Training and Technical Assistance Needs from the 
704 Center Reports
Fiscal Year 1998

This report consists of the compilation of a review of 194 II-C(b) sections which were categorized  using the system developed for the review of the 1994 and 1995 reports.  The vast majority of the expressed needs were classifiable under this system, those that did not and were mentioned at least five times are listed later in this report.

Unlike last year’s reports, which were contained on computer disks, the 1998 reports were hard copy. While the total number of reports reviewed for both years were similar, 229 for 1997 and 231 for 1998, absent II-C(b) sections were reduced dramatically, 99 for 1997 v.s. 37 for 1998. 

Below is a list of the 19 categories and their sub-categories and the number of times each was expressed as a need by the CILs.  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.
 

CIL Training and Technical Assistance Needs Categories

1. Resource Development	121
1.0 resource development-general	73
1.1 grant writing	28
1.2 diversification	2
1.3 for-profit/fee for service	11
1.4 events/campaign	7
2. Advocacy/Leadership Development	86
2.0 advocacy/leadership development-general	35
2.1 community/grassroots organizing	8
2.2 individual empowerment	15
2.3 systems	15
2.4 legislative process	13
3. Applicable laws	120
3.0 applicable laws-general	24
3.1 ADA	43
3.2 IDEA/transition	11
3.3 Fair Housing Act	6
3.4 Rehab Act	16
3.5 Medicaid/Medicare/PAS/waivers/long term care	11
3.6 Social Security/PASS	7
3.7 interrelationships	2
4. Board of Directors issues	69
4.0 board of directors issues-general	41
4.1 roles and responsibilities	15
4.2 policy development	3
4.3 recruitment/increasing involvement	10
5. Networking	50
5.0 networking-general	1
5.1 electronic	33
5.2 among CILs	9
5.3 community	7
6. Independent Living philosophy	54
7. Outreach to undeserved populations	52
7.0 outreach to undeserved populations-general	16
7.1 ethnic	7
7.2 disability	4
7.3 rural	13
7.4 institutions	12
8. Volunteer programs	16
9. Assistive Technologies	27
10. Data collection/reporting	44
10.0 data collection/reporting-general	23
10.1 704 reports	8
10.2 dual reporting requirements	1
10.3 case documentation	12
11. Disability specific issues/information/awareness	22
12. Program management/ staff development	137
12.0 program management/staff development-general	56
12.1 peer mentoring	14
12.2 IL skills	6
12.3 diversity	24
12.4 time management	9
12.5 team building	13
12.6 conflict management/ADR	15
13. Evaluation	33
13.0 evaluation-general	8
13.1 standards and indicators	0
13.2 consumer satisfaction surveys	9
13.3 community needs assessments	9
13.4 outcome measures	7
14. Marketing and public relations	26
14.0 marketing and public relations-general	16
14.1 presentation/workshop skills	7
14.2 community awareness	3
15. Planning/Program development	33
16. MIS/computer skills	64
17. Financial management	23
17.0 financial management-general	16
17.1 Federal regulations	1
17.2 budgeting	5
17.3 fund accounting	1
18. SILC roles/ relationship to CILs	2
19. Innovative programs/ best practices	6

Below is a listing of the major categories ranked by frequency of mention. It should be noted that both program management/staff development and applicable laws are categories that contain numerous sub-categories that may not lend themselves to amalgamation into single trainings. The other high ranking needs might be able to be addressed as individual trainings. For further insight a list of the top ten most often mentioned individual categories is also provided.

Major categories by rank

12. Program management/staff	137
1. Resource Development	121
3. Applicable laws	120
2. Advocacy/Leadership Development	86
4. Board of Directors issues	69
16. MIS/computer skills	64
6. Independent Living philosophy	54
8. Volunteer programs	16
5. Networking	50
10. Data collection/reporting	44
11. Disability specific issues/information/awareness	22
15. Planning/Program development	33
13. Evaluation	33
9. Assistive Technologies	27
14. Marketing and public relations	26
17. Financial management	23
11. Disability specific issues/information/awareness	22
8. Volunteer programs	16
19. Innovative programs/best practices	6
18. SILC roles/relationship to CILs	2

Top 10 individual categories by rank:

1.0 resource development-general	73
16. MIS/computer skills	64
12.0 program management/staff development-general	56
6. Independent Living philosophy	54
3.1 ADA	43
4.0 board of directors issues-general	41
2.0 advocacy/leadership development-general	35
5.1 electronic	33
15. Planning/Program development	33
1.1 grant writing	28

Additional expressed needs are listed below:

1. Benefits/local services	12
2. Housing	10
3. Accessibility surveys	9
4. Managed Care/Health Care	8
5. Transportation	6
6. Youth	5

In looking at the relative changes in the frequency of expressed needs form 1997 to 1998 one must keep in mind the larger number of reports compiled in 1998 (194) as compared to 1997 (130). In order to accurately gage these changes one should assume that any category should show a proportionate increase in the frequency of its mention, e.g. about 50%. 

Taking this into account only four major categories showed significant increases,
5. Networking (108%)
10. Data collection/reporting (69%)
16. MIS/computer skills (68%)
12. Program management/staff development (67%)

Some individual sub-categories showed very large increases but at times the low number of reported needs allowed a small increase to translate into a large percentage increase. With this in mind the following list omits changes in categories where both year's totals are less than ten.
7.4 institutions (500%) 
4.0 board of directors issues-general (230%)
10.0 data collection/reporting-general (150%)
4.3 recruitment/increasing involvement (150%) 
5.1 electronic (135%) 
1.1 grant writing (133%) 
 

There were no large percentage decreases in any of the major categories, however, for the reasons stated above any decrease in reported needs is significant. Those categories that had at least a 10% decrease are listed below.
11. Disability specific issues/information/awareness (24%)
17. Financial management (20%) 
14. Marketing and public relations(16%)