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 2019
Data Note: Social Security Administration Data Show a Record Low Level of PASS Usage Among SSI Recipients, Daria Domin, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Service Provider Promising Practice - AtWork!: Creating a Robust Investment in Staff Professional Development, Esther Kamau and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Service Provider Promising Practice - Penn-Mar Human Services: Creating their “2020 Strategic Plan”, Esther Kamau and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Service Provider Promising Practice - Work Inc.: Developing A Community Liaison Program to Address Holistic Needs, Esther Kamau and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
A Roadmap to Competitive Integrated Employment: Strategies for Provider Transformation, Esther Kamau, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State Roles in Promoting Community Life Engagement: Themes from the State Employment Leadership Network’s Working Group, Jennifer Sullivan Sulewski, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Service Provider Promising Practice - Arc of Westchester: Annual Employer Appreciation Breakfast, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Service Provider Promising Practice - The Arc of Westchester: Creative Partnership with Mercy College, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Submissions from 2018
Bringing Employment First to Scale: Writing for Families: Tips to Increase the Impact of Training Materials, Jennifer Bose, John Kramer, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Research to Practice: State Employment First Policies: State Definitions, Goals and Values, Jennifer Bose, Jean Winsor, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State Employment First Policies #2: Engaging Stakeholders in Development and Implementation, Jennifer Bose, Jean Winsor, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State Employment First Policies #3: Investing in Training and Technical Assistance to Build Capacity in Integrated Employment, Jennifer Bose, Jean Winsor, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Bringing Employment First to Scale: Support Coordination Strategies that Impact Employment Outcomes and Services for Individuals Served by State Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Agencies, Barbara Brent, Rie Kennedy-Lizotte, Mary Lee Fay, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Building an evidence-based, holistic approach for moving integrated employment forward, John Butterworth, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, Jason Billehus, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Building an Evidence-Based, Holistic Approach to Advancing Integrated Employment, Allison C. Hall, John Butterworth, Jean Winsor, John Kramer, Kelly Nye-Lengerman, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Working in the Community—Update 3 The Status and Outcomes of People with IDD in Integrated Employment, Dorothy Hiersteiner, John Butterworth, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Multi-System Collaboration: Supporting Individuals from Pre-employment Through Employment and Community Engagement Across the Life Course, Rie Kennedy-Lizotte, Adam Sass, Jeanine Zlockie, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Families and Employment of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Results from a Scoping Study, John Kramer, Jennifer Bose, Jean Winsor, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Bringing Employment First to Scale: State of the Science as a Knowledge Translation Strategy, John Kramer, Caro Narby, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Using a Light Touch: Engaging Families Using Facebook Messenger, John Kramer, John Shepard, Jennifer Bose, Jennifer Sullivan Sulewski, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Family Experiences in Engaging in Employment: How Do We Improve Outcomes?, John Kramer and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Meshing Employment Services, John Kramer, ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston, Nicole Jorwic, Nancy Mercer, Jill Pierce, and Kevin Walker
The essential characteristics of successful organizational transformation: Findings from a Delphi panel of experts, Oliver Lyons, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, Allison Cohen Hall, Stephanie Leblois, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Supporting employment consultants in their work with job seekers. A longitudinal study, Alberto Migliore, John Butterworth, Oliver Lyons, Kelly Nye-Lengerman, Paul Foos, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
A Model of Employment Supports for Job Seekers with Intellectual Disabilities, Alberto Migliore, Kelly Nye-Lengerman, Oliver Lyons, Jennifer Bose, John Butterworth, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Strengthening Employment Services for Job Seekers With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (Bringing Employment First to Scale, No 15), Alberto Migliore, Kelly Nye-Lengerman, Oliver Lyons, John Butterworth, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Research to Practice: Lessons Learned from the Learning Academy: Optimizing Transition Supports for Young Adults with Autism, John Shepard, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, Agnieszka Zalewska, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
RRTC on Advancing Employment Composite Indicator Research, Frank A. Smith and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Access to Integrated Employment: Employment Outcomes and Services, Jennifer Sullivan Sulewski, Jean Winsor, John Butterworth, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Secrets of Leadership Podcast, Episode 2: Leadership and Collaboration in Maryland, Anya Weber, Jade Gingerich, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Secrets of Leadership Podcast, Episode 1: Work-Based Learning in Tennessee, Anya Weber, Blake Shearer, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Secrets of Leadership Podcast, Episode 3: A Blueprint for Employment Success in Massachusetts, Anya Weber, Margaret Van Gelder, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
44 Series - What does choice really mean when we talk about employment? Primary tabs View, Liz Weintraub, Allison C. Hall, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Bringing Employment First to Scale: Pushing the Integrated Employment Agenda: A Case Study of Maryland’s High-Performing Employment System, Jean Winsor, Cady Landa, Allison C. Hall, Caro Narby, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Using data to ignite and sustain employment systems change, Jean Winsor and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
StateData: The National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes Through 2016, Jean Winsor, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, John Butterworth, Alberto Migliore, Daria Domin, Agnes Zalewska, John Shepard, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Data Note: State Intellectual and Developmental Disability Agencies’ Service Trends, Agnes Zalewska, Jean Winsor, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Submissions from 2017
APSE Employment First Statement, APSE, Green Mountain Self Advocates, Self Advocates Becoming Empowered, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
CLE Promising Practices: A Staffing Approach Based on Client Relationships, Heike Boeltzig-Brown and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
CLE Promising Practices: Braiding Community Employment and Life Engagement Services, Heike Boeltzig-Brown and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
CLE Promising Practices: Flexible Scheduling and Creative Staffing, Heike Boeltzig-Brown and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Service Provider Promising Practice: Avenues Supported Living Services: a Staffing Approach Based on Client Relationships, Heike Boeltzig 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, Heike Boeltzig and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Service Provider Promising Practice: Flexible Scheduling and Creative Staffing - KFI’s Support Solutions, Heike Boeltzig and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Service Provider Promising Practice - Transcen’s Worklink Program: Helping Individuals Gain Work Skills Through Targeted Volunteering and Other Community Life Engagement Activities, Heike Boeltzig and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
RRTC on Advancing Employment: Bringing Employment First to scale, John Butterworth, Amie Lulinski, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Assisting Job Seekers with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Guide for Employment Consultants (Bringing Employment First to Scale, Issue No. 13), John Butterworth, Alberto Migliore, Jennifer Bose, Oliver Lyons, Kelly Nye-Lengerman, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
GUIDEPOST 3: Use Social and Human Capital to Decrease Dependence on Paid Supports, Hannah Curren, Allison C. Hall, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
GUIDEPOST 1: Individualize Supports For Each Person, Hannah Curren, Oliver Lyons, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Tools for Inclusion- Career Center Success: Addressing Job-Seeker Benefit Concerns, Daria Domin, Lydia Landim, Caro Narby, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Despite Some Gains, Social Security Administration Data Show a Low Level of Workforce Participation Among SSI Recipients, Daria Domin, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Different States, Common Issues: Moving mountains one service at a time., Suzzanne Freeze, Allison Hall, Stacy Collins, Duane Shumate, Cindy Thomas, Barbara Brent, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Engaging Families Effectively: Results From a Forums and Facebook Group Qualitative Research Study, John Kramer, Jennifer Bose, Eric McVay, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Beyond Training: Engaging Families in the Transition to Employment (Bringing Employment First to Scale, Issue No. 12), John Kramer, Jennifer Bose, John Shepard, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Partnerships in Employment: State Self-Assessment Toolkit for Systems Change in the Transition of Youth and Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities from High School, Cady Landa and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Organizational Transformation That Supports Community Employment, Amie Lulinski, Tibisay Guzmán, Avery Valins, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
From Sheltered Work to Competitive Integrated Employment: Lessons From the Field (Bringing Employment First to Scale, Issue No. 11), Amie Lulinski, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, Stephane Leblois, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
CLE Promising Practices: Using Mobile Communication Technology, Oliver Lyons and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
CLE Promising Practices: Using Staff Networks to Build Community Membership, Oliver Lyons and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Service Provider Promising Practice: Using Mobile Communication Technology at SEEC, Oliver Lyons and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Service Provider Promising Practice: Using Staff Networks to Build Community Membership at LOQW, Oliver Lyons and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Data Note: Reasons for Exiting VR Services Without Employment, Alberto Migliore, Cady Landa, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Data Note: Time from VR Application to Closure in Employment for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities, Alberto Migliore, Uchenna Nwangwu, John Butterworth, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
How is guardianship status related to employment status for people with IDD? Findings from the National Core Indicators Adult Consumer Survey (Bringing Employment First to Scale, Issue No. 10), Kelly Nye-Lengerman, Caro Narby, Sandra Pettingell, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
What is the relationship between gender and employment status for individuals with IDD? Findings from the National Core Indicators Adult Consumer Survey (Bringing Employment First to Scale, Issue No. 9), Kelly Nye-Lengerman, Caro Narby, Sandra Pettingell, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Service Provider Promising Practice: Fading Supports at SEEC, Jennifer Sullivan Sulewski and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
CLE Promising Practices: Using Human and Social Capital to Decrease Dependence on Paid Supports, Jennifer Sulewski and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
