter - A Communication Strategy to Promote Employment, Jennifer Bose and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State Agency Promising Practices: Reaching Target Employment Goals - The Five-year Initiative from Florida’s Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD), Jennifer Bose and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State Agency Promising Practices: The Maine Employment Curriculum - Delivering Best Practices for Employment Support Professionals, John Butterworth, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State Agency Promising Practice: Connecticut Showcases Creative Jobs with “Employment Idol”, Monica Cox and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State Agency Promising Practice: Oklahoma - Contracting with Industry for the Provision of Job Coaching Supports, Monica Cox and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State Agency Promising Practice: Delaware’s Early Start to Supported Employment Pilot Project, Susanne Freeze and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State Agency Promising Practice: Oklahoma’s Outcomes-based Rate Setting System, Susanne Freeze, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State Agency Promising Practice: Delaware’s Early Start to Supported Employment Pilot Project, Suzzanne Freeze and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State Agency Promising Practice: Mandatory Situational Assessments in Tennessee, Allison C. Hall and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State Agency Promising Practices: North Carolina - Using an Outcomes-based Long-Term Vocational Services Funding Model, Allison C. Hall and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State Agency Promising Practices: Using Employment Data to Create Area-specific Employment Goals in Massachusetts, Allison C. Hall and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State Agency Promising Practice: Working Together - Collaboration between Colorado’s Developmental Disabilities Division and Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Allison C. Hall and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State Agency Promising Practice: Maine’s Peer- Support Training - Helping People with ID/DD Transition Out of Sheltered Workshops, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State Agency Promising Practice: Washington - Promoting public sector jobs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, Jean Winsor, Allison C. Hall, John Butterworth, Dana Scott Gilmore, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State Agency Promising Practice: Community Employment Training by and for Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Tennessee, Jean Winsor and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Submissions from 2008
State Agency Promising Practice: Wisconsin’s Job Development Mentors Project, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State Agency Promising Practice: Washington - Collaborating with a Community College and a Supported-Employment Agency to Facilitate the Transition From High School to Community Employment, Jean Winsor and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Submissions from 2007
State Agency Promising Practice: Integrated Employment Outcomes Through Person-to-Person Technical Assistance: New Hampshire, Allison C. Hall and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State Agency Promising Practices: Washington State’s Working-Age Adult Policy, Allison C. Hall and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State Agency Promising Practice: Shifting Resources Away from Sheltered Workshops in Vermont, Jennifer Sullivan Sulewski and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State Agency Promising Practice: Working Together to Convert the Last Sheltered Workshop in Vermont to Individualized Supports, Jennifer Sullivan Sulewski and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State Agency Promising Practices: Employment First! Making Integrated Employment the Preferred Outcome in Tennessee, Jean Winsor 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, Jean Winsor and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston