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Get to the Core of It, Part III: IL Skills Training

Presented by Tim Sheehan, Executive Director, Center for Independent Living for Western Wisconsin, Will Osuna, Program Director, Center for Independent Living, Berkeley, CA, and Thomas Gregory, Program Coordinator, Moving On Program, CIL, Berkeley, CA on May 27, 2010

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About the Training

Get to the Core of It is an on-demand training series on the four-core services of Centers for Independent Living.  Each presentation in the series features CIL staff and programs that are especially successful at providing excellent services to their communities. The five-part series explores best practices and innovative approaches to the four core services and is presented as follows:

• Part I: Information & Referral
• Part II: Peer Support
• Part III: Independent Living Skills Training
• Part IV: Individual Advocacy
• Part V: Systems Advocacy

The third of five episodes, IL Skills, features two different approaches to providing independent living skills training to consumers. Viewers will learn the details of the Independent Living Skills Training program at the Center for Independent Living of Western Wisconsin in Menomonie, WI and Moving On, a fee-for-service IL skills training program at the Center for Independent Living in Berkeley, CA.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this on-demand training, participants will have knowledge and resources which will enable them to:

• Compare and contrast different approaches to IL skills training in order to improve their current program.
• Describe strategies to develop a comprehensive and robust outcomes-based IL skills training program using best practices in the IL field.
• Explain example procedures for recruiting and working with consumers and working with families when appropriate.
• Describe strategies for establishing and maintaining collaboration with agencies that will effectively support their consumers' goals for independent living.

About the Presenters

Tim Sheehan

Tim Sheehan is Executive Director of the Center for Independent Living for Western Wisconsin, current member of the Governing Board of the Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL), the past Region 5 Representative to the NCIL Governing Board, 4-year Chair of the Wisconsin Coalition of Independent Living Centers and a long time member of the Wisconsin SILC. For nearly 30 years, Tim has been an active advocate, promoting the rights of people with disabilities to live independently and to be active participants in community life. He is a founding member of both the Western Wisconsin Area Consortium on Transportation and the Community Health Partnership, a national Medicaid/Medicare managed care model for frail elderly and individuals with disabilities. Tim was appointed by Governor James Doyle to the Long Term Care Reform Council, charged with advising the state Department of Health and Family Services on the overhaul of Wisconsin’s long term care and community based services system. He served on the Regional Social Security Commissioner’s Work Incentives Advisory Group charged with providing guidance to the Social Security Administration on promulgation of new rules and regulations to effectively implement Congressional reforms to the disability beneficiary programs. He is a member of the State Department of Transportation Vision 2030 long-range planning group and regularly provides consultation on ADA issues and Section 504 of the Rehab Act.

Will Osuna

Will Osuna has worked as Program Director at the Center for Independent Living in Berkeley, CA for nearly two years. He supervises CIL's departments for assistive technology, blind services, Client Assistance Program, benefits, deaf services, housing, employment, Systems Change, and travel training. Will holds a baccalaureate in Political Science and Economics and a Master's in Public Administration. In his "spare time," Will raises his two sons, James (four years) and Luke (one year). He is also a longtime dog rescue volunteer.

Thomas Gregory

Thomas Gregory has been the Program Coordinator for the Moving On Program at the CIL in Berkeley, CA since August of 2008. He also serves as an ILS Instructor with the program. Prior to his work with CIL, Thomas spent nine years as an Instructional Assistant at Via Center, a non-public school in Berkeley for students with developmental disabilities. During his last three years at Via Center, Thomas also managed the school's WorkAbility Program, a state-funded vocational training and placement program. Thomas' other disability-related experience includes a summer as a counselor with the California Autism Foundation. He has a BA in philosophy from the University of Southern California and a JD from the University of California, Davis. In his free time, Thomas enjoys playing Scrabble and riding his motorcycle.

Transcript and Resources:

• PowerPoint presentation (PPT file)
• PowerPoint presentation (Accessible HTML file)
• Transcript of the Program (MS Word doc)
• Resources mentioned during the presentation

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Presented by CIL-NET, a program of the IL NET national training and technical assistance project for Centers for Independent Living (CIL-NET) and Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILC-NET). The IL NET is operated by ILRU, Independent Living Research Utilization, in partnership with the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) and the Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL).

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