GUIDEPOST 2: Promote Community Membership and Contribution, Miwa Tanabe, Jennifer Sullivan Sulewski, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
GUIDEPOST 4: Ensure That Supports Are Outcome-Oriented and Regularly Monitored, Miwa Tanabe, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, Jennifer Sullivan Sulewski, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Listen Up! Listening Session for the RRTC on Advancing Employment, ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
RRTC on Advancing Employment: Bringing Employment First to Scale, ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
RRTC on Advancing Employment for Individuals with IDD: State of the Science Paper – State level strategy and policy, ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State of the Science Paper – Delivering the most effective employment supports: Organizational design and capacity building, Brief Summary, ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State of the Science Paper – Engaging Families, Brief Summary, ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Ten Elements of Organizational Transformation: Strategies for Moving Towards Integrated Employment, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, John Butterworth, Jonathan Lucus, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Provider Organizational Transformation and Integrated Employment, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, Wally Tablit, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Exploring the Impact of Community Service on Career Exploration, Self-Determination, and Social Skills for Transition-Age Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorders, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, Agnes Zalewska, Allison C. Hall, Sheila Fesko, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Secrets of Leadership Podcast, Episode 1: Work-Based Learning in Tennessee, Anya Weber, Blake Shearer, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Submissions from 2016
'New Conversations About Integrated Employment' Webinars Shine a Fresh Light On Issues In Our Field, Melanie Jordan, Allison Cohen Hall, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Engaging Individuals and Families in Conversations Around Employment, John Kramer, Amie Lulinski, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Engaging individuals and families around employment, John Kramer, Nancy Nickolaus, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Who are Employment Consultants? Characteristics of the workforce that connects job seekers with intellectual and developmental disabilities to employment (Bringing Employment First to Scale, Issue No. 7), Oliver Lyons, Alberto Migliore, Kelly Nye-Lengerman, Derek Nord, John Butterworth, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Data Note: The Engagement of Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities in Vocational Rehabilitation: 2010–2014 State Trends, Alberto Migliore, Jean Winsor, Caro Narby, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Data Note: Comparing VR Outcomes for Individuals With and Without Intellectual Disabilities Who Receive Postsecondary Education Services, John Shepard, Frank A. Smith, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Achieving Best Practice in Employment Supports: Defining Measures of Effectiveness (Bringing Employment First to Scale, Issue No. 4), ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Knowledge Translation and Support for Individuals and Families (Bringing Employment First to Scale, Issue No. 5), ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Policy and State-level Strategies to Promote Employment (Bringing Employment First to Scale, Issue No. 3), ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Work and community engagement: Shifting services and supports to help individuals have the lives they want, Cindy Thomas, Amie Lulinski, Jennifer Sulewski, Erin Leviton, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Organizational Transformation: Guiding Principles for Community Providers (Bringing Employment First to Scale, Issue No. 6), Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, Amie Lulinski, Cindy Thomas, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
High-Quality Community Life Engagement Supports: Four Guideposts for Success (Engage: A Brief Look at Community Engagement, Issue No. 3, 2016), Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, Jennifer Sullivan Sulewski, 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
State Agency Promising Practice: Colorado’s Ad Hoc Committee on Employment and Community Participation, Jean Winsor and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
StateData: The National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes, 2016, Jean Winsor, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, John Butterworth, John Shepard, Cady Landa, Frank A. Smith, Daria Domin, Alberto Migliore, Jennifer Bose, Lydia Landim, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Submissions from 2015
The Truth Comes From Us: Supporting Workers with Developmental Disabilities, Max Barrows, Jason Billehus, John Britton, Allison Cohen Hall, Juliana Huereña, Nicole LeBlanc, Eric McVay, Karen Topper, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State Agency Promising Practices: New Hampshire’s Employment Data Collection - The Power to Transform Communication, Partnership, and Service Delivery, Jennifer Bose and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
State Agency Promising Practice: Washington’s Investment in Robust Training and Technical Assistance, Jennifer Bose and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Trends in Employment Outcomes of Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2006-2013, John Butterworth, Alberto Migliore, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
StateData: The National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes, 2015, John Butterworth, Frank A. Smith, Jean Winsor, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, Alberto Migliore, Daria Domin, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Services for People with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities in the U.S. Territories, John Butterworth and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
Data Note PLUS: Federal Data Snapshot of Puerto Rico on Individuals with Disabilities, Daria Domin, Jean Winsor, and ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston