Fiscal Year 1997

Independent Living Research Utilization

Training and Technical Assistance Needs from the
704 SILC Reports
Fiscal Year 1997

The compilation and ranking of SILC needs was accomplished in the same manner as those of the CILs. Of 48 disks reviewed, 9 contained no I-D(b) or were unreadable.

Below is a list of the 17 categories and their sub-categories and the number of times each was expressed as a need by the SILCs. Please note that the total for each category is listed opposite the category title and is the sum of the sub-category totals. General or nonspecific needs are listed as a separate sub-category, e.g. 1.0.

SILC Training and Technical Assistance Needs Categories

1. SILC roles and responsibilities	25
1.0 SILC roles and responsibilities-general	5
1.1 SILC charge, mission, and purpose	1
1.2 relationship to DSU and CILs	2
1.3 State Independent Living Plan responsibilities	9
1.4 individual member roles and responsibilities	8
2. Independent Living philosophy and issues, disability culture and awareness	4
3. Outreach to underserved populations	8
3.0 outreach to underserved populations-general	5
3.1 disability populations	0
3.2 ethnic populations	3
3.3 rural populations	0
4. SILC monitoring functions	9
4.0 SILC monitoring functions-general	5
4.1 CIL charge, mission and purpose	0
4.2 CIL standards and indicators	1
4.3 compliance reviews	1
4.4 data collection and reporting	2
5. leadership development	5
6. SILC network building, formal and informal	8
7. legislative background and issues, systems advocacy	12
8. program development, management and evaluation	8
8.0 program development, management and evaluation-general	3
8.1 staff development and evaluation	1
8.2 Total Quality Management	0
8.3 effective meetings	2
8.4 SILC self evaluation	2
8.5 needs assessments	0
8.6 consumer satisfaction measures	0
9. Planning for SILC operations	4
10. Financial management	1
10.0 financial management-general	0
10.1 budgeting	1
10.2 federal regulations	0
11. Resource development and fund-raising	8
12. Management Information Systems and computer skills	0
13. Volunteer program development and management	0
14. Marketing and public relations	2
15. Assistive technologies	0
16. Service coordination between IL and VR	1
17. Negotiation skills	0

Additional needs expressed:

1. SILC autonomy/becoming a 501, (c) (3) 7
2. Rehab Act 4
3. Building a CIL network 2

Major categories by rank
1. SILC roles and responsibilities 25
7. Legislative background and issues, systems advocacy 12
4. SILC monitoring functions 9
8. Program development, management and evaluation 8
6. SILC network building, formal and informal 8
3. Outreach to undeserved populations 8
11. Resource development and fund-raising 8
5. Leadership development 5
2. Independent Living philosophy and issues, disability culture and awareness 4
9. Planing for SILC operations 4
14. Marketing and public relations 2
10. Financial management 1

The reports of the SILCs were even more inconsistent than those of the CILs. Often no needs were expressed, only plans and accomplishments. An additional factor was the inclusion of CIL training and t.a. needs in the SILC reports. Often the report focused only on these needs rather than those of the SILC. Some thought should be given as to how to incorporate the CIL information in the SILC reports into the compilation of the CIL reports.

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Last Modified: 04-07-05

Independent Living Research Utilization

Training and Technical Assistance Needs from the 704 SILC Reports Fiscal Year 1997

Training and Technical Assistance Needs from the
704 SILC Reports
Fiscal Year 1997