Supporting Employment & Community Life Engagement
Holistic Agency Alignment
Focus and Values
- Clear and consistent goals
- Agency promotes belonging
Infrastructure
- Properly allocated resources
- Strong communication plan
- Ongoing staff development
- Performance measurement & QA
- Community partnerships
Employment & Community Life Engagement Practices
- A holistic approach
- Customer focus & engagement
- Active person-centered job development
- Promotes community membership
- Outcome-oriented & monitored supports
- Develop relationships & build skills to reduce reliance on paid staff
Focus and Values, Infrastructure, and Employment & Community Life Engagement Practices are interconnected and reinforce one another.
What is a holistic approach?
A holistic approach looks at the whole person, not just one outcome, or one service.
Align your agency's work
What can you do to make sure everyone is on the same page?
- Create a shared vision and shared goals
- Look at how your agency functions to make sure everyone is working together
- Make a commitment to employment, community life engagement, and opportunities for all people
Why does a holistic approach work so well?
By intentionally working together, you can:
- make the most of limited resources
- avoid doing the same work twice
- help people with disabilities to get what they need
