A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

Project Period:

15 June 1993-14 June 1996

Federal Funding Source:

Department of Education

Federal:

$1,088,612

Non-Federal:

1,111,525

Total:

$2,200,137

Occupational Area(s):

Entry and mid-level human service occupations (encompasses case managers, job coaches and residential support staff)

Status:

Draft standards were published in July 1995. The final version of the standards will be published in March 1996.

Description of standards document:

The standards identify the skills, behaviors, and knowledge that entry and mid-level human services workers throughout the country use in their jobs. These voluntary standards will provide a foundation to create or improve educational and training programs for the human services worker and to enhance career pathways by fostering the development of competency-based certificate programs.

Workers must know how to work with consumers and families to weave together a vast array of community resources, specialized assistance, and natural supports to promote well-being, empowerment, and community membership.

Description of companion document:

The guide to implementing the Community Support Skill Standards will provide helpful guidelines and resources useful to educators, and trainers in adapting existing curricula or building new curricula based on the skill standards. Observations and examples derived from the experiences of educators and trainers currently using the standards in implementation demonstrations will be included.

Excerpt(s) of a standard:

1A. Skill Standard: The competent community-based human service practitioner assists and supports the participant to develop strategies, make informed choices, follow through on responsibilities, and take risks.

1Aa. Activity: The competent practitioner assists the participant to identify alternatives when faced with the need to make a decision.

1Aa1. Performance Indicator: The participant reports that the practitioner has helped him or her identify alternatives when making a decision.

Partners:

National Association of State Directors of Vocational Technical Education Consortium, ARC/CCD Governmental Affairs Office, ARC National Headquarters, American Association of Community Colleges, Service Employees International Union, National Assembly of Voluntary Health and Social Welfare Organizations, Inc., Education Development Center, Northern Essex Community College, American Network of Community Options & Resources, Brookdale Community College National Organization for Human Services Education, National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services, Inc., National Association of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counselor Certification Commission, International Association of Psychosocial rehabilitation Services, National Vocational Technical Education Foundation, The Child Welfare League, Responsive Technologies.

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