Partners for Success Program
Partners for
Success is a Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Readiness Training
Program designed by the Westchester Independent Living Center (WILC). The
Program is based on 3 key tenets - personal awareness, personal responsibility,
and personal empowerment. It's curriculum has been designed to provide
information and supports that will assist individuals with disabilities to
better understand themselves and to successfully engage the vocational
rehabilitation process.
The
Partners for Success Program consists of 2 parts. Part
A consists of 24 hours of classroom training that is mandatory for every
participant. Part A's Curricula includes sessions on:
- Identification of Strengths, Weaknesses, and Interests;
- Identification of Potential Barriers to VR Success
(housing, transportation, child care, substance abuse, etc.);
- Problem Identification and Problem Solving;
- Self-Determination;
- Self-Advocacy;
- Development of Individual Support Circles;
- Time Planning and Management; and
- Acquiring and Utilizing Information.
Part B consists of up to 16 hours
of One-to-One Peer Mentoring and Follow-Up Services and is for
participants/consumers who would benefit from further instruction/support. Part
B reinforces the lessons learned in Part A and also provides support,
information, methods of dealing with obstacles, and/or referrals to other
agencies/programs that will facilitate the participant's/consumer's VR
readiness.
Partners for Success
is not a job search program. It is not
a resume writing program. It is about identifying and setting
realistic goals. It is about effective communication. It
is about accepting responsibility and accountability for the direction
and achievement of one's goals. It is about Self-Awareness,
Self-Determination, and Empowerment. It is about Vocational
Rehabilitation Readiness.
Partners for Success trainings are
held on a monthly basis. For a current schedule and/or for more information on
the Partners for Success Program, contact:
Partners for Success
Coordinator
914-682-3926 (Voice)
914-682-0926 (TTY)
914-682-8518 (Fax) |
