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“ Improving Diversity through
Supported Employment ”
PEER SUPPORT GROUP PAVING THE WAY
TOWARDS EMPLOYMENT
Tea KairiFAIDD
hosted by:
In association with:
• Finland
• Finland's population is around 5.440.000• 45.000 people with ID• 25.000 people of these are between 18 and
65 years old• There are ca. 300 day centers for people
with ID• 14.000 people take part in their activities
People with ID in Finland and work
• Over 2000 people are “outplaced” from day centers to ordinary workplaces.– no job contract or salary– allowance 0 – 12 €/day usually a longtime
arrangement• 400-500 people are in paid jobs with normal
job contracts.• Job coaching is organized mainly in the
biggest cities.
People with ID in Finland and work
• Changes culture and practices in services• Based on evidence-based approach to
supported employment – IPS (Individual placement and support)
• Increases the possibilities of people with ID to get paid work
• The projects duration: 2013-2016
“Persons with ID to Working Life” -project
Peer support group
1. The participants can discuss questions related to work
2. The participants find out their skills and strengths
3. The participants learn about job related terms
4. The participants discover their interests and goals
5. Some of the participants start job searching
Aims of the peer support group
• Groups are first organized in one region• Groups are led by project officer and/or local
partners• The developed method is spread among professionals• The process includes:
– Informative occasion– 7 meetings– Follow-up meeting
The peer support group
The principles of the meetings• Meetings have goals
and themes• Functional and
encouraging activities – for example person
centered planning (PCP) tools
• Participation of a support person
• ”Homework” is used
Goals and themes of the meetings1. Creating team spirit and the goal of the group 2. Recognizing strengths and interests 3. Using my strenghts in every day life and work 4. My professional goal and ways to achieve it 5. My strenghts and how to support me 6. Job searching 7. Recap and feedback
• Factual information was new and difficult to understand
• The possibility of paid work with contract was unknown
• The need for information and encouragement concerning employment
• Leaving sheltered work for paid work was considered hard
Remarks during the way
• Experiences about the group were positive. • “The group was good and we went through
useful things”• ”We had a really good group and immediately
a good team spirit. ….It was nice to do the tasks together”
Preliminary results
Preliminary results• New things about work was learned. • “I learned new things. I got a lot of
information.”• ”…And we got knowledge that we hadn’t
before.”• “I learned how one can search a job.”• “One can also get a job with pension. Great”• ”I learned about salary”
Preliminary results• Empowerment and self-knowledge was
increased• “ I learned I can also do something.”• ”I learned about myself”• ”I learned how I can tell about my positive sides (what I can do and where i am good in work)"
Preliminary results
• Processing strenghts increased self-esteem and peer support
• ...”I have realised that things I am good at that make me a goody are not my own imagination but true. ..If others agree about me and my strenghts, as I. Then its like that”
• ”I learned that others have same problems and streghts”
Preliminary results• Work related dreams were clarified • Hopefullness and ecouragement in getting
paid work job increased • “Getting a job is not as hard as I thought”• “I learned that I can get a job somewhere.”• The peer support group can also help in
decision making • “The group encouraged to search work
bravely”
• What’s the best way to encourage job seeking with persons with ID?
• How can peer support groups be used beneficially in order to increase supported employment with persons with ID?
Discussion
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdCgzrlGZDM
Tea Kairi Project [email protected]+358505370196
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